Behind the Investigation with Atlanta News First

A metro Atlanta police department is under scrutiny after arresting a man for a violent home invasion, despite evidence casting doubt that he could have committed the crime.

After a series of Atlanta News First investigations, state lawmakers passed new laws seeking to change how reading is taught in the state’s public schools.

An Atlanta News First investigation has uncovered how easily a total stranger can steal your American dream. 

Civil rights investigations into hundreds of Georgia education-related discrimination complaints could be left unresolved following President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.

Rachel Fuller’s 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son haven’t lived at her house in years. The last time Fuller saw them was February 2024, around the time her parental rights were terminated after she tested positive for methamphetamine.

An extensive Atlanta News First Investigation, Stolen Sobriety, uncovered numerous cases where children were removed from their parents after a failed drug test. The investigation has found that some of the state’s contracted labs to perform those tests have credibility issues.

Thirty years ago, the U.S. Department of Justice warned the failure to learn to read was not just linked to delinquency, but a likely cause of it. That prediction is playing out today across Georgia, where low literacy rates remain persistent and incarceration rates remain the highest of any democratic country in the world.

All these College Park homeowners wanted was for sewage to stop backing up into their front yard. It took two years - and Better Call Harry - to get it done.

The residents of a Gwinnett County neighborhood are locked in a battle with their homeowners association over fines and other controversies.

People with disabilities are often mistaken by police as being non-compliant with their instructions and demands. Viral body camera videos of interactions with blind and deaf people highlight a lack of police training nationwide.