In response to rising COVID-19 infections, three metro Atlanta school systems announced that they will begin the school year using a 100% virtual learning model. Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney, who has been saying for weeks that the school system’s decision would be based on community spread of the virus and the course of […]
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Georgia’s hospital system overwhelmed by ‘frightening’ coronavirus surge
Georgia’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rose by 3,871 in the 24 hours ending Wednesday afternoon, the state’s second-highest daily increase since the pandemic began. Hospitals’ critical care bed capacity, meanwhile, continues to dwindle, with just 16 percent of beds available. Three hospital regions of Georgia – in the northeast, central and southern regions of the state […]
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Atlanta mayor vetoes ‘8 Can’t Wait’ police reforms
ATLANTA — Last week, the Atlanta City Council passed a use of force measure commonly known as the ‘8 Can’t Wait’ platform. It includes such reforms as banning chokeholds, a warning before shooting and exhausting all alternatives before shooting. This week, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms vetoed that measure. The mayor’s veto was not out […]
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Brian Kemp’s new executive order extends social distancing and suspends local mask requirements
Gov. Brian Kemp renewed orders late Wednesday to keep Georgia’s current social distancing and safety rules imposed through the end of July to discourage the spread of coronavirus in place for businesses, schools and public gatherings. The latest executive order also contains new language requiring that any masking mandates put in place by city or […]
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Here’s what Donald Trump said when he visited Atlanta today
President Donald Trump traveled to Atlanta Wednesday to unveil changes to longstanding environmental rules that industries hail as a boon for infrastructure and critics condemn as toxic. Trump’s visit Wednesday was his second trip to Atlanta so far this year. He previously traveled to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early March at […]
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Missing 12-year-old Georgia girl found with 20-year-old man in Florida
A missing 12-year-old girl from Cornelia was located and is safe in Palm Beach County, Florida with local authorities. The child’s family told authorities they believed she had run a routine errand Tuesday morning, but she never returned home. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, agents and investigators learned that the missing child likely […]
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NEWS BLOG: Athens-Clarke County Courthouse closed after deputy tests positive for COVID019
Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge Eric Norris has issued an order declaring a judicial emergency and the immediate closure of the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse until Monday, July 20 at 8:00 a.m. The closure is due to a Sheriff’s Deputy working regularly in the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse who has tested positive for COVID-19. In […]
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Watch for prying eyes when withdrawing money from the bank
A Gwinnett County man’s car was broken into while he was at a doctor’s office just after withdrawing money from a local bank. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, on Friday, July 10, shortly before noon, the man made a large cash withdrawal from a bank on Jimmy Carter Boulevard in unincorporated Norcross. The […]
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Fatal shooting of 4-year-old girl under investigation
ROCHELLE — A 4-year-old girl died from a gunshot wound Tuesday in Rochelle. A man who identified himself as the girl’s father reported the shooting to the Rochelle Police Department. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the man then left the area and transported the girl’s body to family members in Seville. He then […]
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17-year-old shot by Cobb Police officer dies
A 17-year-old who was shot by the Cobb County Police Monday died in the hospital. The 17-year-old has been identified as Vincent Demario Truitt of Atlanta. According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that at about 11:20 p.m., Monday, Cobb County Police officers located a stolen vehicle being driven in the vicinity of 291 Riverside […]