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What Happened?: For the third time this year, cows are on the loose on Atlanta's Interstates. Monday's spill happened at the Cobb Cloverleaf, where I-75 and I-285 intersect and released more than 70 cows onto the roadways.

Cows are roaming Atlanta’s Interstate system (again)

by Thom ChandlerOctober 1, 2018September 24, 2023

With the Super Bowl coming to Atlanta in under five months, the Fulton County Sex Trafficking Task Force is taking aim at curbing sex trafficking that occurs at major sports and entertainment events.

In The News, Super Bowl

Fulton County task force to tackle sex trafficking ahead of Super Bowl

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 27, 2018March 18, 2019

Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the State of Georgia, along with 49 states and the District of Columbia, has settled with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers.

Georgia will get $4.1 million in Uber data breach settlement

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 26, 2018December 14, 2018

Georgia’s obesity rate for adults is about average among states, the CDC reports. But it’s still a startlingly high figure.

Evergreen, In The News

Living Large: One in three Georgians is obese

by Andy Miller | GHNSeptember 19, 2018August 12, 2020

GBI Forensic Artist Kelly Lawson recently reevaluated the case of unidentified remains found in Buford in July 2015. She has been working with the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office to update the image previously released.

Do you recognize this man? Police are trying to identify his remains

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 19, 2018December 14, 2018

Metro Atlanta's new regional transit link authority is beginning to take shape after four of the authority's 16-member board positions were filled today with some of metro Atlanta's heavy-hitters in the areas of development, government and business.

Meet the people who will be guiding Atlanta’s new transit authority

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 14, 2018September 24, 2023

Changes are being made to update the Salem Gate Shopping Center to improve the appearance of the area.

Announcements, In The News

Rockdale County ‘eyesore’ to get facelift

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 13, 2018December 14, 2018

The Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections encourages residents to join others across the nation who will be registering to vote. On September 21, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m., all residents are invited to gather at the Fulton County Government Center in the Assembly Hall located at 141 Pryor Street for a Pep Rally, drum line included, to promote voter registration and the importance of knowing the registration process.

Fulton County will hold a pep rally to get residents to register to vote

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 13, 2018March 18, 2019

Firefighters responded at 9:37 a.m. Tuesday, to an employee report of a business fire at the Queen of Hearts Antiques & Interiors, located in the 4125 block of Buford Drive, in Buford. The caller to 9-1-1 was the store manager who reported a loud popping sound and smoke inside the business.

Small fire breaks out at Queen of Hearts antique store in Buford

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 11, 2018December 14, 2018

With Tropical Storm Florence churning in the Atlantic and heading toward likely landfall somewhere along the southeastern United States, Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is warning homeowners that it is critical now to prepare for a potential strike.

Georgia Officials: It’s time to start preparing for tropical storm Florence

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 8, 2018December 14, 2018

The News: A family of six is safe today thanks to an early morning warning from their two dogs.

Dogs warn sleeping family of house fire

by Thom ChandlerAugust 27, 2018December 14, 2018

The News: Metro Atlanta isn't growing like kudzu, but it did post it's second-highest year of growth since the great recession of 2008 this year. The metro area is growing to the tune of about 75,800 residents since April 2017. As a point of reference, the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium seats 71,000 for Falcons games.

Outer suburbs fuel metro Atlanta’s growth

by Thom ChandlerAugust 26, 2018September 24, 2023

A 58-year-old who escaped a mobile home fire in Social Circle succumbed to the same fire after he re-entered the home to retrieve several pet dogs.

Walton County man dies trying to rescue pets from house fire

by Thom ChandlerAugust 24, 2018September 24, 2023

Cityhood Scuffle: Lawyers for the City of Stockbridge have filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia, according to the Associated Press. The lawsuit alleges that by carving a new city out of parts of the existing city of Stockbridge, voting rights are being violated and the city's ability to meet its financial obligations are being impaired.

The Rundown: Stockbridge sues Georgia, A grandmother gets pinned against a gas pump and a Marietta sex trafficking ring goes to jail

by Thom ChandlerAugust 21, 2018September 24, 2023

The Gist: 15-year-old Andrew Jackson Greer went missing in Michigan in 1979. It has taken almost 30 years for investigators to conclusively determine what happened to the teen. DNA testing has revealed that Greer's DNA matches a 'John Doe' who was buried in Macon.

DNA confirms unidentified boy buried in Macon is a Michigan teen who was missing for 39 years

by Thom ChandlerAugust 14, 2018December 14, 2018

A controversial 60-acre tennis facility planned at Big Creek Park in Roswell has been called off after the city's cycling community and residents who use the passive park for recreation raised their voices in protest.

Roswell nixes planned tennis complex

by Thom ChandlerAugust 12, 2018December 14, 2018

Gov. Nathan Deal yesterday met with President Donald Trump, other governors, state attorneys general and federal leaders to discuss criminal justice reform, including the successes and results of initiatives implemented in Georgia.

Nathan Deal talks criminal justice with Trump and other officials

by Thom ChandlerAugust 10, 2018December 14, 2018

Severe thunderstorms created a harrowing evening for a Gwinnett County family Thursday when their house was struck by a bolt of lightning.

A lightning bolt started a fire in this Gwinnett County home

by Thom ChandlerAugust 9, 2018December 14, 2018

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