A 6-year-old boy was shot in the leg near a Rome housing complex Wednesday afternoon. He is listed in stable condition. What’s Happening: The shooting happened shortly after 3:00 PM near the corner of E. 13th Street and Crane Street, close to John Graham Homes. Officers found the boy with a gunshot wound to his […]
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How a Georgia inmate escaped and was captured
Justin Craft had already tried to escape once before he ever made it to Piedmont Hospital. That detail sits at the center of a two-day sequence in Augusta that ended Wednesday with two people in custody and a few questions worth asking about how a man facing robbery and battery charges ended up uncuffed in […]
Posted inEconomy
Greedflation: A look at how products are shrinking but prices are growing
The same cart of groceries that cost American families one price in 2020 now costs $741 more per year — and about $41 of that increase never showed up on a price tag. It just quietly disappeared inside a smaller bag. That’s according to a new analysis by InvestorsObserver, published Wednesday, which tracked the price […]
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2 people shot after domestic dispute on Willow Oak Trail in Norcross
A man and a woman were shot early Wednesday on a residential street in unincorporated Norcross. No suspect has been identified. What’s Happening: The shooting happened shortly before 2 a.m. on the 5100 block of Willow Oak Trail. Both victims were taken to a hospital, and their conditions have not been released. What’s Important: Gwinnett […]
Posted inFood
Dalton restaurant scores 64 on health inspection
A Dalton restaurant is under increased scrutiny from state health officials after a routine inspection last week turned up a string of food safety violations, including refrigerators failing to keep food cold enough and a dishwasher producing zero sanitizer on dishes. The Score The Spinning Room at 825 Chattanooga Avenue in Dalton, received a score […]
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Fire danger covers most of Georgia Wednesday
Nearly all of Georgia is under some form of fire weather alert today, with three areas under the most serious warning level and conditions expected to last into the evening. What’s happening: Three separate Red Flag Warnings — the highest level of fire weather alert — are in effect across southeast, central, and southwest Georgia […]
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Inmate escapes from Augusta hospital
A man being held in custody escaped from Piedmont Hospital in Augusta tonight and has not been found. What’s Happening: 33-year-old Justin Eric Craft Jr. walked away from Piedmont Hospital at 1350 Walton Way around 8 p.m. today. He was in custody at the time on pending charges in Richmond County. He was last seen […]
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Election Results: Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia 14th seat
Clay Fuller won Tuesday’s special election runoff in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, and Democrat Shawn Harris conceded. What’s Happening: Fuller, a Republican and former district attorney in Northwest Georgia, took 53,358 votes — 55.58% of the total. Harris received 42,636 votes, or 44.42%. About 95,994 votes were cast in all. What’s Important: The win fills […]
