Watchdog encourages City Hall workers to come forward on bribery scandal

The leader of Georgia Ethics Watchdogs is calling upon city workers to come forward to speak with federal investigators on anything they might know about the Atlanta City Hall bribery scandal.

Second contractor pleads guilty in Atlanta bribery investigation

Charlie Richards, owner of C.P. Richards Construction, pleads guilty in Federal Court to one count of bribery conspiracy.

Second contractor charged in Atlanta bribery investigation

Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday the arrest of a second person on charges they paid bribes in order to obtain contracts with the City of Atlanta.

Veterans Day 2016: Discounts and Freebies

Please check back daily as I will be updating the Veterans Day offers. 

FOX 5 I-Team's Braves stadium trip time test

The FOX 5 I-team continues its examination of Braves stadium trip times. Earlier, Senior I-Team reporter Dale Russell took a ride on public transit from Chandler Park with a lifelong Braves fan and found his trip was nearly three times longer than his normal MARTA ride to Turner Field.

Problems with jail security cameras

A FOX 5 I-Team investigation has found the South Fulton Jail Annex has had surveillance camera problems for years. The old, analog cameras did not record video, leaving what jailers call a gap in jailhouse security.

Father's Day gift that lasts forever

Father's Day. It's right around the corner. Wouldn't be nice to finally give Dad a gift that lasts beyond the day, maybe even beyond the week? Well, here is something that will last a lifetime. Here goes - give dad the gift of financial planning.

DUI Accidents: Why Should The Same Punishment Fit Two Different Crimes?

Authorities in one metro county are worried because they cannot understand why. Already this year, more people have been killed or seriously injured by suspected impaired drivers in Douglas County than in the previous two years combined. Thirteen in 2015, compared to five in 2014 and four in 2014.

Do You Have This Shingle on Your House?

Homeowners with a controversial shingle on their roof want the Georgia Insurance Commissioner to stand with them. 

Gwinnett Shop With Cop Under Scrutiny

A Gwinnett County police group admitted it can do a better job of making sure more donated money really gets to the needy children they promise to help.

Drones deliver smuggled cellphones to inmates

The fundamental job of a prison guard has always been to keep bad people from getting outside the prison walls.

Pill mill doctor heading to prison

A federal judge sentenced former Lilburn pain clinic doctor George Williams for his role in what prosecutors called "a classic pill mill."

Retiree Says Inmate Scammed Her With Cellphone

From trying to stop them from being delivered by drone... to trying to block them once they're already behind bars, Georgia Department of Corrections officials admitted to the FOX 5 I-Team for years they're fighting an often-losing battle against the supply and demand of smuggled cell phones. "It's a very profitable market for them," observed investigations director Ricky Myrick.

Elderly conman leaves ugly voicemails

See something. Say something. A policy that should apply to any sort of wrongdoing.

MARTA To Fix BREEZE Card Overcharge Glitch

MARTA and Gwinnett County Transit have decided to fix a glitch in the BREEZE card software that overcharged some Gwinnett commuters.

Loophole helps charity fool donors

When you get a call asking for money in the name of a charity, Georgia law requires them to tell you whether they're getting paid with some of your donation. But there's a loophole to that law, one the FOX 5 I-Team discovered a local police charity knows all too well. The DeKalb Fraternal Order of Police decided years ago to fire their outside fundraising company over complaints those paid solicitors misled the public by pretending to be police officers. The lodge tried doing it themselves, b

EXCLUSIVE: Former Bobbi Kristina nurse arrested

An exclusive FOX 5 I-Team investigation has learned the woman who worked as one of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s nurses in her final days in hospice has been arrested for impersonating a nurse.

GBI Chief Medical Examiner abruptly retires

    The GBI Director says his longtime chief medical examiner has announced his retirement.