What was meant to be a fun day outdoors ended in tragedy over the weekend at an ATV park near Piedmont, Alabama. What happened The children What investigators say Why it matters Recreational vehicles like RZRs are popular for families, but they can also be dangerous. Safety officials stress: The bigger picture Accidents involving ATVs […]
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Former CDC Leaders Try to Give Confused Nation a Reality Check
ATLANTA — Former leaders of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol Tuesday at the invitation of Democratic lawmakers to express their concerns about the future of the Atlanta-based disease-fighting agency and the potential impact on the public. The timing follows President Donald Trump’s decision last week to fire […]
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County Buys Former Sears Site to Kickstart Gwinnett Place Mall Redevelopment
Gwinnett County just took another big step in its effort to transform the aging Gwinnett Place Mall into something new. The county’s Urban Redevelopment Agency approved an $11.5 million purchase of the mall’s former Sears property—11.5 acres that add to the growing footprint under county ownership. Once the deal closes in October, Gwinnett will control […]
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Police Search for Missing Lawrenceville Woman
LAWRENCEVILLE — Gwinnett County police are asking for your help to locate Debbie Rebecca Fisher, a 59-year-old woman who has been missing since late August. Fisher was last seen on August 27, leaving her home near Meadow Wood Court in unincorporated Lawrenceville. A family member reported her missing three days later when she did not […]
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7-Year-Old Ejected on I-75: What We Know
A 7-year-old boy was airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta following a serious multi-vehicle crash that closed I-75 southbound for three hours Monday afternoon in Bartow County. What’s Happening: The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. Monday near the Emerson-Allatoona Road exit when a white passenger car struck a Toyota Camry, triggering a chain reaction involving […]
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Canton’s Riverfest is Back After Weather Wipeout Last Year
After last year’s weather-forced cancellation left thousands disappointed, Canton’s massive Riverfest is making its comeback at Etowah River Park this month. The two-day festival typically draws 25,000 people to shop from 150+ artists, eat from food trucks, and let kids loose on bouncy houses and mini train rides. Every dollar raised goes directly to Cherokee […]
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Woman Dies After Being Pulled from Snellville House Fire
SNELLVILLE — An elderly woman died Sunday evening after firefighters pulled her from a burning home in Snellville, marking a tragic end to what neighbors describe as a chaotic rescue attempt complicated by downed power lines. The fire broke out around 5:45 p.m. at a single-story house on the 2200 block of Eastwood Drive. Multiple […]
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A Johns Creek Family Is Dead From a Domestic Murder-Suicide
A weekend welfare check at a Johns Creek home ended with the discovery of three family members dead in what investigators believe was a domestic murder-suicide. What happened Police found the bodies Sunday at a home on Glen Castle Court after someone requested they check on the family. Inside, officers discovered a married couple — […]
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In Georgia, It is Safer to Ride in a Taxi Than an Ambulance
A new study reveals that passengers in Georgia are statistically safer in taxis than in ambulances. The research by the Las Vegas-based personal injury law firm Shook & Stone analyzed crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for taxi and ambulance crashes from 2019 to 2023 across all 50 states. The study calculated the total […]
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Wilcox County Allows Former Homecoming Queens to Relive Their High School Glory
Somewhere in Wilcox County, women in their sixties and seventies are digging through closets, past the Christmas decorations and tax returns from the Reagan administration, searching for that one photograph—the one where they’re seventeen, sash diagonal across their chest, tiara catching the Friday night lights. The school district has called them home. This September, Wilcox […]