SAVANNAH — Savannah Police Violent Crimes detectives are investigating the homicide of an unidentified male, who was located Thursday evening. Police say at about 8:15 p.m., officers responded to the 2600 block of Pate Street and located the deceased white man. An initial investigation revealed that the man had sustained injuries from gunfire. Detectives are […]
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Georgia police officers rescue newborn baby from car wreck
LILBURN — A harrowing moment for a Georgia family ended in tears of joy after police officers were able to rescue a newborn baby from the wreckage of a vehicle on Monday. Police officers with the Lilburn Police Department were called to the scene of a vehicle accident on Lawrenceville Highway Monday where they discovered […]
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Georgia doctor debunks common coronavirus myths
As we have learned more about coronavirus, some CDC guidance has changed and misconceptions regarding the disease have come to light. Dr. Supriya Mannepalli, the medical director of Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Infectious Disease and Chair of the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Infection Prevention and Control Committee, has taken the time to debunk some common […]
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Plant Vogtle lays off 20% of workforce
ATLANTA – The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Augusta. Atlanta-based Southern Co. announced this week that the workforce at the $25 billion project is being cut by 20%. As of Wednesday, 42 workers had tested positive for COVID-19, while 57 were awaiting test results, the Augusta […]
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Fulton County now has more than 2,000 confirmed coronavirus cases
As of today’s noon COVID-19 status update from the Georgia Department of Public Health, Fulton County has surpassed 2,000 cases of coronavirus and Gwinnett County has become the fifth county in Georgia with more than 1,000 confirmed coronavirus cases. Fulton is the first county in Georgia to reach the 2,000 case mark. It is also […]
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Help Find a Missing 14-year-old Boy from Savannah
SAVANNAH — The Savannah Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a 14-year-old boy who has been missing since Wednesday. Jacob Eli Davis was last seen around 3 p.m. Wednesday on the 4000 block of Ogeechee Road wearing blue jeans, a black hoody and black tennis shoes. Jacob is 5’10” and weighs about […]
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Missing Griffin 2-year-old found safe
A 2-year-old Georgia girl who was the subject of an AMBER alert yesterday has been found safe. According to the Griffin Police Department, 2-year-old Amina Cole was found “safe and healthy.” A second child was also found with Cole an her mother that police were not aware was also missing. The children’s mother, Johnetta Leigh […]
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Obesity is a major factor in severe coronavirus illness
Obesity has emerged as a major predictor of severe COVID-19 illness, according to new research. Phoebe’s chief medical officer, Dr. Steven Kitchen, said the hospital has not yet gathered precise data on obesity rates of coronavirus patients. But he told GHN on Thursday that “a disproportionate percentage of our critically ill patients in our ICUs […]
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Cobb County reaches 1,000 coronavirus case mark
Cobb County is the latest county in Georgia to surpass 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. Cobb now has 1,014 confirmed cases and 49 deaths, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The county has the fourth highest number of cases in the state and the third highest number of deaths. Fulton County still has […]
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Marietta Police seeking witnesses to morning motorcycle crash
The Marietta Police Department is investigating a serious injury crash that occurred at 9:19 a.m. today at the intersection of Fairground Street and South Marietta Parkway, and they need the public’s help determining what happened. According to the Police Department, the preliminary on-scene investigation revealed that a 2002 Acura MDX operated by 66-year-old Gwenetta Smith […]
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DeKalb County prisoner escapes from Grady Memorial Hospital
DECATUR — A DeKalb County inmate is on the loose after he escaped from Grady Memorial Hospital while receiving medical care. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the escaped kidnapping suspect. The inmate, 35 year-old Decatur resident Torinto Antoine Christian, was arrested on Monday, April 13 […]
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Trump names both of Georgia’s senators to congressional coronavirus task force
Georgia’s two U.S. senators are among more than 50 members of Congress named by President Donald Trump Thursday to a bipartisan task force that will advise him on when and how to reopen the U.S. economy. Trump already has two advisory groups working to help shape America’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic: the original COVID-19 […]
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Why are the grocery store shelves really empty?
While all industries have been seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, food and agriculture have been among the hardest hit segments of the U.S. economy. The primary reason lies in the composition of household food expenditures. The impacts of the pandemic appear to vary by commodity based on two critical issues: perishability and labor use. Perishables […]
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Standoff at Super 8 in Augusta ends in gunfire
A standoff between law enforcement officers and a man they had come to do a welfare check on ended in gunfire after the man allegedly fired his weapon at SWAT team members, who returned fire killing the man. On Wednesday, April 15 at about 11:50 p.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the […]
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Mail thieves caught stealing from free-standing mailbox in Roswell
ROSWELL — The Roswell Police Department caught two men breaking into a freestanding blue mailbox on Brannon Square in Roswell during the overnight hours of April 6. Detectives recovered a large quantity of stolen mail, and fear there may be more unknowing victims. Police ask that anyone who dropped off checks or other forms of […]
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AMBER Alert: Georgia 2-year-old missing since April 15
An AMBER alert has been issued for a 2-year-old girl last seen April 15 in Griffin. The missing child’s name is Amina Cole, she is black with black hair and brown eyes. Amina is believed to be with Johnetta Leigh Taylor, who is described by authorities as a 21-year-old black woman with dark hair that […]
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Could an arthritis drug work on coronavirus? Georgia State University researchers say ‘yes’
Researchers at Georgia State University say they have found an FDA approved arthritis drug that works against coronavirus. Auranofin, a drug approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to treat rheumatoid arthritis, is effective at inhibiting the novel coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2, Georgia State University researchers have found. The researchers tested the drug as […]
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Your block party could cost you $1,000 or a year in jail
Block parties have become all the rage during the coronavirus pandemic, but no matter how much social distancing neighbors say they are putting in place, these gatherings are illegal under Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s shelter-in-place order. Enter law enforcement. Residents who break the law can expect to hear from local law enforcement about it, and […]
