The COVID-19 outbreak is igniting the debate over gun rights as states grapple with whether to allow gun sales while other retailers are forced to shutter. Stores selling guns and ammunition remain legally open in 45 states that include sellers and manufacturers as essential services that are exempted from orders shutting down most commercial activity […]
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Police investigate fatal shooting of Macon mom
UPDATE: An arrest has been made in this case and more details are available here. MACON — A macon mother died of a gunshot wound Sunday morning. She was discovered unresponsive in her bed by her 11-year-old son. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death that was reported on Radio Drive at about […]
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Mobile coronavirus testing is coming to communities with no access to testing
A mobile COVID-19 testing unit will begin rotating between the Augusta area, Milledgeville and Tifton starting Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Sunday. The new initiative is an effort to increase access to testing for coronavirus in parts of Georgia where tests have not been readily available , Kemp said. “”Serving Augusta, Milledgeville, Tifton, and the […]
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Alpharetta Police respond to social media criticism about social distancing response
ALPHARETTA — The Alpharetta Police Department is attempting to clear up misconceptions from a social media post claiming the police department was taking an aggressive approach to social distancing complaints. According to the police department, the incident began when officers received calls from residents reporting that a business in city center was operating outside of […]
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Noise complaint leads to officer involved shooting in Georgia
HOGANSVILLE — A Georgia man is dead today after police say he shot a police officer who was investigating a noise complaint at his home with a 12-gauge shotgun. Officers returned fire, killing the man. On Saturday, April 25, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Hogansville Police Department to conduct an officer […]
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16-year-old jailed after argument with uncle ended in gunfire
ALAMO — A 16-year-old is in police custody after an argument with his uncle over guns ended with his uncle being shot, GBI officials say. On Saturday, April 25, the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to assist with a shooting investigation. According to the GBI, at about 3:07 p.m., the Wheeler County Sheriff’s […]
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New COVID-19 testing site to open in Albany on Sunday
ALBANY — A new coronavirus testing site will be opening in Albany on Sunday. The State of Georgia, Department of Public Health, the Georgia National Guard and Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security, in partnership with Augusta University, have partnered to open the testing site. The additional site will be located at the 100 block […]
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Sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots 67-year-old Adel man
ADEL — A 67-year-old Adele man is dead after exchanging gunfire with a deputy who responded to a shots fired report at the man’s house Friday. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at just before 10 p.m. Friday, April 24, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a home […]
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Police: Warner Robins woman shot in chest during argument
WARNER ROBINS — A Warner Robins woman was shot in the chest Friday night during a dispute with an acquaintance. According to the Warner Robins Poiice Department, officers were dispatched to an apartment on Leisure LakeDrive in reference to someone being shot. When officers arrived, a woman was found with a gunshot wound to her […]
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Hall County becomes sixth Georgia county with more than 1,000 coronavirus cases
As of Friday night, Hall County became Georgia’s sixth county with more than 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to the Georgia Department of Public Education, Hall County now has 1,022 confirmed cases of coronavirus and nine people in the county have died from the virus. Hall joins Fulton, DeKalb, Dougherty, Gwinnett and Cobb Counties, […]