LAWRENCEVILLE — A round of severe weather caused several power outages throughout Lawrenceville Monday afternoon. City officials say the city’s Electric Department is aware of the outages and crews are en route and working to restore power as soon as possible.
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Georgia nears 2,500 coronavirus deaths
Georgia is on the verge of 2,500 deaths from coronavirus. The Georgia Department of Public Health reported a total of 2,494 deaths as of its 3 p.m. status update Monday. The state has 58,414 confirmed cases, with 733 new cases reported today. There have been 9,322 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 2,043 ICU admissions due to the […]
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Scooter driver seriously injured after crash in Savannah
SAVANNAH — A 35-year-old scooter driver was seriously injured during a morning collision in Savannah. According to the Savannah Police Department, at about 8:20 a.m. a Honda Odyssey was traveling on Commercial Drive when the passenger side of her vehicle was struck by a scooter in the intersection at Hodgson Memorial Drive. Police say according […]
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Georgia lawmaker’s bill would end citizen’s arrests but allows citizen detainment
A Georgia lawmaker is proposing a bill that would end the practice of citizen’s arrests in Georgia, but the proposed law would still allow private citizens to detain people. State Representative Jeff Jones, a republican from Brunswick, today announced his plans to introduce the “Citizens Detainment Act,” legislation which would amend Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law. […]
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Protesters urge lawmakers to pass hate crimes bill
Georgia lawmakers reconvened Monday for the last lap of the 2020 legislative session as protesters marched by the thousands to the state Capitol in Atlanta to condemn police brutality and racial injustice. The march, organized by the Georgia NAACP, started from the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and proceeded the half-mile to the Capitol, where […]
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Georgia is one step closer to ending surprise medical bills
An effort to end “surprise billing” of medical charges in Georgia appears about to pay off. The state Senate’s Health and Human Services Committee unanimously passed legislation Sunday aimed at unexpected medical bills that can add up to thousands of dollars and bankrupt families. Sunday’s vote came one day before the General Assembly resumes a […]
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$10,000 reward offered for identifying protesters responsible for setting fire to Wendy’s
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department is searching for information on the individual or individuals responsible for setting fire to the Atlanta Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed by a police officer. The department posted photos of one suspect believed to have started the fire Saturday night. Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta is offering a […]
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Should two Georgia military bases named after confederates be renamed?
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee this week adopted an amendment to require the Defense Department to rename U.S. military facilities named in honor of Confederates, including two in Georgia. The amendment from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, was adopted during a closed-door vote on annual defense policy legislation. The language was approved by […]
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Atlanta responds to police killing of black man at Wendy’s
ATLANTA — The city too busy to hate was rocked Saturday by news that an Atlanta Police Officer shot and killed a 23-year-old black man in the parking lot of a Wendy’s Friday night. The response to the shooting has been swift. Protesters have taken to the Interstates, the police chief has resigned, the mayor […]
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Georgia reports highest single day increase in new coronavirus cases since May 1
Georgia reported 1,018 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, making it the largest single-day increase in reported cases since the state’s shelter-in-place order on May 1. The number of new cases reported May 1 was 1,232. The largest one day increase since the pandemic began in Georgia was 1,598 on April 7. The total number of cases […]