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AJC Spotlight Reporter Alison Young investigates government waste, consumer rip-offs and threats to your health and safety. Get the latest news on product and food recalls. Stay up to date on stories that affect the Atlanta area and affect you. Call 404-526-5041 or e-mail spotlight@ajc.com.
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Recent Spotlight stories
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Complaints against judges turn into lengthy probes
Twiggs County Probate Court Judge Kenneth E. Fowler had a habit of doing things judges are not supposed to do, according to a Judicial Qualifications ... -
How safe are carnival rides?
A support ring fell and a metal rail hit a child's head, requiring four stitches, at Gold Medal Shows, a mobile carnival that was ... -
EPA investigation into Atlanta lead smelter
Beginning in 1934, a lead smelter operated for decades near Piedmont and Cheshire Bridge roads in Atlanta. -
Customers ticked at digital switch
When Comcast began moving some Atlanta neighborhoods this spring to all-digital service, the cable company described the switch as a boon for customers who crave ... -
Vaccination reporting spotty
Just 26 percent of private medical providers statewide are recording vaccinations in the state database, even though Georgia law has required it for years. -
Disasters give rise to scams
After a tornado ripped the roof off Barb Dunlap’s home in Woodstock last year, it seemed convenient to hire the nice-looking roofer who came ... -
The harm in pharmacy misfills
Consumers complain to regulators about pharmacy mistakes, but only a fraction show up in reports. -
Georgia state parks: How to avoid trouble
Lost somewhere near Springer Mountain on a day hike gone awry, a family with two children raced against darkness and an approaching thunderstorm.
Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls
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Children's Art Easels Recalled by MacPherson's Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
The chalkboard surface coating contains high levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. -
Samsung Over-the-Range Microwaves Recalled Due to Shock Hazard
If an installation bolt comes in contact with an electrical component inside the unit and the microwave is plugged into an ungrounded outlet, it could ...
Spotlight archive
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Crib safety called into question
Cribs are supposed to keep babies safe. But federal regulators are alarmed by a rash of safety problems in the past two years that have ... -
Fulton repaying $3.2 million to HUD
Because of mismanagement by its housing department, cash-strapped Fulton County is in the process of repaying the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ... -
Buyers of propane mad that tanks aren't full
Grill jockeys who use gas are familiar with the 20-pound propane tanks that fuel their fires. But the tanks they buy may be only three-fourths ... -
Weight-loss contest finds unhappy winners
Members of a Gwinnett County gym pushed their bodies over 12 weeks, dieting and exercising in hopes of losing the most weight — and winning part ... -
Fixing credit report mistakes can be nightmare
For more than two years Robyn Mueller has been battling credit reporting giant Equifax, which mixed her twin brother's data into her file, then ...
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