Temperatures throughout much of North and Central Georgia are expected to drop drastically beginning Friday night. Thursday night, temperatures will be just above freezing and during the day Friday, Georgia will see highs of about 55 degrees, but starting Friday and continuing through the weekend, night time temperatures will be well below freezing. On Friday […]
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Police investigate homicide on Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain
STONE MOUNTAIN — The Gwinnett County police Homicide Unit is investigating a homicide that occurred on Rockbridge Road. Police were dispatched to a single vehicle accident into a tree in a resident’s front yard. When officers were on scene, they discovered the driver was dead and had suffered a gunshot wound. Police do not know […]
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Roswell police arrest suspect in 10 entering auto crimes
ROSWELL — An observant witness and a coordinated police response led to the arrest of 30-year-old Dequan Hutchins, of Roswell. Police describe Hutchins as a prolific entering auto suspect, now linked to at least 10 separate entering auto crimes in the City of Roswell alone. According to the Roswell Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Harbor […]
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Raphael Warnock leads Herschel Walker in fundraising for senate race
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., raised more than $9.8 million toward his reelection bid during the fourth quarter of last year, slightly exceeding his third-quarter total and significantly outdistancing Republican rival Herschel Walker. Warnock’s fourth-quarter fundraising results raised total campaign war chest to $23 million. “As Reverend Warnock continues to fight for hardworking Georgia families, […]
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Scam Alert: Law enforcement officers will not ask you to use gift cards to avoid arrest
The United States Marshals Service needs your help to stop several phone scams targeting residents in Coastal Georgia. United States Marshal David L. Lyons reports scammers are impersonating law enforcement officers and threatening to arrest residents for failing to appear in federal court. In lieu of arrest, the fraudsters then offer to collect a fictitious fine […]
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Body found in Bibb County woods
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a dead body that was found in a wooded area near the 1900 block of Sheridan Avenue. The remains were found by a WMAZ employee at around 1:00p.m. The employee of the news outlet was reported to have been in the area searching for a missing […]
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Georgia prosecutor gets go-ahead for grand jury in Trump investigation
A panel of Fulton County Superior Court judges Monday approved allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to summon a special grand jury to investigate whether former President Donald Trump and his associates attempted to illegally orchestrate overturning Georgia’s 2020 election results. Chief Judge Christopher Brasher’s order comes after the lead prosecutor of Georgia’s most populous county […]
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Former Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce dead at 72
Former Cobb County Commission Chairman Mike Boyce died Tuesday at age 72. During his four years as Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, Boyce garnered a reputation as a true public servant, putting the needs of those he served above anything else. Although the retired Marine Colonel often leaned on his military leadership skills, […]
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Georgia Republicans take aim at critical race theory and violent demonstrators
Critical-race theory and “Big Tech” will be top targets of Georgia Senate Republicans as the 2022 General Assembly session unfolds, Senate GOP leaders announced Tuesday. The annual Senate Republican priorities list also will include cracking down on violent demonstrators. “Despite unprecedented challenges and distractions over the past two years, I believe our Senate Republican Caucus […]
