A growing number of Republicans are distancing themselves from federal immigration operations following the fatal weekend shooting of a 37-year-old nurse by border patrol officers in Minneapolis. Coastal Georgia’s Congressman Buddy Carter isn’t one of them. After the officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen, during an operation to detain an alleged illegal […]
Posted inCrime
Georgia elementary school locked down after anonymous threat
Hollis Hand Elementary School in LaGrange was locked down Tuesday morning after someone called in an anonymous threat to the school around 9:21 a.m. What’s Important: LaGrange Police, the school resource officer, and local and state law enforcement searched the building and grounds. They determined the school was safe and normal activities resumed. All students […]
Posted inWeather
Georgia braces for second winter storm this weekend as coastal system develops
A coastal storm is expected to develop off the Carolina Coast on Saturday and move north on Sunday, bringing another round of winter weather to Georgia this weekend, according to the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center. What’s Happening: The storm will interact with frigid temperatures across the eastern United States, creating conditions for heavy […]
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers
These are the Georgia roads drivers won’t touch in winter weather
A new survey shows Georgia drivers strategically skip certain routes when temperatures drop — and the state’s most avoided winter road winds through the north Georgia mountains. What’s Happening: RVWindshieldReplacement.com surveyed 3,004 drivers nationwide to identify which major roads Americans most often avoid during winter weather. U.S. Route 129 through Blood Mountain and Neels Gap […]
Posted inNational
We found more than 40 cases of immigration agents using banned chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing
Immigration agents have put civilians’ lives at risk using more than their guns. An agent in Houston put a teenage citizen into a chokehold, wrapping his arm around the boy’s neck, choking him so hard that his neck had red welts hours later. A black-masked agent in Los Angeles pressed his knee into a woman’s […]
Posted inTraffic & Transportation
I-95 northbound closed at Georgia-Florida line after pedestrian struck
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on I-95 northbound near the Georgia-Florida state line Tuesday, prompting Florida law enforcement to close highway exits approaching the scene. What’s happening: The Kingsland Police Department issued an accident alert for the crash on I-95 northbound near the state line. Florida officers are working to shut down the […]
Posted inIn The Know
Chickamauga city leaders plan to remove the mayor. But they haven’t given a reason
Chickamauga’s city council will hold a public hearing Friday that could end with Mayor James “Trey” Deck losing his job. What’s Happening: The council set up a special meeting for 4 p.m. Friday. The city attorney will present information, council members will discuss the matter, and the mayor will get a chance to speak before […]
Posted inYour Government
New Georgia Laws: Cellphone bans and tax relief on the agenda
From school cellphone bans to tax cuts, some of this year’s most consequential proposals for new Georgia laws have been in the works for months. State legislators laid the groundwork last year for bills that will be considered during the General Assembly’s session that began this month. About 20 study committees held public meetings across Georgia to set an initial […]
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Underground Fire Knocks Out Midtown Atlanta Power
Power is back on for nearly all midtown Atlanta residents after an underground fire left more than 4,000 people in the dark Monday night. What’s Happening: Fewer than five customers remained without power as of 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to Georgia Power. The outage started Monday night when witnesses heard explosions at 11th Street at […]
