Large Labor Day gathering ends in gunfire
WARNER ROBINS — A large Labor Day gathering in Warner Robins ended with shots being fired, according to local law enforcement. Officers with the Warner Robins Police Department were dispatched to Willow Ave, in reference to shots being fired. Upon arrival officers were able to determine there was a large gathering at the residence. According […]
Atlanta Police Department sees uptick in police resignations
(The Center Square) – The number of police officers who have resigned from the Atlanta Police Department has doubled in the past three months, department records show. According to numbers obtained by The Center Square, 42 officers resigned between June 1 and Aug. 21, which is twice the number of officers who left the department […]
News Blog: Railroad tracks in Kennesaw shut down, Ga. 400 lane closures
An unknown malfunction has closed railroad tracks in the vicinity of downtown Kennesaw, according to the Kennesaw Police Department. Drivers are being urged to find alternative routes and avoid the tracks. CSX is addressing the issue. Ga. 400 lane closures this week in Forsyth Ga. 400 will have scheduled daytime lane closures and traffic paces […]
Kemp wants to end Obamacare in Georgia
Under a proposal from Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, Georgians seeking to purchase health insurance would no longer have the option of shopping for plans on one website as they can now on the Obamacare site Healthcare.gov. Instead, they would have to seek out commercial insurance plans on their own. In Kemp’s application to the Trump […]
GBI: A Texas fugitive shot a Georgia deputy and escaped into the woods
Police are searching for a Texas fugitive who they say shot a deputy and escaped into the woods in Georgia. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that 29-year-old Dalton Potter, a wanted Texas fugitive, was driving a stolen trailer. During a traffic stop of the stolen trailer, police say Potter fired […]
Georgia officials search for missing 14-year-old girl
Law enforcement officers in Long County are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 14-year-old girl. Long County Sheriff’s Department officials say 14-year-old Gabriella Thorn. “Gabby”, is 5′ 5″ tall, and weighs about 127 pounds. She has dark blonde, with tinted colored hair, green eyes, and wears glasses, but may not have them on. […]
Police search for man who sexually assaulted woman in Savannah
SAVANNAH — Police in Savannah are searching for the suspect in a sexual assault that occurred at about 4 a.m. Saturday. According to police, the victim was walking alone on Broughton Street at about 4 a.m. when the man grabbed her, forced her to the ground and assaulted her. An employee at a nearby business […]
Arrest made in 25-year-old cold case
Law enforcement officials believe they have solved a 25-year-old cold case in Walker County. On Friday, September 3 at about 10 p.m. special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested 50-year-old Robert Allen Mowry and charged him with one count of malice murder for the death of 54-year-old James Richard Harris in December of […]