Karla Lopez-Delgado, who ran a multi-state drug trafficking operation from her Dunwoody apartment, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison. Authorities found 4.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 80 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 20 kilograms of cocaine in the apartment she shared with her four-year-old daughter. Six other members of her organization also received sentences […]
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Canton Restaurant Fails Health Inspection
C’est La Vie restaurant in Canton received a failing score of 56 during its April 9, 2025, routine health inspection, with multiple critical food safety violations that could potentially cause foodborne illness. A food inspection documented serious issues including improper food handling, with a cook using the same spatula for both raw and cooked burgers. […]
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20-Year Search Continues for Child Kidnapped by Mother in Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County Police are seeking public assistance in the cold case of Marisa Velasco, who was kidnapped by her biological mother during a court-approved visit on December 17, 2005. Marisa, just 15 months old at the time, would now be 20 years old. Her mother, Rena Velasco, disappeared with the child after asking another resident […]
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A Bunch of Rubes? Georgia Tops U.S. in Getting Duped By Scammers
Turns out Georgians can catch fish but can’t catch digital fraudsters to save their lives – or their bank accounts. A new survey from Fullstack Academy reveals the Peach State leads the nation in falling for phishing scams, with a staggering 43% of residents admitting they’ve taken the bait from online tricksters. For those of […]
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Georgia’s Small Businesses Looking for Rapid Ways to Grow in the Face of New Tariffs
Over the course of a week in April 2025, global markets have been rocked by one of the most disruptive economic policies announced by the US in close to a century. As stock markets tumbled, the White House stood by, and sometimes doubled down, on its new policy, but luckily for businesses across the country, […]
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U.S. Citizen From Georgia Released From Jail After Arrest Under Florida’s Anti-immigration Law
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez held his mother in a tight embrace and wept following his release from the Leon County Jail Thursday evening, where the U.S. citizen was held after his arrest for illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien.” An official with Homeland Security Investigations in Tallahassee took Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old born in Georgia, to […]
Posted inTraffic & Transportation
Georgia 400 at I-285: Major Bottleneck Improvements Reported
The recently completed multi-year overhaul of Georgia 400 at Interstate 285 is starting to pay off. The heavily trafficked interchange has moved down the American Transportation Research Institute’s rankings from the nation’s ninth-worst freight traffic bottleneck to 29th, Georgia Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry told members of the State Transportation Board Thursday. Peak-hour speeds at the […]
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Got Geese in Your Yard? They’re About to Become Jerks
Those majestic honkers that once symbolized wilderness now waddle through your neighborhood like they own the place – and Georgia wildlife officials warn they’re about to get even more territorial. 🦢 What We Know: Canada geese have mastered suburban living, trading pristine lakes for neighborhood ponds and office parks. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ […]
Posted inEducation
Federal Ruling on Student Visas Revoked in Georgia Expected Soon
A federal judge in Atlanta is weighing whether to order the government to restore the immigration status of 133 current or former college students, 26 of them in Georgia, who recently received word that it had been revoked. Judge Victoria M. Calvert of the Northern District of Georgia said she would issue a ruling on […]