According to the GBI, 65-year-old Johnny Jay Farino was charged with sexual exploitation of children.
Posted inCrime
Police investigate fatal shooting of 22-year-old Georgia man
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting in Baldwin. The Baldwin Police Department asked the GBI to assist with a shooting investigation on July 17. One man was shot and died. Preliminary information indicates that at about 8:30 p.m., the Habersham County 911 Center received a call regarding a shooting on Boxwood Avenue in Cornelia. When officers […]
Posted inWeather
Georgia Weather Forecast: Expect sun, heat, and showers this week
This week’s weather will bring more of the same of Georgia residents. Temperatures will be hot, with heat indexes spiking near 100 degrees, and afternoon and evening showers will crop up throughout the week.
Posted inCrime
Macon teen who was shot Friday night dies
A 17-year-old Macon teenager has died after being the victim of a shooting Friday night.
Posted inFire
Snellville house fire was started by grill, firefighters say
Firefighters responded at 11:35 p.m. Sunday to an occupant report of a house fire on Tree Lane SW in unincorporated Snellville.
Posted inYour Family
Gas prices in Georgia are averaging $4.04 per gallon this week
Georgia gas prices decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $4.04 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.
Posted inLocal
Brunswick Harbor dredging postponed due to sea turtles nesting
Earlier this summer, Catherine Ridley of the nonprofit conservation group One Hundred Miles learned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planned to dredge a million cubic yards of material from the Brunswick Harbor just as loggerhead sea turtles were nesting at a record pace on the Georgia coast.
Posted inThe Public Record
Marjorie Taylor Greene called parents of non-biological children ‘fake mom and fake dad’
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is once again under fire for comments she made on her podcast.
Posted inFood
Why is the Chick-fil-A on Woodstock Road in Roswell closed?
Roswell residents driving by the Chick-fil-A on Woodstock Road in Roswell in the Roswell Corners shopping center may have noticed a large black fence around the perimeter of the building.
Posted inCrime
Two teens were shot in Macon Friday night
Two teens where shot on Carlisle Avenue on Friday night.
Posted inEducation
Cobb County allows some school employees to carry guns, but not teachers
The Cobb County School Board approved a policy that allows some school employees, but not teachers, to carry guns at school.
Posted inCoronavirus
Gwinnett County Employees Are Masking up Again Due to High COVID Spread
Gwinnett County employees are masking up once again due to an increase in COVID spread throughout the county.
Posted inYour Government
All 15 Fulton County cities reject county’s proposed local tax grab
All 15 cities in Fulton County are uniting against a controversial proposal from the County Commission that would increase the county’s share of local sales taxes from 5% to 35%.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation
Some lanes will be closed on I-285 in DeKalb County this weekend
Georgia Department of Transportation contractors will install weekend lane closures on I-285 to continue a resurfacing project on 1.5 miles between Snapfinger Road and Rainbow Drive in DeKalb County.
Posted inIn The News
Georgia Supreme Court rejects coal ash lawsuit that could have stopped Georgia Power from passing costs on to consumers
The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to take up a legal challenge to Georgia Power’s plan to collect $525 million from customers in coal ash pond closure costs.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation
31-year-old Georgia man killed in motorcycle crash
A 31-year-old Cumming man was killed Thursday night when his motorcycle was hit by a pickup truck on Canton Highway.
Posted inGeorgia Places
How did Alpharetta get its name?
While there is no record of how or why the name Alpharetta was chosen, there have been a few theories.
Posted inEducation
Hindus push for Diwali holiday in Atlanta schools
Hindus are urging all Atlanta public, private, charter, and parochial schools to close on their most popular festival Diwali, which falls on October 24 this year.
