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The holidays are behind us now, but credit card bills are still ahead of us. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle explains why you should make it your first priority to tackle that debt.

The drug Librela seemed like a miracle drug when it came onto the market, but the FDA has a new warning for vets about side effects. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle takes a closer look at the warning.

Sometimes gifts don't work out, so be sure to save those receipts. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle takes a look at some of the 2024 holiday returns rules.

With the next session of the Georgia Legislature right around the corner, that debate is about to pick up again, with one lawmaker already announcing plans to put speed cameras on the chopping block.

Here's a look at some of the most impactful FOX 5 I-Team investigations that Dana Fowle and Johnny Edwards covered during 2024.

BDE-209 has been phased out in the U.S., European Union and China, but the flame retardant can still be found in electronic casings. Dana Fowle has what you need to know.

Posted December 20, 2024 A Spalding County woman's apartment was badly damaged by Hurricane Helene and her apartment complex has failed to make adequate repairs. She is now dealing with multiple problems, including mold.

By Johnny EdwardsPublished December 19, 2024 The FOX 5 I-Team reported last week how independent testing, ordered by the Southern Environmental Law Center, found forever chemicals at unsafe levels in several wells in the low-income community, not far from a former DuPont carpet fibers plant. The discovery prompted the city to connect 15 homes to public water lines, to stop the poisoning. Forever chemicals have been linked to liver damage, thyroid problems, reproductive problems and various forms of cancer. The Brief: * Residents living off Pittard Road in Athens, a low-income community near a former DuPont plant, learned this year they’ve been drinking well water contaminated with forever chemicals, or PFAS. * For decades, government experts told residents their water was fine, apparently based on 2003 well tests that didn’t check for forever chemicals, because they weren’t on regulators’ radar then. * A dismissive 2006 report on the neighborhood by the Atlanta-based Agency for Toxic Chemicals and Disease Registry (ATSDR) may have shut down further investigation. * The truth could have been found much sooner: A PFAS expert says testing as early as 2009 could have confirmed the presence of forever chemicals. ATHENS, Ga. - An Athens neighborhood’s long search for the truth about contaminated well water didn’t have to take so long. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/pfas-expert-regulators-could-have-detected-forever-chemicals-athens-wells-15-years-ago

The monthly average cost to stay warm indoors in Georgia is $113, but you can possibly beat the average if you make your home winter-ready. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle explains what you can do.

Almost 35,000 of these batter chargers were sold and now need to be pulled. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle explains why you should take this recall very seriously.

Posted December 13, 2024 A northwest Atlanta property owner took the city to court after getting $81,000 in water bills. Last month, a judge ruled that she didn't owe the money, plain and simple. A northwest Atlanta property owner took the city to court after getting $81,000 in water bills. Last month, a judge ruled that she didn't owe the money, plain and simple.