Sweeps Month: A Look at Stories We Air This Month

We take you behind the scenes of Channel 3 News with a look at some of the big stories we are featuring during the month of February. This feature has been added to the menu at the right for easy, daily access.

Preview of Upcoming Stories:

• None Currently

The Stories That Have Already Aired:

Aired 2/20/08

• "Beside Bandits" - The Investigator, Tom Meyers, exposes criminals striking in what's supposed to be the safest of places... the hospital. Theft, assault and thousand of other cases are being investigated locally. Tom shows you just how easy it is to access patients and a way to protect yourself against these "Bedside Bandits". To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/18/08

• "Faceblind" - Health Anchor Monica Robins reveals a rare medical mystery that leaves faces, blank. But others can never remember one. Even faces they've known since birth. The condition is called prosopagnosia, or face blindness. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/14/08

• "The Hanselman's Challenge" - Health Anchor Monica Robins revisits the amazing Hanselman Sextuplets - Ohio's famous family and discovers they're facing a new challenge...one that an increasing number of families across America are dealing with. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/13/08

• "Executive Excess" - The Investigator, Tom Meyer, examines questionable spending at a local children's agency. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/12/08

• "Back home with Wedge" - Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge looks at the big challenge in front of him and smiles as he works with kids in Fort Wayne, Indiana - his hometown. Paul Thomas reports. To watch the package: CLICK HERE or for web extra video: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/11/08

• "Without Warning" - Without any warning, cars towed in Cleveland are getting crushed. Channel 3's Tom Meyer, "The Investigator" uses hidden cameras to uncover why this is happening and bust people selling the parts for profit. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/8/08

• "House in a Box" - Consumer beat reporter Barbara Gauthier asks "Would you buy a house in a box, one that is built in a factory that is currently delivering one complete residence every 3 days?" Many people do, but why? To watch the package: CLICK HERE
• "Romona Does Your Job: Pre-school teaching assistant" - The Early Childhood Enrichment Center of Shaker Heights allowed Romona to spend a day as a teaching assistant, in The Rainbow Room. Poor kids! To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/7/08

• "Bariatric Bust" - Health Anchor Monica Robins takes a look at why you might to think twice about having bariatic surgery to help your weight loss. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/6/08:

• "Belly Dance for Baby" - Carole Sullivan shows how new moms are tapping into the ancient dance to help with childbirth. To watch the package: CLICK HERE
• "Teachers Crossing the Line" - Channel 3 News on Wednesday, February 6th, at 11 PM. Reporter Eric Mansfield asks "Why are so many teachers crossing the line with innapropriate relationships with students?" To watch the package: CLICK HERE
• "The Investigator: Strip Searched" (Follow Up) - Tom Meyer "The Investigator" gets action as the Ohio Attorney General starts an investigation into the strip search of a local woman. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/4/08 & 2/5/08

• "Bar None" (Part 1) - Tom Meyer "The Investigator" looks into a billion dollar business that seems to be getting away with breaking the law: caught time and time again operating outside the law with little or no repurcussions. To watch the package: CLICK HERE
• "Bar None" (Part 2) - Tom Meyer "The Investigator" looks continues his investigation into how bar owners get away with selling boozes to underage kids without penality. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 2/1/08

• "Romona Does Your Job: Waitressing at Yours Truly" - Yours Truly restaurant in Independence offered to let Romona take over a few tables during the lunch rush. To watch the package: CLICK HERE
• "The Investigator: Strip Searched" (Part II) - Tom Meyer "The Investigator" tries to answer more questions about the strip search of woman by Sheriff's Deputies that viewers are calling outrageous. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

Aired 1/31/08

• "Cultured Diamonds Save You Money" - Barbara Gauthier discovers there is a new type of colored diamond not found in a mine, but grown in a lab. To watch the package: CLICK HERE
• "The Investigator: Strip Searched" (Part I) - Tom Meyer "The Investigator" exposes the strip search of woman by Sheriff's Deputies that viewers are calling outrageous. To watch the package: CLICK HERE

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