Updated: 3:12 PM AT&T's and T-Mobile expect better voice and data service once they join forces.

Posted: 11:55 AM Programs aimed at getting offenders jobs won't have it any easier after an Augusta utility worker with a criminal background was exposed doing criminal activity on the job. Some worry that if ex-criminals don't work in some form, it will have an adverse effect on communities.

Updated: 11:02 AM The labor department has announced food prices just made the largest jump since 1974, and local restaurants may have to increase menu prices.

Updated: 11:07 AM Experts say even thousands of miles away, the devastation of Japan's earthquake and tsunami is only starting to hit home. They believe the aftershocks of this disaster will not only be physical, but emotional and financial. And the United States is not immune.

Updated: 3:57 PM News 12 and H&R Block are teaming up to answer your tax questions.

Posted: 1:18 PM The January rate is significantly lower than a year ago when unemployment in the state reached a post-Depression high of 12.5 percent.

Posted: 11:07 AM More than half of kids in Aiken County are eligible for free or reduced lunch which helps a lot of struggling parents make ends meet.

Updated: 11:14 AM Gregory Mallory feels that pain that most Americans feel right now. It's the pain that comes from rising gas prices. As the prices continue to climb each day, Mallory feels that his life is changing too.

Updated: 11:13 AM Consumer debt is 0.7 percent above a three-year low hit in September. It is 6.6 percent below the peak hit in July 2008.

Updated: 7:09 PM It's called a Success Symposium, and it could be your ticket to a new job. Tuesday, March 8, 2011, Aiken Staffing, Augusta Staffing, and Job Shop Inc. are joining forces for a job fair at the Augusta Doubletree Hotel.

Posted: 4:34 PM Carry-on luggage is costing the federal government an estimated quarter-billion dollars a year.

Posted: 10:33 AM The Department of Health and Environmental Control has the most cell phones in service, with more than 1,500.

Updated: 4:06 PM If you find yourself in the drive-thru lane, you might get a pleasant surprise. Or, you could cause it.

Updated: 10:17 AM Right now, a lot of students are signing up for the SAT and the ACT. Those scores really matter when it comes to college admission and scholarship money, so it's important students prepare. Now they can get some cheap help, thanks to some professional athletes.

Posted: 1:47 PM More adults in their 30's-60's are going back to school. They are hoping to gain an edge in the job market.

Posted: 9:13 PM Gov. Nathan Deal will propose a sweeping overhaul of Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE scholarship and prekindergarten programs to keep them from going broke.

Posted: 9:59 PM Officials say one of northeast Georgia's oldest financial institutions -- Habersham Bank -- has been seized by government regulators.

Posted: 1:10 PM The question of where to set the fees has triggered an intense lobbying battle.

Posted: 10:51 AM Major U.S. airlines are rolling back a fare increase of up to $120 per round trip on tickets favored by business travelers.

Posted: 10:49 AM Of the state's 14 major metropolitan areas, only Columbus, Rome, and Savannah reported decreases in initial claims filed from December to January.

Posted: 1:30 PM The World Bank estimates higher prices for corn, wheat and oil have pushed 44 million people into extreme poverty since last June.

Updated: 1:04 PM There are dozens of tax preparers. Choosing the right one could mean the difference between a big refund and a big headache.

Updated: 1:05 PM Georgia could soon see its high graduation numbers drop, and it affects you whether you have a kid in high school or not.

Posted: 11:18 AM For all of 2010, economic stress eased in every state by five.

Updated: 3:43 PM Delta Air Lines will offer a premium economy section on international flights this summer with more legroom and room to recline -- at an additional cost of $80 to $160 each way.