5 Day Digital House Cleaning Challenge
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Seniors are often the biggest targets for scams and fraud. That's why AARP and the education site Senior Planet have teamed up to help seniors protect themselves.

Protect, restore family photos damaged by hurricanes and floodwaters

In the Gulf region, hurricanes and floods can not only damage property, they can wipe out family history by damaging family photos. We asked a professional photo manager to show us how to keep photos safe, and how to bring them back to life after they've been damaged.

Tips to digitize photos, preserve memories
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When hurricanes and flood waters hit, precious family photos can be seriously damaged. FOX 26's Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan has a way you can have those photos digitized with Steve Durgin from Memories 4ever.

Restoring flood damaged photos could be done
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Hurricanes and floods can damage not only property, but family history by damaging photos and memories. FOX 26's Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan spoke with Steve Durgin from Memories 4ever on how those photos can be restored.

Federal electric vehicle incentives end this week, sales expected to slump this fall

If you're in the market for an electric vehicle, you have two days left before federal incentives end. After that, analysts say there could be a slump in the EV car market.

Contaminated shrimp and seafood fraud
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A new report shows some Texas restaurants say they're selling Gulf shrimp but it's not. FOX 26's Heather Sullivan digs into the recent shrimp recall due to radioactive contamination.

71-year-old loses $15K in AI voice clone scam
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A Houston man says he lost $15,000 to a scammer who used AI to pretend to be his son. FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather shared advice from the victim and from authorities.

The real estate market for buyers and sellers
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FOX 26's Heather Sullivan spoke with the chair of the Houston Association of Realtors to talk about the current state of the real estate market.

Woman saves $60,000 as professional house, pet sitter

She travels throughout the year, staying in and watching other people’s homes and pets while they’re away.

Free meals for eligible K-12 students for next 2 years
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More eligible K-12 students can now get school breakfast and lunch at no cost for the next two school years, thanks to nearly $20 million in the new state budget. No Kid Hungry Texas and Representative Armando Walle have been advocating to expand this program. Stacie Sanchez Hare, the Director of No Kid Hungry Texas, talked with Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan about it.

FBI warns of new 'phantom hacker' scam
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The FBI just issued a warning about a new, 3-phase scam they call The Phantom Hacker that combines three scams you may have already heard about. Erik Beguin with Austin Capital Bank joins us to tell us what to watch out for.

BakerRipley sees rise in seniors arriving for free meals
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BakerRipley says that there are seeing a rising number of seniors arriving at their Senior Health and Wellness Center for congregate meals, which is a free meal for seniors. Cristina Cave with BakerRipley came by to tell us about it. They need donations to help provide more meals. Donations can be made at BakerRipley.org/seniormeals.

Sullivan's Smart Sense: Solving money issues
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FOX 26 Consumer Reporter Heather Sullivan shares money-saving advice and ways to protect your wallet.

Free, fun events in Houston-area from Sept. 12-14
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We have a few things you can do for free this weekend in the Houston-area! FOX 26's Heather Sullivan has details on the events you can check out from Sept. 12 - 14.