Posted: 3:31 PM The Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau is offering discounts to Department of Defense employees at Fort Gordon.

Updated: 8:53 PM If your wallet seems to get drained when you visit the mechanic, you're not alone. A recent study shows Georgia has one of the highest car repair costs in the nation. News 12 is on your side with why and what you should do when that check engine light comes on.

Posted: 5:02 PM The downsizing of the workforce at the Procter and Gamble plant in Augusta has begun.

Updated: 5:57 PM Almost 100 new jobs are on the horizon, and the new jobs are coming to not one but two companies in Barnwell County. Gov. Haley delivered the good news in person.

Updated: 9:10 PM Georgia Power customers now have a new way to control their energy cost. The My Power Usage program lets you view projected bills and even set up email notifications. News 12 is on your side with how that can save you money.

Posted: 9:26 PM It's the first weekend after Operation Thunder rolled out, now businesses are wanting to get back on track.

Updated: 9:47 PM A change in Washington could hurt local nonprofits. It's all about how federal workers here donate to charities. It's a decision some locals are fighting. News 12's Chad Mills is breaking it down for us and tells us how you can help.

Updated: 6:17 PM It's a store with a big following, but some people think the only thing that will follow the opening of a new Walmart is more traffic. News 12's Christie Ethridge says people who live in the area have mixed reactions.

Updated: 6:07 PM Home prices are at their highest values in years. Experts say the last time sellers saw prices this high was 2006. News 12 is On Your Side telling you sellers aren't the only ones who could benefit -- buyers can, too.

Updated: 7:20 PM A potential merger between two airlines has Augusta Regional's direct flight from Augusta to Washington, D.C., up in the air. US Airways and American Airlines are working to combine, but Jet Blue says if that happens, they want more slots in the D.C. airport.

Updated: 7:11 PM Richmond County graduations are in full swing and those recent grads are already preparing for their next journey. While many are excited for college, News 12 found some Butler High grads who say the cost of college determines where they'll take that next step.

Posted: 1:40 PM Those warmer temperatures are the cause of more traveling for the holiday weekend, but those gas prices can have some kind of effect on you if you hit the road.

Updated: 6:58 PM The Aiken County School Board finds itself with a big puzzle. As budget talks begin, the district faces a multimillion-dollar shortfall. News 12's Chad Mills tells us how much taxes could go up.

Updated: 4:41 PM It's been two months since SRNS workers were furloughed one day a week, cutting their pay by 20 percent, but those furloughed workers weren't the only ones who felt the impact.

Updated: 8:18 PM The Aiken Mall is in financial trouble again. It's being foreclosed on after it defaulted on a mortgage payment, but today, News 12's Chad Mills is talking to employees and people in the community. He asked them if the Aiken Mall is too dead to revive.

Updated: 4:43 PM The process is beginning for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions employees to return back to their normal work schedules.

Updated: 11:43 AM The Georgia Department of Labor announced on Thursday that metro Augusta’s unemployment rate went down to 7.6 percent in April, which is down from 7.9 percent in March.

Updated: 4:54 PM H&M will be opening a 23,000 square foot store, its first in eastern Georgia. The store will carry collections for women, men, young ladies, young men and children.

Posted: 8:32 PM State labor officials say Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has dropped to 8.2 percent in April.

Updated: 8:01 PM The deal to relocate the GreenJackets to North Augusta was on life support, but now, city leaders are reviving their hopes. They've drawn up a new financing plan, but they'll have to be approved by the school board and county council first. News 12's Chad Mills sits down with the mayor to find out more about the new plan.

Updated: 2:20 PM Bridgestone Americas says it will begin hiring in early 2014 for jobs in Aiken County.

Posted: 7:37 PM International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has announced it is closing its fragrances ingredients plant in Augusta.

Updated: 11:54 PM The Richmond County Tax Office has a warning for you: Pay your property taxes. The office says they have given individuals extra time to pay because of the sluggish economy.

Updated: 12:12 AM New jobs are brewing off Mike Padgett Highway in Augusta at the soon-to-be finished Starbucks facility. The facility will be opening in early 2014 and with it brings 100 jobs for people in the area.

Updated: 7:13 PM The future of ice hockey in Augusta continues to hang in the balance. The floor at the James Brown Arena is still not working properly.