Price for lack of billing transparency may go up for hospitals

When we need to make a big purchase, most of us research prices. But with medical procedures, too often the final tally is a big surprise. 

KSU police delayed reports of student sexual assaults

A KSU student told campus police in October of 2020 she was raped in her University Village dorm by another student. It took police nearly six weeks to forward the complaint to the Title IX office.

Prosecutors rest in federal fraud trial of Georgia's Beck

After five days of testimony from some 20 witnesses, the prosecution rested in its fraud and money laundering case against suspended Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck on Monday.

Scammers poised to steal child tax credit money

Millions of families are starting to get child tax credits from the IRS, and scammers are already at work trying to take that cash.

Congress considers tax break for caregivers

According to the AARP, caregivers spend thousands each year to help their loved loves live at home. Now Congress is looking at a tax break to give them some relief.

A gift from Dad: Financial security

Father's Day is a time to reflect on relationships. And, dad, while it's a day about you, don't forget the gifts you can leave your children. Here are three lessons that will last a lifetime. 

Want to keep COVID from putting you in the hospital or cemetery? New GA data proving vaccines work

From mid-January to mid-June of this year, nearly every Georgian hospitalized or killed by COVID either had not been vaccinated or did not yet have full vaccine protection from the virus.

I-Team investigates whether Banks County sheriff lives in Banks County as law requires

The FOX 5 I-Team examines a certified survey and Banks Count's own official maps. Those maps raise questions about whether Banks County Sheriff Carlton Speed lives in Banks County, as required by law.

Audit finds "wild west" spending culture under former Mayor Kasim Reed

A forensic audit of spending by a top city official under then Mayor Kasim Reed found Atlanta's spending culture akin to the "wild west" with little or no oversight. Auditors found former chief financial officer Jim Beard could easily side-step the rules when using his city credit card to purchase guns and expensive travel.

Day trading rose during the pandemic; here's what you need to know

A lot of new habits formed while we were hunkered down over the last year. Many good ones. But some folks started day trading. 

Pendergrass finally pays up: makes first payment in $1.5M whistleblower case

It took nearly a dozen years, but the city of Pendergrass has made its first payment on what’s grown to a $1.5 million judgment from a whistleblower lawsuit.

Bank fees rising while interest sinks, study shows

A recent study at Lending Tree’s MagnifyMoney group finds that in the last 10 years, how banks charge fees and offer interest have changed.