I-Team: Controversial Douglas County judge must face disciplinary panel Sept. 5

By Randy Travis Published July 10, 2023 DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson must appear Sept. 5 to answer 40 allegations of alleged judicial misconduct. The Hearing Panel for the Judicial Qualifications Commission set the date after rejecting Peterson’s motion to dismiss most of the violations because they happened before she was sworn into office. Peterson originally faced 50 violations, but the JQC earlier agreed to drop 10 because some did take place before Peterson declared her candidacy. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/controversial-douglas-county-judge-faces-disciplinary-panel-sept-5

FBLA national conference in Atlanta hosts 14K students and educators

Downtown Atlanta bustled this week with the Future Business Leaders of America's national conference. Most of American business is small business. And business success doesn’t happen by accident. It has to be cultivated. FBLA taps young people early teaching them about leadership, networking and competition. 

I-Team: Black Wolf owner loses security license, accused of endangering public with armed rideshare drivers

By Randy Travis Published June 26, 2023 10:47PM Georgia FOX 5 Atlanta Rideshare app touting security now under fire A rideshare company that used armed security guards as drivers, letting customers request a ride through an app just like they would Uber or Lyft, is now in hot water. The Georgia-based Black Wolf App attracted national attention, prompting the FOX 5 I-Team to look into the company's licensing. LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Kerry KingBrown’s idea certainly seemed innovative: provide armed security guards as rideshare drivers and let customers request a ride through an app just like they would Uber or Lyft. The Georgia-based Black Wolf App attracted national cable news attention earlier this month as well as a story from FOX 5. But KingBrown’s idea is in danger — his own security license has since been terminated — because of a dispute over whether his company is really providing security services. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/black-wolf-owner-loses-security-license-accused-of-endangering-public-with-armed-drivers

Georgia man sues Facebook over losing account access and wins

So many of our memories are captured on Facebook. Baby pictures. School awards. Old-friend connections. What if they were suddenly gone, and you couldn’t get them back? Well, a Georgia man sued the tech giant over just that. And he won.

I-Team: New commissioners challenge power structure in Douglas County

By Randy Travis Published June 5, 2023 DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. - On his 71st birthday, retired Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller took his place on the Board of Commissioners dais, looked out at a somewhat angry crowd, and wondered what he had just done. "I just couldn't say no," he told the FOX 5 I-Team. Gov. Brian Kemp asked Miller to take over the chair of the Douglas County Commission in the wake of an alleged bid rigging scandal that has cost—at least temporarily - two Democratic commissioners their jobs. Dr. Romona Jackson Jones, Commissioner Henry Mitchell and three others are accused of illegally steering a cleaning contract to a political supporter who lived in Mitchell’s district. All five deny the charges. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/new-commissioners-challenge-power-structure-in-douglas-county

Netflix cracks down on password sharing

The streaming service Netflix warned us it would crack down on password sharing. And it has begun. But there are nuances to the rules that might make the shift easier to manage. 

New report says child labor laws are under attack

A recent economics report is setting off an alarm about children in America in the workforce. It says that across the country, states are trying to weaken child labor laws. 

Child labor law controversy

An recent U.S. economics report is setting off alarms about children in the workforce. According to the report, various states are attempting to weaken child labor laws. FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle has the story.