Joce Sterman

Investigative Reporter

Joce Sterman is a National Headliner, Murrow and Emmy award-winning investigative journalist who’s spent more than 20 years in TV/radio news. Prior to joining InvestigateTV she was the lead National Investigative Correspondent for Spotlight on America, a segment airing on TV stations in more than 80 cities. Her career has taken her through newsrooms across the mid-Atlantic region including WHAG/NBC25 in Hagerstown, WPMT/FOX43 in Harrisburg, WMAR/ABC2 in Baltimore and WJLA/ABC7 in Washington, DC. From accountability reporting on the failures of government agencies at every level to exposing product flaws that put you at risk, her work has resulted in Congressional investigations and federal legislation. She is a proud graduate of Penn State University and a soccer/basketball mom who cheers too loudly on the sidelines.

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The family of hazing victim Stone Foltz settles a lawsuit against Bowling Green University

Hazed and Excused: Colleges and universities rarely expel fraternities, sororities for hazing violations

Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 1:18 PM EST

By Jill Riepenhoff and Joce Sterman

Bowling Green State University in Ohio agreed to a $2.9 million settlement with the family of Stone Foltz, who died in 2021 following an alcohol-fueled fraternity hazing event. The university vowed to unite with the Foltzes in their mission to eradicate hazing. The Foltzes sued Bowling Green, in part, for its failure to punish the bad actors on its campus in the years prior to Stone’s death. Their lawsuit listed dozens of examples in which allegations of hazing weren’t fully investigated by the university or cases in which fraternities and sororities were merely placed on probation for serious violations. It's a similar story at other campuses across the country.

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The enterprise behind many offshore gambling sites is so veiled it’s hard to figure out who’s...

Student Bet: Offshore, unregulated and illegal gaming sites target underage gamblers who are in high school or college

Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 1:03 PM EST

By Joce Sterman, Emma Uber, Mitchell Tiedman, Mina Denny, Haley Ryan, Jacob Spudich and Lauren Winnefeld

Sports betting now is legal in 36 states and Washington, D.C. But laying down at a bet as a teenager is illegal in every state. InvestigateTV and its reporting partner, the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University, looked into the secretive world of underage gambling on offshore gaming sites and found there’s little public information about these operations. But this much is clear: Many of these sites do not have any protections in place to guarantee that the person betting is of legal age to do so or that winnings actually will be paid.

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Hazed and Excused: Initiation into some college student groups can be dangerous and even deadly

Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:11 AM EST

By Jill Riepenhoff, Joce Sterman, Meredith Hemphill, Ryan Murphy, Maddie Maloy, Julia Pearl, Mackenzie Lionberger, Tatum Hanson, Ashton Hackman and Sammi Bilitz

Hazing on college campuses claims lives and injures and humiliates countless others, yet government officials fail to enact strong laws to curb the persistent problem.

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Our investigation reveals doctors facing discipline for substance abuse issues are often given...

Discipline for addicted physicians who relapse is often lenient, secretive

Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 3:08 PM EST

By Joce Sterman and Daniela Molina

Doctors whose struggles with drugs and alcohol put the public at risk don't always face severe consequences for their actions

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When physicians are struggling with substance abuse issues, many can turn to their states...

Private Practice: Confidential drug and alcohol programs for physicians keep patients in the dark

Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 3:29 PM EDT

By Joce Sterman, Daniela Molina and Bailey Williams

Physician health programs across the country are designed as a confidential treatment option for doctors battling addiction. But patient advocates argue they put doctor reputations ahead of a patient's right to know.

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Servicemembers and their families are in limbo waiting for answers to claims after mistakes...

Hundreds of service members waiting for answers years after filing malpractice claims against military

Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 1:44 PM EDT

By Joce Sterman and Daniela Molina

For decades, Supreme Court precedent effectively banned members of the military from suing the Department of Defense. In 2019, Congress passed a law that cleared the way for military malpractice claims. Yet few have won their cases.

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Electric vehicle fires can start when cars are parked or charging, which car safety experts...

Ignition: Spontaneous electric vehicle fires prompt recalls, but some owners stalled waiting on repairs

Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 1:49 PM EDT

By Joce Sterman, Jamie Grey and Daniela Molina

Electric vehicle fires can start when cars are parked or charging, which car safety experts say make them different and more shocking than other car fires. Companies are working on implementing a fix for defective batteries, but it's taking longer than owners would like.

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Unequal Education: Special education policies differ from state to state

Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 5:45 PM EDT

By Joce Sterman, Daniela Molina, Jon Decker, Jamie Grey, Justine Arens, Yelta Reyna, Hannah Lorenzo, Samantha Latson, Lizzie Wright and Lauren Truex

The law allows states to create their own special education policies based on the federal IDEA framework. As a result, there are varying policies and parents are left trying to navigate complicated systems.

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Suspected damage from the herbicide dicamba curls up leaves on peach trees at Flamm Orchards...

Growing Concern: Thousands of farms across U.S. damaged by ‘dicamba drift’ that devastates crops

Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 3:46 PM EDT

By Joce Sterman and Emily Featherston

A popular herbicide ingredient some farmers say is vital to business has devastated other farms because of the chemical's ability to drift under certain conditions. Enforcing the rules is in the hands of states, but there is a growing concern over whether federal action needs to be taken.

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Since 2010, there have been hundreds of serious gas leaks. Some have resulted in destructive,...

Silent Threat: Gas explosions injured hundreds, killed dozens nationwide since 2010

Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 2:21 PM EDT

By Joce Sterman and Bailey Williams, InvestigateTV

Gas companies say consumers are alerted to natural gas leaks, but some victims say they learn too late

Joce Sterman

Investigative Reporter

Hazed and Excused: Colleges and universities rarely expel fraternities, sororities for hazing violations

Student Bet: Offshore, unregulated and illegal gaming sites target underage gamblers who are in high school or college

Hazed and Excused: Initiation into some college student groups can be dangerous and even deadly

Discipline for addicted physicians who relapse is often lenient, secretive

Private Practice: Confidential drug and alcohol programs for physicians keep patients in the dark

Hundreds of service members waiting for answers years after filing malpractice claims against military

Ignition: Spontaneous electric vehicle fires prompt recalls, but some owners stalled waiting on repairs

Unequal Education: Special education policies differ from state to state

Growing Concern: Thousands of farms across U.S. damaged by ‘dicamba drift’ that devastates crops

Silent Threat: Gas explosions injured hundreds, killed dozens nationwide since 2010

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