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Speed limit 25 sign closeup

Traffic & Transportation

Slow Down Atlanta: New 25 mph speed limit signs installed

by Thom ChandlerApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Police chased the fleeing car through the streets of the city

Crime

Three Georgia officers shot during police chase that ended near elementary school

by Thom ChandlerApril 12, 2021September 24, 2023

White House officials highlighted sluggish highway traffic, slow bus travel and spotty rural internet service in Georgia Monday as part of pitch to boost support for President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure package.

Could Biden’s jobs plan bring traffic relief and rural broadband to Georgia?

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Commercial Armed Robbery that happened at the Dollar General at 5544 Thomaston Road at 10:25 p.m. Sunday night.

Crime

Armed robbery at Bibb County Dollar General

by Thom ChandlerApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021

If you're like many Georgians who were on Spring Break last week, you probably didn't keep up with the news or passively glanced at headlines during dull moments. If news wasn't your thing during your spring vacation, we've got you covered. Below are some of the news items you missed while you were on break.

11 Things you missed during Spring Break

by Thom ChandlerApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Authorities in Georgia are still searching for clues into the disappearance of a 32-year-old man on July 2, 2019.

32-year-old Joshua James Usry has been missing since July 2019

by Thom ChandlerApril 10, 2021April 10, 2021

Cicada Bug

Everything you need to know about the return of the cicadas

by Sean Montgomery | CAES NewsApril 10, 2021April 10, 2021

The FBI, in coordination with the United States Air Force, is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspect responsible for a what the agency calls a laser strike on an aircraft approaching the Savannah Air National Guard Base on March 9, 2021.

Crime

FBI offers reward for information on suspect who pointed laser at Air Force plane

by Thom ChandlerApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

Close up of COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine vials at the lab. Syringe and phial with virus Sars-CoV-2 vaccine ready for clinical trial. One dose of vaccine in vial with syringe on glass table with copy space.

Johnson & Johnson vaccines halted in Cumming: Here’s what you need to know

by Andy Miller | GHNApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

In the days following the passage of Georgia's controversial new elections law, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game has relocated to Colorado and boycotts are being discussed for major Georgia corporations including Coca-Cola, Home Depot, and Delta.

All-Star game pullout could cost Georgia $150 million

by Sarah Rose | GA TodayApril 9, 2021September 24, 2023

Over the past few decades, pollinators have been in decline worldwide, which is concerning because 70% of crops used for human food depend on pollinators. Turfgrasses – used for most residential lawns – often take some of the blame for pollinator decline as they are known to be wind-pollinated and were thought not to serve as a pollinator food source, until now.

Want to save the bees? The answer could be found in your lawn

by Maggie Narvil | CAES NewsApril 9, 2021April 9, 2021

Firefighters responded to a home in Effingham County last night where a vehicle had driven into the home.

Car crashes through Effingham home

by Thom ChandlerApril 8, 2021April 9, 2021

ATLANTA - MARCH 24: "Tech Tower" at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on March 24, 2019. The historic Atlanta landmark was completed in 1888.

Georgia By The Numbers

Which Georgia college is the best value?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 8, 2021April 9, 2021

Greenhouse for the cultivation of salad

Pete’s plans $18 million expansion in Warner Robins

by Thom ChandlerApril 8, 2021April 9, 2021

A Bibb County Deputy has died at the hands of an inmate, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Crime

GBI: Bibb County Deputy Killed by Inmate

by Thom ChandlerApril 7, 2021October 10, 2023

Voters

Your Government

Are Colorado’s voting laws really more restrictive than Georgia’s?

by Chase Woodruff | Georgia RecorderApril 7, 2021April 9, 2021

Police cars at night. Police car chasing a car at night with fog background. 911 Emergency response police car speeding to scene of crime. Selective focus

Crime

17-year-old charged with Brookhaven shooting death and robbery

by Thom ChandlerApril 7, 2021April 9, 2021

Judge Jeremy Baker was sworn in as the Valdosta Municipal Court Judge Monday by Lowndes County Superior Court Judge Gregory Voyles. Valdosta's mayor and city council appointed Baker in March.

Meet Valdosta’s new judge

by Thom ChandlerApril 7, 2021April 9, 2021