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ATLANTA -- Fulton County will be opening one early voting site for the City of Atlanta District 3 Runoff election.

Here’s how you can vote early in the Atlanta District 3 City Council runoff election

by Thom ChandlerApril 4, 2019April 4, 2019

Georgia's controversial "heartbeat bill" outlawing abortion after a heartbeat has been detected is on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk.

Georgia’s ‘heartbeat bill’ heads to Gov. Brian Kemp. Here’s what you need to know about it

by Thom ChandlerMarch 29, 2019March 29, 2019

The Liberty County Board of Commissioners will pay $209,106 in back wages to 131 employees for violations of the overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act found in a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation.

Liberty County ordered to pay $209,106 in back wages to public safety workers for unpaid hours

by Thom ChandlerMarch 25, 2019September 24, 2023

Gwinnett County voters have spoken and the result was a resounding "No" to a proposed expansion of MARTA that would have brought heavy rail and bus routes to Gwinnett County.

Gwinnett voters stop MARTA expansion in its tracks

by Thom ChandlerMarch 19, 2019March 19, 2019

At her second State of the City address, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that the City of Atlanta will create a Department of Transportation to consolidate work being done across several departments, in an effort to streamline efficiency and better serve residents and businesses.

Atlanta will be getting its own Department of Transportation

by Thom ChandlerMarch 14, 2019September 24, 2023

When most people think of International trade, they think about trade deals between the United States and other countries, but Georgia has its own trade portfolio as well and the state ranks number 11 in the nation for international exports.

Did you know Georgia exported $40.5 billion worth of goods last year?

by Thom ChandlerMarch 13, 2019April 9, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced March 8 that high water levels have impacted recreational facilities and boating at Lake Lanier.

Water levels are high at Lake Lanier. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe

by Thom ChandlerMarch 9, 2019March 15, 2019

Yesterday morning shortly after 5 a.m. the Talbot County Fire Department responded to a fire located at 6370 Woodland Highway in Woodland.

Woodland man dies in mobile home fire

by Thom ChandlerMarch 6, 2019March 6, 2019

The Atlanta Department of Watershed Management has issued a boil water advisory out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with Georgia EPD guidance for public advisory. The Department of Watershed Management calls for immediate water restriction to critical uses only to allow system pressures to rebuild.

Boil Water advisory in effect for South Fulton County

by Thom ChandlerMarch 4, 2019March 5, 2019

A day after tornadoes tore through three Georgia counties, Gov. Brian Kemp wasted no time in declaring a state of emergency for the areas affected by the storm. He is also planning to tour the hardest hit areas Monday afternoon.

Kemp declares state of emergency and plans to visit storm-ravaged counties

by Thom ChandlerMarch 4, 2019April 9, 2020

On March 3, 2019, Forsyth County Jail Deputies were waking inmates from their cells at 4:30 a.m. for morning breakfast. One inmate failed to respond and was found lying in his bed unresponsive.

Inmate found dead at Forsyth County Jail

by Thom ChandlerMarch 3, 2019March 15, 2019

Valdosta Police Department Interim Chief Leslie Manahan has been appointed Chief of Police, effective March 1. Originally from Marietta, Manahan moved to Valdosta in 1990 to attend Valdosta State University and graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Education.

Valdosta names first female police chief

by Thom ChandlerMarch 1, 2019March 1, 2019

Two Georgia teenagers are without their home and their father after a mobile home fire in Tennille.

Father of two teenage boys dies in mobile home fire

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 28, 2019February 28, 2019

In 1999, the body of an African American child was found in a small church cemetery in DeKalb County. The child has remained unidentified for 20 years.

20 years ago a child’s body was found in DeKalb County. New images could help identify him

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 26, 2019February 26, 2019

Georgia's amended budget for 2019 now includes $2 million in relief to rural hospitals that were damaged by Hurricane Michael.

Georgia’s rural hospitals will get $2 million in hurricane relief

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 25, 2019March 15, 2019

It all started with a social media post at Christmas featuring the new mayor of Atlanta's mac and cheese dish that drew mock ire and jokes. Not one to let a little social media pressure get the best of her, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms turned the jokes about her version of the popular dish into a campaign to fight hunger in the city she presides over.

Atlanta mayor’s questionable mac and cheese turns into $37,000 worth of food for the hungry

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 25, 2019September 24, 2023

Police say weather conditions may have been a contributing factor in a fatal collision Thursday night in Stone Mountain.

DeKalb firefighter killed in collision on Stone Mountain Highway

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 22, 2019February 22, 2019

You may not need to pull over the next time you see the blue lights following you down the road. Police departments across the country are starting to use solid, non-flashing lights called cruise lights that are mounted to the vehicle's light bar.

Do you know what to do if you see a police car with non-flashing blue lights behind you?

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 21, 2019February 15, 2020

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