A Special Weather Statement is in effect until 9 a.m. today for parts of South Georgia and North Florida, where thick fog has dropped visibility to a quarter mile or less in some spots. What’s Happening: Dense, patchy fog moved in early this morning along the I-75 corridor and through parts of the Suwannee River […]
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Man caught exposing himself inside Georgia Dollar General store
A man walked into a Dollar General in Paulding County on April 11 and exposed himself to customers while performing a sexual act on himself, according to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office. The agency is now asking the public to help identify him — and the Facebook post they used to do it is something […]
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Atlanta man and Nigerian man charged in $100 million IRS fraud scheme
An Atlanta man and a man from the United Kingdom and Nigeria have been charged with filing more than 300 fake tax returns that sought over $100 million in fraudulent refunds from the IRS. What’s Happening: 43-year-old Akinade Adedeji Raheem of Atlanta and 42-year-old Abayomi Quadri Eletu, who lived in the United Kingdom and Nigeria, […]
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Colon cancer is rising in young adults and not everyone gets the same care
Colorectal cancer is showing up more often in people under 50, and new research from Augusta University finds those younger patients frequently face treatment delays and unequal access to care that can affect their chances of survival. What’s Happening: Meng-Han Tsai, an assistant professor at the Georgia Prevention Institute at Augusta University, has published research […]
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Police raided a Georgia woman’s home looking for a suspect they already arrested. Now she is suing.
A Georgia woman is suing local and federal law enforcement officers over what she calls a botched pre-dawn raid of her Sandy Springs condominium in 2023. “I was immediately staring down the nozzles of machine-style weapons, dozens of machine-style weapons,” said Cathy George. “Their infrared lasers covered me from head to toe. Lighting up like […]
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Correction for Human remains found in creek off Chambers Cove Drive in Bibb County
In the original release from the sheriff’s office, the name of the road where the remains were found was incorrect. The article has been updated to reflect this change.