A car chase down the streets of Newnan will be the subject of an episode of Investigation Discovery’s popular show Body Cam next week. The episode will air Tuesday, Feb. at 10 p.m. on true-crime network Investigation Discovery (ID) and will showcase the harrowing story of Newnan law enforcement Officer Kevin Black and Sergeant Bradley Thompson. Here […]
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Stacey Abrams will deliver the democratic response to Donald Trump’s State of the Union
House and Senate democrats have picked former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to deliver the democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday. Abrams received national attention in last year’s campaign against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and her strong stance on voting rights have fast made her a standard-bearer for democrats nationwide. […]
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Georgia Waits for Snow: Weather updates and closings
With about 2 inches of snow expected for much of north Georgia Tuesday, Georgians are on high alert and several closings have already happened, including Gov. Brian Kemp announcing that all state offices would be closed. Updates on the weather system and closings as they progress will be posted in the live reporting tool below. […]
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Snow Update: Kemp orders state offices closed on Tuesday
With snow looming in the forecast for Tuesday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has preemptively closed state government offices for Tuesday and is telling all non-essential state employees in the region affected by the storm not to report to work. According to the National Weather Service, rain will begin mixing with and changing into snow across […]
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Suspect in Rockmart homicides arrested in Indiana
A man who is wanted in connection with two double homicides in Rockmart fled Georgia and was taken into custody in Indiana. A manhunt began for 27-year-old Daylon Delon Gamble last week after four victims were found dead at two different locations Jan. 24. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshal’s Service’s […]
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North Georgia braces for snow Tuesday
Winter weather is headed for Georgia and could arrive as early as Monday night. While snow is possible, that doesn’t mean it is a certainty and it will depend on what the temperature is when the rain actually starts falling. When will it start?: The National Weather Service has placed a large portion of north […]
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What Georgians Are Reading: Murders, manhunts and miracles
Driving to jail in style: A Gwinnett County man found out his girlfriend was in jail for driving a stolen vehicle. According to police, he hopped into his stolen vehicle and drove down to the jail to bail her out, but instead joined her in her stay. Police found two more stolen cars at their […]
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Southern Roots Festival to feature Food Network Stars, Super Bowl theme
Four Food Network Culinary Divas will join Celebrity Chef Ashley Clay to bring the richness of “Down South” to the forefront during the Southern Roots Festival in Atlanta, as a prelude to the Big Game. The Southern Roots festival will kick off on Jan. 28, and will run until Feb. 3. In conjunction with Southern Roots Festival Creative Director […]