Newton County fire chief taken off duty amid internal probe

Newton County Fire Chief Mike Conner has been placed on paid administrative leave after a FOX 5 I-Team investigation revealed one of his firefighters made tens of thousands of dollars selling dive equipment to the county.

Newton Co. fire chief on administrative leave

Newton County has placed its fire chief on administrative leave following a FOX 5 I-Team investigation into a conflict of interest within his department. The I-Team first reported on how Mike Conner made tens of thousands of dollars on the side selling equipment to the department's own rescue dive team. A week later, action was taken against him.

Bizarre squatter case in Tucker

After buying a home in Tucker, the new owner found out that a convicted child sex trafficker was living in the home. His arrest was caught on camera in this bizarre squatter case.

Who to report scams to

The government has created a one-stop shopping spot for reporting scams. It's called USA.gov and you can report issues with consumer products, banking, housing and more.

I-Team: A cemetery with no bodies? Owner who moved grave markers now faces civil suit

By Randy Travis Published October 26, 2023 LAKEMONT, Ga. - A judge ordered a Rabun County property owner to allow descendants connected to a century-old cemetery to make regular visits, while a civil dispute continues over whether anyone is actually buried there. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/a-cemetery-with-no-bodies-owner-who-moved-grave-markers-now-faces-civil-suit

New details in Coffee County election breach

By Randy Travis Published October 24, 2023 DOUGLAS, ga. - New details in a Georgia Bureau of Investigation report obtained by the FOX 5 I-Team suggest some of the people who took part in the Coffee County election breach knew what they were doing was wrong and tried to keep it a secret. The GBI conducted their investigation separate from the racketeering probe in Fulton County that led to the indictment of 19 people including former president Donald Trump. That number is now 15 with the guilty pleas of Trump attorneys Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, Jenna Ellis, and Atlanta bondsman Scott Hall. All received probation and agreed to testify against their former co-defendants. But Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr now has his own decision: should anyone else be indicted for what happened in Coffee County? FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/gbi-report-highlights-new-players-in-coffee-county-election-breach

The top 12 numbers scammers use to text or call

According to a group called BeenVerified, there are usually two carriers and often 12 different numbers scammers use. So, let’s explain how you can start blocking some of them.

The 'Dirty Dozen' of scam callers

Unrecognizable numbers are often a spam call, but it can be something you need to take sometimes. The Fox 5 I-Team’s Dana Fowle says there might be a way to narrow down the calls you pick up and the calls you can ignore.

Atlanta Water appeals board's low refund rate

The FOX 5 I-Team decided to review 15 months of cases before the Atlanta Water Management's appeals board. And we found that a bill adjustment was granted only 22% of the time.

Modern cars called 'privacy nightmare'

Researchers at Mozilla say internet-connected car have been collecting data on your medical and genetic information, your sex life, how fast you drive, where you go, music taste, and more.