ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department is warning drivers of a recent rise in “bump and rob” crimes across the city. In these types of crimes, a criminal will intentionally bump into another car, and when the driver gets out to check for damage and exchange insurance information, the criminal either robs or carjacks the […]
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CDC says it’s OK for kids to return to in-person classes
(The Center Square) – The Center for Disease Control updated federal COVID guidance Friday with several major changes as schools around the country grapple with policies for students’ return in the fall. The CDC urged schools to allow students to return to in-person classes whether or not they are vaccinated as most studies showed significant […]
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Monument at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield vandalized
KENNESAW — National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park are investigating recent vandalism at the park. The damage, reported earlier this morning by park staff and volunteers, includes the defacement to the park’s largest monument, the Illinois Monument, along with two other sites in the Cheatham Hill area. Additional acts […]
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Georgia sees jump in opioid deaths
There’s no real profile for the victims. They don’t appear to fit into any particular economic, racial or ethnic grouping. The rising numbers of opioid overdoses “seem to hit everyone,’’ says Dr. Dan McCollum, an emergency medicine physician at Augusta University Medical Center. “It hits all economic strata.’’ Even age is no longer the factor it […]
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Funeral arrangements set for Alpharetta police officer who died from COVID-19
ALPHARETTA — Funeral arrangements for Alpharetta Police Officer Clinton Martin have been announced by the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 15 at North Point Community Church and the funeral service will be held Friday, July 16 at 2 p.m. A burieal service will be held Wednesday, July 21 at […]
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Georgia firefighters save family dog from fire
LILBURN — A Gwinnett County family may have been displaced from their home after a fire Thursday afternoon, but their pet dog is safe thanks to the efforts of local firefighters. Gwinnett County Firefighters responded to a report of a house fire on Lester Woods Court in Lilburn.The caller to 911 advised that there was possibly […]
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Here’s How Much Georgia Candidates Have Raised in Statewide Races
The slow drip of campaign fundraising reports culminated Thursday with a few surprises as state-level politicking begins to ramp up again with Georgia poised for a return to the national spotlight. It’s still early to draw many conclusions, and some races – most notably, the governor’s race – are not even fully set. But Thursday’s […]
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Suspect in Kennesaw golf course shooting arrested near Chamblee
The suspect in a triple-homicide at a Cobb County golf course was arrested Thursday in the Chamblee area, ending a five day manhunt. According to Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox, Bryan Anthony Rhoden was arrested and charged with three counts of murder, three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of kidnapping after police […]
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Augusta commissioner charged with destroying records
AUGUSTA — An elected official in the Augusta city government is named in a two-count federal indictment charging him with destroying records in a federal investigation, and lying to federal investigators researching the case. Sammie Lee Sias, 66, of Hephzibah, who serves as District 4 commissioner on the Augusta Commission, is charged with Destruction, Alteration, […]
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Metro Atlanta Moe’s restaurants get facelift
Moe’s Southwest Grill announced today the modernization and refresh of more than 50 restaurants in the Greater Atlanta market. Home to Moe’s and the brand’s largest market, Atlanta is the latest city to experience Moe’s evolution following refreshes in Nashville, TN; Charleston, SC; and Rochester, NY. These restaurants in Atlanta now feature a dedicated off-premise service line to support growing digital business driven by […]
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Elsa leaves sewer spills in her wake
VALDOSTA — Tropical Storm Elsa brought rain and sewage overflows to Valdosta Wednesday. According to city officials, the City of Valdosta received more than three inches of rain from Tropical Storm Elsa in addition to about nine inches of rain received during the past two weeks. These rain events saturated the ground causing inflow and infiltration […]
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Meet the people in charge of elections in DeKalb County
The DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Board welcomed three returning members and two new members earlier this week, as Judge Bedelia C. Hargrove administered the official oath to the entire group during a July 7, 2021, special called board meeting. The five members will serve a two-year term through June 2023. The DeKalb VRE […]
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Here’s how the expanded child tax credit will affect Georgia families
The expanded federal child tax credit Congress passed this year is expected to lift nearly 700,000 Georgia children out of poverty, including about 470,000 Black children, child advocacy leaders said Thursday. As a result, the state’s overall child poverty rate will be reduced from 13.6% to 5.9%, while the Black child poverty rate will go […]
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Georgia Couple found shot to death in Bibb County
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that was reported to have occurred in the 200 block of Golden Ocala Boulevard at 11:17 a.m Wednesday. Deputies responded to the residence of a person being shot. As deputies arrived, they found 46-year-old Tyvesha Brown, and her husband, 49-year-old James Brown, unresponsive with gunshot wounds. […]
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Around Georgia: See Atlanta’s newest park
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Commissioner John Dargle Jr., Southern Hub Director George Dusenbury, Rodney Cook Jr., Bishop John Lewis and other leaders cut the ribbon at the new Cook Park. Watch the vide below to see the state-of-the-art 16 acre park that is engineered to reduce flooding and provide a safe […]
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Santa is coming to Atlanta in July
We may be in the thick of Atlanta’s heat and humidity, but that isn’t going to stop Jolly Old St. Nick from making a visit to an Atlanta visit for Christmas in July. Children’s Museum of Atlanta is bringing everything merry and bright to the museum stage in partnership with Georgia Festival of Trees – a nonprofit and […]
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Here’s how Georgia’s traffic stacks up to the rest of the country
(The Center Square) – Georgia’s interstate system congestion and vehicle travel rate are among the highest in the U.S., a recent report shows. According to a National Transportation Research Group (TRIP) report published in late June, 57% of urban interstate highways in Georgia are considered congested during peak hours, the 12th-highest in the U.S. Georgia also has […]
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Judge rejects challenge to Georgia’s new election law
A federal judge Wednesday threw out a challenge to portions of Georgia’s controversial new election law as poorly timed. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee ruled that with runoff elections for vacant state House seats in Cobb County and southeast Georgia set for next Tuesday, it’s too late to change provisions in the current law. “The […]
