Walt Kane
Lead Investigative Reporter at News 12 New Jersey
Lead Investigative Reporter at News 12 Westchester
Lead Investigative Reporter at News 12 The Bronx
Lead Investigative Reporter at News 12 Brooklyn
Lead Investigative Reporter at News 12 Long Island
Lead Investigative Reporter, News 12. 20x Emmy winner, 5x Murrow winner. Husband, father & grandfather, Mets/Giants fan. Have a tip? https://t.co/slzgr6x0MW
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Jul 22, 2024 |
newjersey.news12.com | Walt Kane
Do you know how accurate your credit report is? Kane in Your Corner shows you how to spot, fix mistakes •Jul 22, 2024, 10:02 AM•Updated 10 min agoWhether you’re buying a house or car, or even applying for a job, a mistake on your credit report could hurt you — and those mistakes seem to be happening more often. According to one recent study by consumer reports, 44% of people who checked their credit reports found at least one error.
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Jul 16, 2024 |
newjersey.news12.com | Walt Kane
Sen. Bob Menendez says he plans to appeal his conviction on 16 felony charges, including bribery, extortion and acting as a foreign agent. Legal analysts tell Kane In Your Corner that his appeal could get a boost from recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, narrowing the scope of federal bribery and corruption charges. Legal analyst Candace Kelley points to a Supreme Court ruling last month, in which justices threw out the conviction of an Indiana mayor because he’d received payments after the fact.
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Jul 8, 2024 |
westchester.news12.com | Walt Kane
In recent years, there's been a surge in cyberattacks aimed at water systems. News 12's senior investigative reporter Walt Kane looks at the threat, and what area water systems are doing about it. “You've been hacked.” This was the frightening message sent by a group of cyber-terrorists based in Iran to a water company in Pennsylvania. The Aliquippa Water Authority says alarms went off as soon as the attack happened, and the water supply was never at risk.
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Jun 28, 2024 |
newjersey.news12.com | Matt Trapani |Walt Kane
Gov. Phil Murphy says he would be open to signing legislation that would require all rape kits released to law enforcement departments to be tested. In a primetime investigative documentary this month, the Kane In Your Corner team exposed how one in three kits victims released to law enforcement are never tested. New Jersey is one of only a handful of states that allows prosecutors to choose not to test kits even when a survivor wants them tested.
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Jun 25, 2024 |
bronx.news12.com | Walt Kane
New Jersey is one step closer to banning an herbal product from Asia known as Kratom. A New Jersey legislative committee approved CJ's Law, which would make it illegal to sell or possess the substance, known as Kratom. C.J. Holowach, of Monmouth County, died after taking Kratom last year. The medical examiner listed Kratom as the primary cause of death, but noted it was used in conjunction with other prescription medications, including Ritalin.
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Prior to yesterday's deadly chopper crash, New York Helicopter had a couple of previous incidents, including a water landing in the Hudson back in 2013. But its safety record over the past three decades has actually been good. https://t.co/eT5OrR7j4d
A planned athletic field in Ridgewood has turned into a toxic situation. Now residents are on the hook for another $1.5 million. https://t.co/7JP146i8Em
Excited to tell you about my first Crime Files of ‘25. Charles Cullen is NJ’s worst serial killer. There's even a movie (The Good Nurse) but if you think you know the story, you may be surprised. "Compulsion to Kill: The Charles Cullen Murders", Fri at 9:30pm @news12nj @news12 https://t.co/0cCDmlj6OM