Silent veterans, organ donations + high cost of gun violence

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Uncovered by Atlanta News First Investigates pulls back the curtain on the stories powerful people don’t want told. As the Southeast’s largest investigative team, we dig deeper to expose corruption, hold companies and government accountable, and uncover systemic failures that affect everyday consumers.

Here’s what we’re uncovering this week.

Episode 22

• An average of 13 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant, but an Atlanta News First investigation uncovered that in Georgia alone in 2024, one in six organs were never transplanted.
• Rampant cargo theft is costing America’s supply chain billions of dollars.
• Commercial airlines allow infants to fly on their parents’ laps. Here’s why car seats are required on the road, but not in the air.

Watch Uncovered by ANF Investigates every Sunday at 7 p.m. on Atlanta News First.

Episode 23

• Gun violence comes at a high price, including families who are left behind to grieve.
• In one Georgia city, suicides have nearly doubled, and among the most groups at risk are military personnel leaving active duty.
• Thousands of renters in this metro Atlanta community say their homes are unlivable. City leaders are taking action to hold landlords accountable.

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