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The Red Cross has an emergency need for blood. Here’s how you can help

by Thom ChandlerJuly 27, 2021September 24, 2023

Georgia’s rivers are getting a better map. Georgia River Network is partnering with EarthViews to create modern, 360-degree digital maps of Georgia rivers. Similar to the “Street View” feature on Google Maps, anyone can go online to EarthViews.com and explore an expanding list of Georgia’s rivers ranging from the Tallapoosa in the west to the Ogeechee in the east.

Now you can see Georgia’s rivers Google Street-View-Style

by Thom ChandlerJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021

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Savannah brings back mask mandate amid coronavirus surge

by Thom ChandlerJuly 26, 2021July 26, 2021

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Outdoor public swimming pools closed in Atlanta

by Thom ChandlerJuly 26, 2021September 24, 2023

The state commission in charge of Georgia’s medical marijuana program has announced its intent to award six licenses to companies to grow the leaf crop and convert it into low-THC cannabis oil.

These are the six companies that can grow marijuana in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 26, 2021September 24, 2023

The obesity epidemic in the U.S. is a major health issue, and it's getting worse. The current national adult obesity rate is 29.7%, but almost half of adults are projected to be obese, not just overweight, by 2030, according to Harvard researchers estimates published in December 2019 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Georgia By The Numbers

Here’s where Georgia ranks for obesity

by Hristina Byrnes | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareJuly 24, 2021July 24, 2021

BROOKHAVEN -- The Brookhaven Police Department has apprehended a man who fired a pistol inside an apartment before fleeing into a wooded area, prompting a large-scale police response.

Crime

Man who fired gun in Brookhaven apartment complex arrested

by Thom ChandlerJuly 24, 2021July 24, 2021

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Crime

Two dead and two injured after Macon sidewalk fight

by Thom ChandlerJuly 24, 2021July 24, 2021

Gwinnett Police Detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on The Falls Pkwy at about 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Crime

Gwinnett police investigating triple shooting

by Crime ReportsJuly 24, 2021July 24, 2021

The grass at the Olympic stadium in Tokyo came from South Georgia

by Leigh Beeson | CAES NewsJuly 24, 2021July 24, 2021

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Atlanta will switch to collecting yard trimmings every other week

by Thom ChandlerJuly 23, 2021September 24, 2023

After being postponed last year due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are set to move forward at full speed starting Friday, July 23, when people from all over the world will tune in to watch the best of the best compete for gold in Japan.

Georgia 4-H’ers compete in shooting at Tokyo Olympics

by Courtney Cameron | CAES NewsJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021

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Crime

25-year-old Georgia man charged with killing his father

by Thom ChandlerJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021

ROSWELL -- The mystery surrounding the disappearance and death of an 8-year-old boy in Roswell 33 years ago has been solved using DNA evidence, according to the Roswell Police Department.

Crime

Arrest made in 1988 killing of 8-year-old Roswell boy

by Thom ChandlerJuly 23, 2021September 24, 2023

More than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2020, a nearly 30% surge from 2019 and the most ever recorded in a single year, according to recently released data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Georgia By The Numbers

Where did Georgia rank in overdose deaths in 2020?

by Hristina Byrnes | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021

Democratic U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested on Thursday, according to his office, during a voting rights rally in Washington, D.C.

Georgia congressman arrested

by Riley Bunch | GA TodayJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Georgia and other states with low COVID-19 vaccination rates are in a race against time with fast-replicating variants of the virus, a faculty member at the Morehouse School of Medicine said Thursday.

Georgia grapples with low vaccination rate

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 22, 2021September 24, 2023

Olympic Games - a modern sports

Watch for these new sports at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics

by Robert Edelstein | TV InsiderJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021

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