BUFORD — Two people have been arrested in a case involving the sex trafficking of a 12-year-old girl from Texas to Gwinnett County. Georgia authorities started a sexual exploitation investigation in September which led to the arrest today of Adrienne Klein, a 43-year-old woman living in Gulf Breeze, Florida and Gesart Hoxha, a 20-year-old man from […]
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Rejected: Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement won’t work
The Biden administration Thursday rejected Georgia’s bid to make a limited expansion of Medicaid subject to a work requirement. The state proposed the work requirement as part of a demonstration waiver from provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The waiver was approved by the Trump administration last year. After putting the waiver on hold […]
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These two Georgia cities are the worst for college graduates to find a job
College and university students in the class of 2020 faced the worst — and most uncertain — job market the U.S. had seen in generations. Economic fallout in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak pushed unemployment to 13.3% in May of 2020 as millions of college students graduated and joined the labor force. Only a […]
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Baby, it’s cold outside: Atlanta opens warming center
ATLANTA — With temperatures expected to dip down to 32 degrees tonight, the City of Atlanta is activating its warming center again. The city announced the opening of an emergency warming center in anticipation of frigid temperatures. The center will open tonight, Wednesday, December 22 at 8 p.m. and will remain open through Thursday morning at […]
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Roswell High School football star Robbie Roper has died
ROSWELL — Roswell High School football standout Robbie Roper has died following complications from a routine shoulder surgery. According to a message posted by his family on his personal Twitter account, Robbie died on Wednesday. “He was the biggest joy of our family. We are proud of the young man he has become,” the message […]
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Charges against Georgia lawmaker Trey Kelley dismissed
A judge in Polk County has dismissed an indictment charging state Rep. Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in 2019. Kelley was charged with reckless conduct, a misdemeanor, for failing to call law enforcement immediately after Ryan Dover, the driver charged in the accident, contacted Kelley to inform him of the crash. […]
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How much do you need to save to retire in Georgia?
A 2019 report from the Federal Reserve found that nearly one in every four American adults have no retirement savings. During the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, that share has likely grown. Despite stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits, millions of Americans have reduced retirement account contributions or stopped them entirely — […]
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Judge grounds Spaceport Camden
Opponents of a planned commercial spaceport in Camden County will get a chance after the holidays to make their case. A judge in Glynn County granted a temporary restraining order Tuesday blocking Camden County from buying the 4,000-acre tract intended as the site of Spaceport Camden. County officials said Superior Court Judge Stephen Scarlett’s ruling […]
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WATCH: Atlanta firefighters rescue person who fell in air vent
If you frequently walk in downtown Atlanta, some of the city’s air vents may have given you pause. Atlanta Firefighters rescued a person who had fallen through one of the air vents. Firefighters say the person fell 15 to 20 feet. The incident occurred Tuesday morning. After a thorough assessment it was determined the person […]