New data showing COVID-19 is hitting black Georgians far harder than others is sparking an outcry among state leaders. Some politicians and activists are calling for bold reforms at the federal and state levels to redress long-standing inequities that continue to lead to disparate outcomes for people of color. “We’re going to have to go […]
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Need for Speed: Georgia driver arrested for speeding was clocked at 138 miles per hour
A driver was pulled over Sunday on I-16 in Candler County after sheriff’s deputies clocked the car going 138 miles per hour. The car was a Mustang GT. While the speeder was the fastest deputies caught this week, sheriff’s department officials say high speeds were not uncommon this weekend. “Deputies issued a number of citations […]
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Two men caught on camera trying to break into Albany home
ALBANY — The Albany Police Department is searching for two men who were caught on camera attempting to break into a home in the Albany area. The video shows the two men repeatedly attempting to kick the front door of a residence. Police are asking anyone who has any information to contact the Albany Police […]
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Cobb County police shoot 22-year-old involved in disturbance at Publix
A disturbance between a 22-year-old man and a Publix employee led to the 22-year-old being shot by police and a police officer sustaining injuries. The initial disturbance occurred at a Publix store near the intersection of Sandy Plains Road and Hwy. 92 in unincorporated Cobb County. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information […]
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20-year-old arrested for terroristic threats against Ahmaud Arbery protestors
A 20-year-old Liberty County man has been arrested and charged with Dissemination of Information Relating to Terroristic Acts after a social media post related to the Ahmaud Arbery case. On Saturday, May 9, at about 11:55 p.m., the GBI was made aware of a Facebook post that contained a threat to future protests related to […]
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GBI confirms additional video footage in Ahmaud Arbery case but will not release it
In response to reports of additional video footage in the Ahmaud Arbery investigation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Saturday confirmed the existence of additional footage, but declined to release the video due to the ongoing investigation. “We are indeed reviewing additional video footage and photographs as part of the active case. It is important to […]
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Georgia Tech model says Georgia is about to see a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths
A new COVID-19 model from Georgia Tech projects increases of thousands of cases and deaths in the state by mid-August. The university’s Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems and Health Analytics Group say that depending on how much the public follows physical distancing measures in the coming weeks, Georgia’s total number of COVID-19 deaths could […]
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21-year-old Johns Creek man arrested and charged with child molestation in Gordon County
A Johns Creek man is in the Gordon County jail today after sheriff’s department officials say they caught him with a minor early Thursday morning outside a recreation facility. According to Gordon County Sheriff Mitch Ralston, at about 4 a.m. May 7, a deputy sheriff on patrol observed a suspicious automobile at a county recreation […]
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High-ranking Georgia lawmaker says ‘now is the time’ to act on hate crimes amid Ahmaud Arbery shooting
On the heels of the public outcry about the Ahmaud Arbery shooting, another key Georgia lawmaker is calling for hate crimes laws to be passed when the state legislature returns to work. State Representative Calvin Smyre a democrat from Columbus who is also the Dean of the Georgia House of Representatives, today issued the following […]
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Coronavirus confirmed in Glascock County. Now the virus has spread to all Georgia counties
The first confirmed case of coronavirus in Glascock County was confirmed yesterday by the Georgia Department of Public Health. Glascock was the only county in Georgia that had not seen a single case of COVID-19. For weeks, Glascock and Taliaferro counties remained the only counties in the state with no coronavirus infections. Now both counties […]