Today is Friday, December 18. That means we are just one week until Christmas. Speaking of Christmas, the forecast shows a small chance of snow on Christmas Day. It is too early to get your hopes up, but it is also 2020 — which means maybe we should expect a Christmas Day blizzard. Here are today’s top headlines.
The News:
- Gov. Brian Kemp is promising to supply more staff to strained hospitals.
- The Home Depot was smacked with a record fine for lead paint violations. The Atlanta-based retailer will pay $20 million.
- A SWAT team shot and killed a Smyrna man while entering his apartment.
- A 36-year-old died in Bibb County after a collision with a logging truck.
- Mike Pence was in Georgia yesterday.
- Be careful on the roads during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday. The Georgia State Patrol will be out and about if you need help remembering to do that.
- A water main break closed all Baldwin County Schools yesterday.
- There are more Georgians in the hospital right now for COVID-19 than there were in July.
- A Georgia elementary school student was found with an unloaded gun at school.
- In the Georgia senate race, a new poll shows that the two republican candidates hold a narrow lead in the race.
- A former Georgia Police Major is being charged with the theft to the tune of about $4,500.
- Gwinnett County is buying Gwinnett Place Mall.
Weather:
Temperatures are below freezing this morning, but you can probably feel that. This afternoon expect a high of 49 degrees before we return to below freezing temps in the overnight hours.
Coronavirus:
The state reported 8,037 new cases of coronavirus yesterday. There were 300 people hospitalized for the virus yesterday and 56 confirmed deaths from COVID-19. The death toll from coronavirus in Georgia is now 9,358 confirmed deaths with 936 deaths likely caused by the virus.
Quote of The Day:
“Christmas is not a story of hope. It is hope.” -Craig D. Lounsbrough
