I-Team: Vietnam veteran owes $120K for benefits wrongly received -- He's not the only one

By Randy Travis Published January 2, 2024 GRIFFIN, Ga. - Thousands of military veterans start the new year with an old worry: where will they find the money to return disability benefits wrongly paid to them over the years? The Veterans Administration said 9,900 veterans should have been ineligible to receive non-service related disability benefits because they made too much money. The program is designed to help only destitute veterans. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/griffin-vietnam-vet-owes-va-120k-for-benefits-wrongly-received

Audit finds city issued 1,200 false speeding tickets

Some unexpected Christmas cash will head to hundreds of commuters who passed through Clayton County over the past two years. Back in November, the city of Jonesboro acknowledged mailing out speeding tickets that were based on the wrong speed limit. FOX 5 I-Team reporter Johnny Edwards first found the glitch and now has more details on how just how much money drivers will be getting back.

County leaders stave off decision on landfill probe, while taxpayers cry foul

Lamar County leaders have rejected demands for an outside investigation into the landfill’s waste-to-fuel project, for now. The vote to table the proposal had some taxpayers lashing out about who was allowed to make the decision – two commissioners who double as members of the landfill authority board.

County leaders stave off decision on landfill probe

Lamar County’s leaders have delayed a decision on what to do about a multimillion-dollar recycling center that’s fallen years behind schedule. And making some outspoken taxpayers even more upset, they say two county commissioners who blocked a call for a law enforcement investigation should never have voted in the first place.

Clients put 'Santa' contractor on naughty list

In March, Kurt Berger and his wife Alison Hoehn signed a contract with Classic Renovators and owner "Santa" Ed Turner, who to add a two-story, two-car garage to their home. According to canceled checks provided by the couple, they gave Turner a lot of money up front -- around $30,000 -- supposedly for Turner to buy materials with his contractor discount.

Navigating holiday air travel

You can control a lot about road travel, but you can't control air travel. Canceled flights can result in real holiday heartburn. Here's some ways to help prevent that from happening.

Would your HS student cheat on a test if no teacher was present?

In the wake of the pandemic, more metro high schools turned to remote learning to help students catch up on missing credits so they could graduate.But a teacher and longtime critic of how school districts use online credit recovery classes discovered what he believes is proof of how easily those students can cheat on tests.

I-Team: Would your HS student cheat on a test if no teacher was present?

By Randy Travis Published December 12, 2023 DALLAS, Ga. - In the wake of the pandemic, more metro high schools turned to remote learning to help students catch up on missing credits so they could graduate. But a teacher and longtime critic of how school districts use online credit recovery classes discovered what he believes is proof of how easily those students can cheat on tests. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/would-your-hs-student-cheat-on-a-test-if-no-teacher-was-present

Residents complain about delayed landfill project

A Georgia county’s plan to go green with its landfill has sparked a major backlash. That’s because the plan to turn waste into fuel has yet to materialize, and now upset taxpayers want to know where more than $20 million went. The FOX 5 I-Team got an up-close look at what that money has paid for.