Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia is getting reports of con artists claiming that you need to either pay for your stimulus check or provide personal information to receive it.

Five new homes are going up. We visited a site in Bowling Green.

Habitat for Humanity of Caroline County is back at work on five new homes. Saturday morning volunteers were at work at a site in Bowling Green. Interested i volunteering? habitatofcaroline.org

The Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia says by taking just a few practical measures, you can help make the upcoming year fraud-free for you and your family.

Legal Aid Works Executive Director Ann Kloeckner talks about the challenges of 2020 and what’s ahead for the region. 

Don’t panic and don’t feel intimidated. Scammers want you to panic. They may use intimidation tactics to pressure you into giving up your personal information or making payments

Stories we’ll remember from 2020: Habitat for Humanity in Caroline County builds 5 new homes in Milford

While most retailers do offer refund and exchange programs, policies vary greatly from one store to store.

Barry Moore talks about how to deal with the growing number of scams.  “There’s an element that cares nothing for the holidays other than what they can steal from people.”

Meet Jerry. He’s the oldest bell ringer this year for the Fredericksburg Salvation Army. He hasn’t missed a day!

Captain Shauntrice Williams with the Fredericksburg Salvation Army talks about what it will take to meet the Christmas kettle goal. We also talk about the overall work of the Salvation Army in the region.

Government officials have already been cracking down on phony COVID testing kits and treatments. Now, they are ramping up efforts to prevent the sale of fake vaccines.

Ask yourself, who runs this account? If an account profile is little more than generic phrases, quotes, or introductions, with no specifics about a person’s name, occupation, or background, you may have stumbled across a fake account.
 

The Fredericksburg Salvation Army will be ringing bells around the area thru Christmas Eve. $60,000 is still needed to meet their goal. All the money you place in a kettle stays local.

The Fredericksburg Salvation Army is scheduled to finish distribution of over 15-hundred gifts from its Angel Tree program on Friday.