Georgia is one of only three states with more than one public university in the nation’s Top 20, according to rankings released Monday by U.S. News & World Report. Georgia Tech is ranked eighth-best among public universities, tied with the University of California at Irvine and the University of California at San Diego. The magazine […]
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Missing 85-year-old woman found
SOUTH FULTON — A missing 85-year-old woman who went missing over the weekend has been found, according to local police. Police say Marian Gladys Scarborough was found at a local hospital and is in good health. According to police, Scarborough was last seen in the 4600 block of Stonewall Tell Road and she may have […]
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How are Georgia college students adapting to returning to school in a pandemic?
Georgia Southern University’s Dr. Isaac Chun-Hai Fung stays away from campus these days unless he has a class to teach, and he’s not the only one avoiding the Statesboro school’s grounds when he can. “There are certainly fewer students on campus compared to last year at this time, compared to the pre-pandemic situation,” said Fung, […]
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Police search for missing 85-year-old woman
SOUTH FULTON — The South Fulton Police Department is investigating a report of a missing/endangered person. According to police, 85-year-old Marian Gladys Scarborough was last seen in the 4600 block of Stonewall Tell Rd. Her whereabouts are currently unknown. Scarborough may have been to the Dairy Queen recently at 6627 Roosevelt Hwy in Union City. […]
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Georgia Deputy shown in viral video placed on leave
In response to a viral video showing a Clayton County deputy using physical force against a man reported to be a Lyft passenger, Sheriff Victor Hill has ordered the deputy involved placed on administrative leave. Hill has also ordered a full internal affairs investigation into the incident. The entire internal affairs department has been called […]
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Alpharetta Police: Drug dealer who targeted youth arrested
ALPHARETTA — Alpharetta Police arrested a suspected drug dealer they say was targeting youth and young adults in the city. Police served a search warrant at a home in Alpharetta Friday night where a 22-year-old man was taken into custody without incident. Detectives seized 216 tabs of LSD, 302 MDMA pills also known as Ecstasy […]
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News Blog: Worker rescued after T-Beam collapse
Atlanta Fire Search and Rescue Units extricated one worker with leg injuries after a T-beam pancaked down multiple floors at 530 W. Peachtree Street. Workers were inside shoring up the structure from a collapse that took place yesterday. Free COVID testing in Milton People from Milton and the surrounding area can get free, fast, drive-thru […]
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High number of uninsured and high medical costs rank Georgia low in health care
Georgia slipped to No. 46 among the states in a new ranking of health system performance, down from 42nd the previous year. The new 2020 Commonwealth Fund report on states’ health system performance, released Friday, noted that Georgia performed well by certain measures. Those include a high rate of diabetic adults having an annual hemoglobin […]
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Gwinnett Police search for suspect in shooting death of 20-year-old woman
BUFORD — Police in Gwinnett County are searching for a suspect in the shooting death of 20-year-old Shakeya Smith early Saturday morning. Police say the homicide occurred on Roxwood Park Drive at Woodward Mill road that resulted in the death of one person. At about 5:09 am officers responded to an injured person in the […]
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Pizza restaurant employee shoots and kills robbery suspect
SAVANNAH — A robbery attempt at a pizza restaurant in Savannah was thwarted by an employee who police say returned the suspect’s fire. Police say officers responded to Donatos Pizza at about 9:40 p.m. September 11 on a report of an attempted armed robbery and shots fired. According to the Savannah Police Department, preliminary investigation […]