Hank Investigates: Asbestos in Schools

These broken-up floor tiles contain dangerous asbestos and where they are will surprise you. Inspectors took these 2007 photos in a grade school auditorium inRead More

Hank Investigates: Filtered Cigar Tax

This is not a package of cigarettes. Yes, it has the same shape. It has the same wrapping. It has the surgeon general’s tobacco warning.Read More

Hank Investigates: What’s killing the trees?

Look at this Milton front yard—Last summer, there was a tree here. But something killed it.  Bob Ackley, Gas Safety Inspector "It’s terrible." Look inRead More

Hank Investigates: Taxes

Susan is in big trouble. It all started when it was time to file her very first income tax return–she took her financial records toRead More

Hank Investigates: State Police bulletproof vests

It’s half an inch of Kevlar in a canvas vest, and for Mass state troopers their body armor can be the difference between life andRead More

Hank Investigates: Beverly gambling

The police raid started here a Beverly three-decker. Troopers came through the door into this second floor apartment, where the dining room furniture is aRead More

Hank Investigates: Chicken Sell By Date

When you go shopping for groceries, the last thing you’d want to do is buy chicken that isn’t fresh – right? That’s why we allRead More

Hank Investigates: Radon in Schools

They didn’t know it at this high school but every time a student entered this storage area, they were walking into danger.  Just from theRead More

Hank Investigates: Mortgage Documents

This Nantucket home is Bob Jepson’s most treasured possession. He built it himself and cared for it for 40 years. When hard times hit–he almostRead More

Hank Investigates: DCR Pools

The black stripe warning kids of deep water–it’s brand new. The safety latch on this gate? Now it works! This emergency first aid room: it’sRead More