Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First
Atlanta News First has the largest team of investigative reporters in the city. Now, in this series of podcasts, we take you behind the scenes of our most recent investigations.
Episodes
'Stolen Sobriety’ shows how drug-free parents are failing drug screens in Georgia. The project began when a mom reached out to Atlanta News First Investigates, saying she'd been wrongfully accused of being on drugs while trying to gain custody of her children. Our investigation uncovered the two labs contracted to perform the drug screens on behalf of Georgia's child welfare system have their own credibil...
The former president of one metro Atlanta homeowners association said boards abusing their power are giving responsible associations a bad reputation. “I see all these Facebook posts for Karen’s and Darren’s and HOA presidents harassing people,” Jan Keen said. “Gosh people, get a life!”
A metro school teacher has been left without his vehicle for months after he said Atlanta police lost his car key during an arrest, forcing him to spend hundreds of dollars on ride-sharing services just to get to work.
A Douglasville woman said she is finally getting relief after her water and sewage bill skyrocketed to $1,500 following three leaking toilets that she said her property management company failed to repair promptly.
A 77-year-old Kennesaw resident is fighting foreclosure after his homeowners association (HOA) accumulated more than $9,000 in fines and legal fees.
A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate a north Georgia sheriff after an Atlanta News First Investigates report prompted Gov. Brian Kemp to order an inquiry.
A Gwinnett County family endured more than two months without their mother’s death certificate, not because of medical examiner backlogs, but due to a doctor’s failure to sign the required document.
Watch and listen to the full story here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/09/04/gwinnett-county-family-waits-months-mothers-death-certificate/
A Fairburn woman recovering from chemotherapy treatment discovered her homeowner’s association had cleared out her bank account after she fell behind on HOA dues due to her cancer diagnosis.
A Cherokee County mother has been cleared by child welfare officials after false positive drug test results nearly separated her from her children.
With the upcoming University of Georgia game sold out, fans are turning to aftermarket platforms and private Facebook groups to secure tickets while avoiding inflated prices and excessive fees.
Austin Lang, founder of The Real Georgia Bulldog, talks with Atlanta News First consumer reporter Harry Samler (of Better Call Harry fame) on what you need to know when securing last-minute tickets to Saturday's game.
...Measles cases in Georgia and the U.S. surged to levels in 2025 that haven’t been seen in three decades, fueled by declining childhood vaccinations and misinformation.
Public health officials say the trend mirrors a tragedy that unfolded in 2019 on the island nation of Samoa, when false claims about vaccine safety helped trigger a deadly outbrea...
Measles cases in Georgia and the U.S. surged to levels in 2025 that haven’t been seen in three decades, fueled by declining childhood vaccinations and misinformation.
Public health officials say the trend mirrors a tragedy that unfolded in 2019 on the island nation of Samoa, when false claims about vaccine safety helped trigger a deadly outbreak that killed 83 people, most of them children.
Atlanta ...
A historic bloom of sargassum seaweed, 38 million metric tons, continues to pile up along coastlines in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. It’s also reaching the shores of south Florida and the Keys. Harry Samler - known as Better Call Harry - talks with Dr. Steven Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach, about what you need to know before planning that next beach vacation.
The mother of an autistic teenage boy who was at the center of a SWAT standoff in Atlanta is outraged over the lack of consequences her son is facing. "If he comes home, I’m not going to be able to stop him,” she says.
Locking your keys inside your house or car can, at times, put you in a dangerous situation. While locksmiths are often called to solve the problem, how do you know that the locksmith you found online is reputable and trustworthy?
Homeowners in one metro Atlanta neighborhood say stormwater runoff is flooding their yards—and they’re calling on the city to take responsibility. What looks like harmless puddles has turned into a costly problem.
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/07/16/atlanta-homeowners-find-old-stormwater-pipe-flooding-their-yards-city-says-not-our-problem/
Customers say they paid for yard work that never happened — now the landscaper, Grant Frerking, is facing legal trouble and promising to pay up.
If someone in your family depends on electricity to stay alive, the protections some customers get may not apply — and that’s exactly what happened to a Griffin woman whose power was cut, even with a heart pump keeping her alive. She was still in the back of an ambulance when a city collections manager called, demanding payment.
A Cherokee County family was reunited last week after being separated for years because of Daydrianna Hefner’s alleged drug use.
But independent drug tests proved the mother was sober, tests that came after a yearlong Atlanta News First investigation uncovered some of Georgia’s subcontracted labs have a history of fals...
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