DECATUR — A DeKalb County inmate is on the loose after he escaped from Grady Memorial Hospital while receiving medical care. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the escaped kidnapping suspect. The inmate, 35 year-old Decatur resident Torinto Antoine Christian, was arrested on Monday, April 13 […]
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Trump names both of Georgia’s senators to congressional coronavirus task force
Georgia’s two U.S. senators are among more than 50 members of Congress named by President Donald Trump Thursday to a bipartisan task force that will advise him on when and how to reopen the U.S. economy. Trump already has two advisory groups working to help shape America’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic: the original COVID-19 […]
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Why are the grocery store shelves really empty?
While all industries have been seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, food and agriculture have been among the hardest hit segments of the U.S. economy. The primary reason lies in the composition of household food expenditures. The impacts of the pandemic appear to vary by commodity based on two critical issues: perishability and labor use. Perishables […]
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Standoff at Super 8 in Augusta ends in gunfire
A standoff between law enforcement officers and a man they had come to do a welfare check on ended in gunfire after the man allegedly fired his weapon at SWAT team members, who returned fire killing the man. On Wednesday, April 15 at about 11:50 p.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the […]
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Mail thieves caught stealing from free-standing mailbox in Roswell
ROSWELL — The Roswell Police Department caught two men breaking into a freestanding blue mailbox on Brannon Square in Roswell during the overnight hours of April 6. Detectives recovered a large quantity of stolen mail, and fear there may be more unknowing victims. Police ask that anyone who dropped off checks or other forms of […]
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AMBER Alert: Georgia 2-year-old missing since April 15
An AMBER alert has been issued for a 2-year-old girl last seen April 15 in Griffin. The missing child’s name is Amina Cole, she is black with black hair and brown eyes. Amina is believed to be with Johnetta Leigh Taylor, who is described by authorities as a 21-year-old black woman with dark hair that […]
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Could an arthritis drug work on coronavirus? Georgia State University researchers say ‘yes’
Researchers at Georgia State University say they have found an FDA approved arthritis drug that works against coronavirus. Auranofin, a drug approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to treat rheumatoid arthritis, is effective at inhibiting the novel coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2, Georgia State University researchers have found. The researchers tested the drug as […]
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Your block party could cost you $1,000 or a year in jail
Block parties have become all the rage during the coronavirus pandemic, but no matter how much social distancing neighbors say they are putting in place, these gatherings are illegal under Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s shelter-in-place order. Enter law enforcement. Residents who break the law can expect to hear from local law enforcement about it, and […]
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Georgia crosses 15,000 mark for coronavirus cases
Georgia now has over 15,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, as of 7 p.m. April 15, Georgia has 15,260 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been 3,006 hospitalizations from the virus, meaning if you are infected with COVID-19, there is a 19.7% chance you will be hospitalized. 576 […]