Zoo Atlanta announced today the death of Choomba, a 59-year-old female western lowland gorilla. The second-oldest gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, Choomba was also the fourth-oldest gorilla in the world. The Animal Care and Veterinary Teams had been monitoring Choomba closely in recent days following a marked decline in her physical condition due to advanced arthritis and […]
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Fire at Alpharetta home ruled arson
A 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a fire at a home in Alpharetta. According to Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King, Jesse Hooper was charged with Arson in the 1st Degree and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony. The fire occurred Nov. 18 and moderately damaged a […]
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Kemp proposes more spending on education, health care, and public safety
Gov. Brian Kemp asked Georgia lawmakers Thursday to use a record budget surplus to raise the salaries of teachers and state employees and hire more nurses and state troopers. In his fourth and final State of the State address of a four-year term, Kemp told a joint session of the Georgia House and Senate education, […]
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Should UGA Football players earn $154,000 per season? Some fans think so
Following the Georgia Bulldogs epic win in Monday’s National Championship Game, Georgia football fans clearly believe their players should also be rewarded for their efforts financially. Indeed, any college football fan would have picked up on the Supreme Court’s landmark decision last year, which upended a decades-old NCAA model that considered college athletes as strictly amateurs, […]
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Snow Update: Metro Atlanta could get up to an inch of snow
A mix of wintry conditions is expected to impact tens of millions of people across different regions of the U.S. over the holiday weekend, including snow and ice in parts of the Southeast as the storm is forecast to plunge through Virginia and Kentucky, reaching as far south as Georgia. The storm will charge in […]
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30 people evacuated after early morning apartment fire in Gwinnett
An early morning blaze Thursday damaged four apartment units on Chase Lane in Norcross. Firefighters brought the flames under control at about 2:12 a.m. Gwinnett County Fire officials say about 30 people were evacuated from the two-story, eight-unit apartment building when the first fire trucks arrived. Crews found smoke and flames showing from two second-floor […]
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Flashback: Snow Jam ’82 rocked Metro Atlanta 40 years ago
As weather reports show heavy snow may be likely in metro Atlanta over the weekend, this month we look back to a heavy snow storm that hit Georgia 40 years ago. It became known as Snow Jam ’82, and much like 2014’s more recent Snowmageddon, it was marked by heavy traffic jams and abandoned cars. […]
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Could East Cobb become its own city?
Residents of East Cobb were divided at a legislative hearing Wednesday over whether their community should become a city. A Georgia House subcommittee is considering a bill asking East Cobb voters to decide the cityhood issue in a November referendum. “Closer to the people is better,” East Cobb resident Scott Hausman told members of the […]
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Brian Kemp wants to give some of your tax money back
Gov. Brian Kemp wants to use a record state budget surplus to cut taxes. The Republican governor proposed $1.6 billion in tax refunds Wednesday worth $250 for state income tax single filers and $500 for joint filers. “We should continue to fund our priorities but also be good stewards of that taxpayer money,” Kemp told […]
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Will it snow in Georgia this weekend? What we know so far
A substantial snowstorm is poised to unload hefty accumulations over parts of the Plains and Midwest late this week and early this weekend, and it won’t stop there. AccuWeather forecasters warn that it may go on to bring snow and ice, leading to the potential for dangerous travel conditions, across parts of the Southeast. The storm will […]