I-Team

By Johnny Edwards Published October 24, 2024 -- Fire and settlement: A July 2023 fire at Metro Site, linked to SK Battery's scrap, led to a $31 million settlement. -- Evidence claims: Metro Site alleges SK Battery destroyed videos showing illegal battery dumping. -- Community warning: Owner Scott Ledford warns locals about the company’s unsafe practices. -- More lawsuits: SK Battery also faces a Banks County suit over fire risks near public property. FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/destroyed-recycling-center-settles-sk-battery-31-million-blasts-company

This year's heavy hurricane season has highlighted a hard-to-swallow reality: Fewer homeowners are insured than in years past. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle talks with the Georgia insurance commissioner about the drop in coverage.

There's a sweet spot to getting the good candy to pass out on Halloween without blowing your budget. The Fox 5 I-Team’s Dana Fowle tells us when to buy, and what the kids wants.

The flooding we've seen this hurricane season reminds us that water damage can happen well into the interior of a state, which has many Georgians thinking about getting flood insurance. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle talked to Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King about coverage options.

By Johnny Edwards Published October 14, 2024 ATLANTA - When her boss at the pizza restaurant fired her over text, Jaylee Morrison could hardly believe her eyes. "I didn't know u were lactating," the message said, "and we don't have breaks to pump every 25 minutes when u r the only server on." FULL STORY: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-law-restricts-abortions-doesnt-protect-pregnant-women-workforce

Georgia is one of three states without laws to protect pregnant women. There are federal protections, but they don't cover a small business with less than 15 workers. FOX 5 I-Team reporter Johnny Edwards heard from a woman who says she was fired over text for "lactating."

With interest rates dropping, there’s been talk about it being a good time to finally look at car buying again, but the FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle says you should put your expectations in perspective.

The federal government has issued states of emergency after Hurricane Helene hit Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle is taking a look at the ways you can access federal funding available if you are in an impacted area.

Target has had a pretty lenient returns policy for a long but but get ready for some big changes soon. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle takes a look at what the stronger enforcement may look like.

It takes time and money to be a good caregiver, and now there's a new product that advertises it can help you care for a loved one from afar. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle looks at the Jubilee TV and ''remote caregiving.''

After Tropical Storm Helene there is so much need across the South, but there's a right way to help. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle shares what you should do and what you should avoid donating to give back after a disaster.

Last month, workers on the Georgia coast were sheltering to avoid the threat of Tropical Storm Debby. Now the Department of Labor is offering disaster-related unemployment payments to those affected by the storm. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle explains what you need to know.

Experian reports car insurance rates have risen 22 percent in the last year and seventeen percent the year before that. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle talked to the number crunchers at Experian about what they see and what you can do to mitigate some of that financial pain.