May 19, 2013

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Special Assignment: Identity Theft

It's the ultimate target for thieves, and you're making it way too easy for them. As you'll see in this News 12 Special Assignment, your identity is up for grabs. It's up to you to keep what's truly yours.

Special Assignment: Real-Life CSI

You see the characters on CSI use high tech gadgets to solve cases week after week. In a News 12 Special Assignment, Stephanie Baker takes us behind the scenes of a real-life investigation.

Special Assignment: Losing Ground

The Georgia Department of Transportation's Savannah River Parkway is a massive road project--156 miles long, costing more than $12 million. When it's finished it will be four lanes from Augusta to Savannah. But some people living along the project say they're paying a high price for the progress.

Special Assignment: Separate Worship

We've all heard it: 11 am each Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America, due to racial division in churches. In a Special Assignment, News 12's Jonathan Martin looks at reasons for the separation and what can be done to bridge the gap.

Special Assignment: Time for Crime

A News 12 investigation finds gun crimes and attacks are happening not only at night, but right in the middle of the day, right here where you live. Meredith Taylor is On Your Side with a special assignment, "Time For Crime", and why it's happening.

Special Assignment: The Price of Education

Every child in Richmond County public school, from kindergarten to 3rd grade, is using Voyager Learning System to learn to read. Laurie Ott investigates the success rate of the system, its cost to taxpayers, and the questionable circumstances surrounding its adoption.

Special Assignment: Gone in 60 Seconds

It happens dozens of times an hour. Auto theft. Across the country, one car or truck is stolen every 24 seconds. One Augusta woman found out auto theft can happen anywhere, anytime.

Risky Business?

Tonight, we investigate “3161” funds, taxpayer money designed to create local jobs. In a News 12 Special Assignment, we found out some of your money is going to companies that may never pay it back.

Special Assignment: Fighting Terrorism at Fort Gordon

Fort Gordon is playing a vital role in the war on terrorism. Before soldiers fight the real enemy in Afghanistan and Iraq, they fight a fake enemy right here. News 12 spent the night at Fort Gordon to get in inside look at soldier training.

Special Assignment: No Nino Left Behind

The number of students across the country who speak English as a second language grows every year, so teachers must include language lessons in the regular curriculum. Sounds like a challenge, but English-speaking students are learning more as well.

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Special Assignment: Augusta Gangs

Crime and violence where you live, due in part to gang activity in Augusta. But the traditional gang isn’t necessarily what you’ll find here. News 12 is on your side with how police are cracking down on gang-related crimes in your area.

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Special Assignment: Kids and Cosmetic Surgery

It’s a choice not all parents would agree with: putting your child through two hours of surgery for the sake of appearance. But News 12 found one family who did just that to avoid bullying later on. News 12 is on your side with how Otoplasty changed a little boy’s life.

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: Dangerous Cargo, Part 1

What exactly is on those trains passing through our cities and neighborhoods every day? That’s an important question, especially after last month’s deadly train crash in Graniteville. Now, city and county governments are trying to learn from that tragedy.

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