Deputies later arrested Jeremy Head at the home in the 2700 block of Highway 154. The sheriff’s office said the girl escaped after Head fell asleep. What happened: Deputies went to the home about 4:23 p.m. Tuesday because of a domestic dispute, the sheriff’s office said. Witnesses told deputies that Head had physically assaulted his […]
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Man shot in leg on Pendleton Street in Savannah
What happened: Savannah police said they got reports of gunfire in the 1900 block of Pendleton Street about 10:55 p.m. Officers found an adult man who had been shot in the leg. Medical care: Police gave the man medical help before taking him to Memorial Health University Medical Center for more treatment. The department did […]
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Follow The Money: Here’s how much Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson have raised
Rick Jackson, the Republican running to be Georgia’s next governor, raised more money in the past two months than his Democratic opponent, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, has collected since starting her campaign more than a year ago. The latest reporting period ended July 31, with filings due by the end of last week. […]
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Georgia broils: Dangerous heat wave threatens coastal counties
Residents in parts of coastal, south central and southwest Georgia face a risk of heat illness Wednesday. Conditions could grow worse Thursday in Glynn and Camden counties. Wednesday alerts: Inland and coastal areas of Glynn and Camden counties are under a heat advisory from noon to 7 p.m., with heat index values up to 110. […]
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Arson in Lawrenceville: What we know
What’s Happening: Firefighters were called to a home on the 700 block of Camp Perrin Road NE at 5:14 a.m. on August 5. Crews arrived eight minutes later to find the house heavily engulfed in flames. The structure partially collapsed while firefighters were working to put out the fire. What’s Important: Investigators determined the fire […]
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Cobb restaurant fails health inspection with score of 59
A Cobb Parkway restaurant best known for its New Orleans-style cooking has some explaining to do after state health inspectors found nearly a dozen violations serious enough to push the eatery into failing territory. Copeland’s of New Orleans, at 3101 Cobb Parkway, received a score of 59 during a routine inspection August 4, well below […]
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One Nation, Under Survelliance: Flock cameras could soon detect your phone
Imagine that you share a ride to work with the same colleague most mornings. As it passes by a license plate reader, the camera records the car, which can be linked through vehicle records to its registered owner. Beside it, another sensor detects signals broadcast by devices traveling nearby, such as your phone and your […]
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81-year-old Marietta man dies two days after head-on crash with semi-truck
What happened: 81-year-old Michael Alvarado was driving his red 2000 Chevrolet Silverado north on Ernest Barrett Parkway, near the Irwin Road overpass, when he lost control of the truck at about 7:55 p.m. on August 6. The Silverado crossed the median and entered the southbound lanes, where the front of a gray 2023 Mack Anthem […]
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Bowdon High School junior elected president of national rodeo organization
A Georgia high school student is now leading one of the largest youth rodeo organizations in the world. Brody Scales, a junior at Bowdon High School and Carroll County Online Campus, was elected president of the National High School Rodeo Association at the organization’s national convention in Nebraska. Scales had not originally planned to run […]
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Augusta man charged with 7 break-ins at Brown Road storage facility
What’s happening: 39-year-old Jeremy Robin Jaynes, of Plantation Road in Augusta, was arrested Monday morning at his home and charged with seven counts of burglary in connection with a string of break-ins at Brown Road Self Storage, located at 2241 Brown Road, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. What we know: Investigators identified Jaynes […]