Augusta is planning a major redevelopment of the city’s historic inner city neighborhoods. Along with the new trade center, the revitalization project will use money from a dollar a night hotel room fee as a source of funding. The trade center will be a tourist draw, but will the inner city be? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

Federal authorities accuse a Florida man of using identities of prison inmates to create phony income tax documents and file for more than $630,000 in refunds.  Officials say 44-year-old Anthony Davila of Tampa is named in a 34-count federal indictment unsealed this week after his arrest in
Florida.

If you’re not going to make the April 15th income tax filing deadline, there are steps you can take to help make filing an extension easier. The IRS will allow you to set up payments on an installment plan. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the details.

President Obama has unveiled a plan to help small businesses. The nation’s 21 largest banks receiving bailout money must report on how much they lend to small businesses, each month. All other banks are asked to give quarterly reports on small business loans. The Obama administration goes even further to ask banks that are not getting funds to increase small business lending. So, what does the President’s plan mean for small businesses here in the Two-State? From Wall Street to your Wallet, WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud spoke to some local business owners who say the President’s plan is a step in the right direction.

The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs is warning you about stimulus scams hitting the state, where scammers are using the federal stimulus package as a way to steal people’s money and personal information. WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

Race car driver and “Dancing With The Stars” winner Helio Castroneves is insisting he’s innocent of federal tax evasion charges.

Race car driver and “Dancing With The Stars” winner Helio Castroneves is insisting he’s innocent of federal tax evasion charges.

An Aiken woman was sentenced to four years in jail after pleading guilty to taking more than $300,000 from her employer. Wednesday, Elizabeth Darby Copeland stood in court and tearfully offered her apologies to the people she said were like a second set of parents. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.