Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Monday to toughen penalties for illegal street races by criminalizing promotions on social media and potentially confiscating cars. The newly enacted measure makes it a misdemeanor for anyone in Georgia to organize, promote or participate in street racing, also called drag racing. It will also require driver’s license suspensions for drag racers […]
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Tornado warning in effect For DeKalb and Fulton Counties
A tornado warning has been issued for Fulton and DeKalb Counties until 11:15 a.m. The area effected is central Fulton County and west central DeKalb. Residents in those areas need to take cover. At 10:44 a.m. a tornado producing storm was located over Bankhead, near Atlanta moving East at 35 miles per hour. According to […]
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A Georgia homeowner was shot attempting to stop thieves breaking into his car
A Lee County man was shot last night after his security camera alerted him to someone near his car. When he went outside to investigate, he was shot multiple times. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, several cars in a subdivision north of Stapleton Drive in Lee County were broken into. The break-ins and […]
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GBI: Athens man shot to death during road rage incident
On Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 1:00 a.m., the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Athens was requested by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office to assist with a death investigation. Barrow County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 911 call of a potential road rage incident. The incident was located on the westbound side of GA Highway […]
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Sunday morning fire destroys two Lawrenceville homes
LAWRENCEVILLE — Firefighters responded at 2:03 a.m. to a neighbor’s report of a house fire at the 200 block of Twin Brook Way NW in unincorporated Lawrenceville. The 9-1-1 caller reportedly saw the house behind theirs on fire. Crews arrived to find two single-story, single-family residences on slabs fully engulfed in flames. Heat from the […]
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Atlanta leaders will decide on affordable housing and police reform Monday
Police reform and affordable housing will be hot topics for Atlanta’s governing body on Monday. The Atlanta City Council will consider two legislative items during Monday’s remote meeting aimed at activating four sites of public land for use as affordable housing. Three of the properties are lots slated for development as single-family properties (Legislative Reference […]
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Bibb County Parents: The school district would like your help spending $100 million
The Bibb County School District is asking parents and guardians of district students what they want to do with the massive infusion of cash in the district courtesy of recent pandemic relief passed by the U.S. Congress. Bibb schools will have a little over $100 million in new stimulus funds heading into the next school […]
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Annual burn ban across Georgia begins today
Beginning May 1, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division open burning ban will be in effect for 54 Georgia counties. The open burning ban has been in place during the summer ozone season since 2005. The ban prohibits citizens and businesses from burning yard and land-clearing debris during the summer ozone season, which runs from May […]