Under current federal law, spouses of deceased service members and veterans who remarry before age 55 become ineligible for certain benefits. But new proposed legislation aims to end that penalty.
Brent Cosby was at home getting ready for dinner when his mother called worried about his father, Earl Cosby. Brent had no idea that this phone call would mark the start of a years-long mystery.
In 2022, reported consumer losses to fraud totaled $8.8 billion — a 30 percent increase from 2021, according to the most recent data from the Federal Trade Commission.
It was April 26, 2011, and Arkita Stevenson was excited, her family says. She was getting ready to give birth and he’d just been to Jackson Hospital. But she wouldn’t deliver her baby.
The Allen family vividly remembers Father’s Day weekend 2017. They were preparing to celebrate when they got a phone call that would change their lives.
Six years ago, Lelia Faulkner left her family’s home in Troy never to be seen again. It was July 4, 2016, a day her mother, Susan Faulkner vividly remembers.
The Rule of 72 explains how you can double your investments over time. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa explains how to leverage this rule to grow your investments over time.
WSFA 12 news is entering a new partnership with Call for Action to help you solve your problems. It’s a non-profit network of consumer hotlines that work similar to the WSFA 12 Defenders Phone Banks we’ve done in the past.
For years WSFA 12 News Defenders has worked to solve your problems. Now, if you’d like to help make a difference in our community, you have a chance to be part of our new Call For Action team.
WSFA 12 News launched the 12 News Defenders Case File series shortly after Gabby Petito and Jelani Day’s cases to shed light on all of Alabama’s missing and unsolved cases.