John Bedell

Nov 21, 2024 | yahoo.com | John Bedell

Your health insurance changed – or even canceled – without your knowledge. It’s happened to families here in the Miami Valley, and hundreds of thousands across the country, who rely on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace. A News Center 7 I-Team investigation uncovered how rouge insurance agents made millions by taking advantage of consumers and your tax dollars.

May 9, 2024 | yahoo.com | John Bedell

How safe do Ohio teachers feel inside their own classrooms? The News Center 7 I-Team is revealing the startling results of our exclusive, nationwide survey. The I-Team’s lead investigative reporter, John Bedell, spent weeks talking to educators about what they’re up against and what can be done to keep everyone’s learning environment safe. We’ve seen chaos in the classroom in southwest Ohio. In one of the most recent examples, a teacher suffered a severe brain injury when a student attacked her.

May 2, 2024 | yahoo.com | John Bedell

Thieves are stealing entire homes in the Miami Valley and some victims can’t get them back even though they can prove their homes were stolen. The News Center 7 I-Team first reported in December that public officials said this problem is on the rise across our community. Now the I-Team’s lead investigative reporter, John Bedell, is looking into how fraudsters are getting away with it and the talks that could lead to legislation to protect every Ohio homeowner.

Feb 26, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | John Bedell

Right now, state agencies and Ohio state lawmakers are working to put in place the recommendations of Ohio’s School Bus Safety Working Group. News Center 7 first reported on Ohio Governor Mike DeWine creating that group just days after 11-year-old Aiden Clark died in a bus crash near Springfield on the first day of school last August. An unlicensed driver crossed the center line, hitting the Northwestern Local Schools bus Clark was riding.

Feb 13, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | John Bedell

Several people the News Center 7 I-Team has talked to as part of our months-long investigation in partnership with our Cox Media Group sister stations and KFF Health News into Social Security Administration overpayments have suddenly and without explanation had their Social Security benefits restored. At the same time, News Center is continuing to hear from families in the Miami Valley still dealing with the huge burden caused by the clawbacks.