Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock will face each other again in a debate Sunday, and this time, they’ll have a national audience. Georgia’s two high-stakes U.S. Senate runoff races on Jan. 5 will decide which party controls the upper chamber. A pair of wins for Democrats would split control 50-50, giving […]
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The Sunrise Report: Gunshots at Lenox
Here is your local news roundup for Sunday, December 6. Yesterday’s Headlines: Shoppers at Lenox Mall were startled by gunshots Saturday Evening. As it turns out, the shots were accidental and were the result of a man with a gun adjusting his pants and accidentally firing the gun. The man ran and has not been […]
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Gunshot at Lenox Mall was accidental, police say
A gunshot heard in Neiman Marcus at Lenox Mall in Atlanta was the result of a gun going off accidentally while the owner was adjusting his pants while walking through the store. According to the Atlanta Police Department, at about 6 p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to Lenox Square Mall regarding a shot heard inside […]
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Homeless man shot and killed by Savannah police
SAVANNAH — A homeless man from California was shot and killed by a Savannah Police Officer Saturday morning. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate the incident. According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that at about 8:30 a.m., Savannah Police Department officers responded to a homeless camp located in an […]
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Search continues for Georgia man missing since October
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in helping locate a missing person. According to the sheriff’s office, 56-year-old William Gregory Roberts was last seen by family members on Oct. 28, 2020. He has been known to frequent the Bloomfield area. He has also has been known to travel to the […]
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Coronavirus Update: Georgia has highest single day increase in COVID-19 cases
Georgia shattered its record for single-day increases of new COVID cases, with 6,601 reported Friday. That total of people testing positive for the virus includes more than 1,500 people who took rapid antigen tests. Georgia lists these test results separately from its PCR test results, but most states combine the two figures in their reports. […]
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Georgia elections chief calls in GBI to investigate election
As Georgia continues to take center stage in the nation’s ongoing political drama, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is turning to another government agency to salvage voter confidence in the state’s election process. Raffensperger — with the support of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp — is asking the GBI to investigate any serious allegations of […]
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Fact Check: Were ‘suitcases of ballots’ counted in secret in Georgia?
The president’s legal team came to a Georgia State Senate hearing Thursday to share allegations of fraud and misconduct within Georgia’s election. Most of the claims were false, misleading or lacking actual evidence. During the nearly 7-hour meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee chaired by outgoing State Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick), lawmakers were repeatedly told that Georgia’s election, in […]
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Here’s how Bibb County is responding to string of violent crimes
Macon-Bibb officials pledged to hold criminals accountable and are condemning a recent string of violence that has rocked the city of Macon over Thanksgiving weekend. Mayor-elect Lester Miller and several Commissioners and Commissioners-elect issued a statement denouncing the violence and calling on law enforcement to take any and all actions necessary to conduct the investigation […]