Elvis Eghosa Ogiekpolor has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering after being convicted at trial. Ogiekpolor opened and directed others to open at least 50 fraudulent business bank accounts that received over $9.5 million dollars from various online frauds, including romance frauds and business email […]
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17-year-old killed on basketball court in Gwinnett County subdivision
LAWRENCEVILLE — A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed on the basketball court of a Lawrenceville subdivision Sunday afternoon. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, at approximately 4 p.m. Sunday, Gwinnett County Police Officers were dispatched to the report of a person shot on Mariray Court in Lawrenceville. When officers arrived on scene, they […]
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Gas prices are going up again. Here’s why
Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.17 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 6 cents more than a week ago, 17 cents less than a month ago, and 19 cents more than this time last year. It now costs $47.55 to fill a 15-gallon tank of regular gasoline. […]
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21-year-old woman injured in pedestrian crash in Macon
MACON — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a traffic collision that occurred on Ocmulgee East Boulevard at Roderick Road just before 8 p.m. Saturday. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, a 21-year-old woman was walking on Ocmulgee East Boulevard near Roderick Road when investigators say she walked into the path of a Dodge Ram […]
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Gwinnett family displaced after leaf blower causes house fire
DACULA — A leaf blower that was left plugged in on the front porch of a residence is the likely cause of a fire that displaced a Dacula family. Firefighters responded at 8:14 p.m. to a neighbor’s report of a house fire on River Pass Court in Dacula. The 911 caller advised of a neighbor’s house […]
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Escaped Connecticut Inmate Captured in Georgia
MCDONOUGH — An escaped inmate from Connecticut has been picked up by The Henry County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Investigation Unit. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Forenza Rakeem Murphy was serving time on a robbery charge at a Connecticut Department of Corrections Halfway House in Bridgeport when he left without permission. The sheriff’s […]
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Arrest made in slaying of Macon man who was shot between two houses
MACON — Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators charged a suspect in connection with the death of 40-year-old Lester Summers. The original incident took place on Grier Street, Sept. 10. Deputies found a 40-year-old Lester Summers, of Macon, with multiple gunshot wounds between two houses in the 300 block of Grier Street. Summers died from his injuries. A second […]
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The weather may be cooling off, but the mosquitoes are still biting in Georgia
Cooler weather may be upon us, but as we open windows and head outside, it is important to remember that we are still in mosquito season. Recent rains have filled all of the containers, cracks and crevices that can hold water around our homes and neighborhoods. While working around my yard, I have found mosquito […]
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Georgia ranks 14th in the U.S. for most traffic deaths
Traffic deaths are on the rise in the United States, according to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. An estimated 20,175 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes from January through June 2022, the most in the first half of any year since 2006. (Here is a look at the deadliest year […]
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Weekend lane closures scheduled for Briarcliff Road in DeKalb County
Georgia Department of Transportation contractors will install overnight lane closures this weekend to continue a resurfacing project on State Road 42/Briarcliff Road from Briarcliff Place to SR 13/Buford Highway in DeKalb County. Transportation officials say the resurfacing project will produce a smoother ride for drivers while also improving the condition of the deteriorating roadway. Weather and on-site conditions permitting, one alternating right […]
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‘This is not the place to be doing mining:’ Critics slam Okefenokee mining project
Opponents of a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp used the monthly meeting of the Georgia Board of Natural Resources this week to raise concerns about the project. “We’re talking about one of the greatest treasures of Georgia, one of the most ecologically valuable swamps in the world,” Rhett Jackson, a hydrology professor at […]
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Want to help UGA learn more about Joro spiders?
They have been described as palm-sized, parachuting creatures with the potential to spread up the East Coast. Now dozens of webs are appearing in trees, on fences and in gardens around the Southeast, and social media and neighborhood message boards are buzzing with Joro spider sightings. Discussions of eradication methods ranging from chemical sprays to “Joro […]
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The latest on Tropical Storm Ian and its impact on Georgia
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and state emergency officials have provided another update on Tropical Storm Ian. The update comes as the storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm overnight. Ian weakened overnight and is now a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. It is currently moving off the east-central […]
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Ian has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm: Here’s what it means for Georgia
Hurricane Ian is now Tropical Storm Ian and is expected to begin making its way up the East coast of Florida, and track up the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina today and tomorrow. Tropical Storm Ian will move into the Atlantic where it is then anticipated track north towards the South Carolina coast. The […]
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Two Coastal Georgia bridges will close due to Hurricane Ian
For the safety of the traveling public, The Georgia Department of Transportation is closing the Talmadge Memorial Bridge on US 17 over the Savannah River and the Sidney Lanier Bridge on US 17 over the Brunswick River to all vehicular traffic at 9 a.m. Thursday, due to anticipated gale-force winds from Hurricane Ian. GDOT officials […]
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These City of Savannah services will be closed or suspended due to Hurricane Ian
SAVANNAH — Based on expected impacts from Hurricane Ian, all non-emergency essential City of Savannah government offices will be closed, and multiple city services will be suspended starting Thursday. As safety allows, sanitation collection services will run as normal on Thursday but will be suspended completely on Friday. All emergency essential services, including public safety, […]
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82-year-old Roswell man arrested in stabbing death of his wife
The News: The Roswell Police Department has arrested 82-year-old Bruce Miller in the death of his wife, 80-year-old Judith Miller. Initial Report: On Thursday, Sept. 15 shortly before 4 p.m. Roswell Police Officers responded to a reported suicide at a home on Oakhaven Drive. The first arriving officers located Judith Miller dead inside the home with an apparent […]
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Georgia Shellfish Harvest closed due to Hurricane Ian
The recreational and commercial harvest of shellfish in Georgia’s marine waters will close by administrative order due to Hurricane Ian at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, until after the Department of Natural Resources determines safe harvesting can restart. Commissioner Mark Williams today signed an administrative order closing the harvest due to expected rainfall and tidal […]
