A metro Atlanta renter says her apartment has rats eating the floorboards, sewage spewing fecal matter in the backyard, and no heat as winter continues in Georgia.

As myopia rates surge in children, Georgia lawmakers are pushing a vision screening bill.

Lawmakers may soon pass a second consecutive bill tackling the state’s low literacy rates.

Full story here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026...

A metro Atlanta single mother said background check errors cost her a six-figure job and now she’s at risk of losing her home. Full investigation here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/05/single-mom-loses-six-figure-job-after-alleged-background-check-errors/

A new study reveals Georgia is among the states hit hard by pediatric hospital care decline.

Full investigation here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/01/15/nearly-40-georgia-counties-now-have-no-pediatrician/

One in four adults in the U.S. are caregiving for a loved one, according to data from the National Alliance for Caregiving.

Full investigation here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/01/15/federal-budget-cuts-threaten-dementia-research-georgia-families-struggle-with-care-costs/

A metro Atlanta woman paid thousands of dollars to a debt relief company, only to discover most of her money went toward fees rather than paying down her debt. The woman, who asked not to be identified by name, paid $7,700 to Chicago-based Turnbull Law Group over several months. Of that amount, the firm collected around $6,600 as fees, according to invoices reviewed by Atlanta News First Investigates.

Harry Samler, better known as Better Call Harry, talks about his investigation with fellow investigative reporter Ciara Cummings.

Full investigation here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/30/metro-atlanta-woman-pays-thousands-debt-relief-law-firm/

An Atlanta News First investigation into HOA practices led to an outpouring of community support for a metro Atlanta woman whose homeowners association garnished her bank account while she was undergoing cancer treatment.

Full investigation here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/23/cancer-patient-receives-help-after-hoa-drains-bank-account/

A metro Atlanta renter recently found out her heater has been blowing fecal matter into her home, after battling with her landlord over a sewage back-up for more than a year.

“We shouldn’t be living like this,” Tiarra Logan said. 

Full investigation here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/12/12/metro-atlanta-renter-discovers-heater-blowing-fecal-matter-into-home/

AT&T has leveled six sunken manhole covers on Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard in southwest Atlanta and reimbursed a bicyclist for damages following an Atlanta News First investigation, but similar hazards remain on newly paved city streets.