The same cart of groceries that cost American families one price in 2020 now costs $741 more per year — and about $41 of that increase never showed up on a price tag. It just quietly disappeared inside a smaller bag. That’s according to a new analysis by InvestorsObserver, published Wednesday, which tracked the price […]
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2 people shot after domestic dispute on Willow Oak Trail in Norcross
A man and a woman were shot early Wednesday on a residential street in unincorporated Norcross. No suspect has been identified. What’s Happening: The shooting happened shortly before 2 a.m. on the 5100 block of Willow Oak Trail. Both victims were taken to a hospital, and their conditions have not been released. What’s Important: Gwinnett […]
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Dalton restaurant scores 64 on health inspection
A Dalton restaurant is under increased scrutiny from state health officials after a routine inspection last week turned up a string of food safety violations, including refrigerators failing to keep food cold enough and a dishwasher producing zero sanitizer on dishes. The Score The Spinning Room at 825 Chattanooga Avenue in Dalton, received a score […]
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Fire danger covers most of Georgia Wednesday
Nearly all of Georgia is under some form of fire weather alert today, with three areas under the most serious warning level and conditions expected to last into the evening. What’s happening: Three separate Red Flag Warnings — the highest level of fire weather alert — are in effect across southeast, central, and southwest Georgia […]
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Inmate escapes from Augusta hospital
A man being held in custody escaped from Piedmont Hospital in Augusta tonight and has not been found. What’s Happening: 33-year-old Justin Eric Craft Jr. walked away from Piedmont Hospital at 1350 Walton Way around 8 p.m. today. He was in custody at the time on pending charges in Richmond County. He was last seen […]
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Election Results: Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia 14th seat
Clay Fuller won Tuesday’s special election runoff in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, and Democrat Shawn Harris conceded. What’s Happening: Fuller, a Republican and former district attorney in Northwest Georgia, took 53,358 votes — 55.58% of the total. Harris received 42,636 votes, or 44.42%. About 95,994 votes were cast in all. What’s Important: The win fills […]
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Election Results: Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene?
It is Election Night in Georgia. While there are other races on the ballot throughout the state, the one that is garnering the most attention is the District 14 race in Northwest Georgia to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat. Republicans are expected to hold onto the seat. Below are the live election results as they […]
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Gwinnett inmate threatened to kill probation officer on recorded jail call
A Gwinnett County jail inmate threatened to kill his probation officer during a recorded phone call, and now faces criminal charges as a result. What happened: On March 23, Stephen Stillwell, held at the Gwinnett County jail, was recorded on a phone call saying he planned to ingest cocaine and kill his probation officer once […]
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Man with domestic violence warrant flees deputies near KSU
A man wanted on a domestic violence warrant ran from Cobb County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday near Kennesaw State University and has not been found. What’s Happening: Deputies spotted 26-year-old Jessie Santiago near the KSU campus and moved to arrest him on an existing domestic violence warrant. Before they could take him into custody, Santiago ran […]
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Johns Creek Police remind residents to watch out for crypto scams
Americans lost somewhere between $6.5 billion and $9.3 billion to cryptocurrency scams last year. That’s according to a public warning this week by the Johns Creek Police Department. What’s Happening: The Johns Creek Police Department put the numbers out as part of a broader push to warn residents about how these scams work. The department […]
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Georgia ranks near bottom for children’s health care
Georgia ranked 45th in the country for children’s health care, according to a new report from WalletHub, a personal-finance company. The report covered all 50 states and Washington, D.C. What’s Happening: WalletHub graded each state on 33 measures, including how many children are in good health, how many doctors are available, vaccination rates, and whether […]
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Can a Democrat Win Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Old Seat? Here’s an Honest Look
Northwest Georgia goes back to the polls today. The question hanging over the runoff between Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris isn’t really who wins — most political observers already know the answer to that. The more interesting question is what this race reveals about the district, the Republican Party, and whether the political […]
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9 arrested at a planned teen takeover in the Johns Creek area
Nine people were arrested over the weekend after a large planned gathering of teens and young adults took place in the Johns Creek area. What’s Happening: Authorities said they knew about the event before it happened. The gathering brought together a large group of teens and young adults in a public area. Johns Creek police […]
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Augusta man shoots at car break-in suspects
A man who said he was getting ready for work early Monday shot at three people he says were breaking into his car in Augusta. A teenager one street over was hit in the leg. What’s happening: Around 2:45 a.m., Antonio Davis stepped out of his home on Bishop Way and saw three men in […]
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Ex-prison guard convicted of helping inmates smuggle drugs through secret hole
A former guard at a federal prison in Atlanta was convicted last week of taking bribes and helping inmates push large amounts of drugs and other contraband into the facility through a hidden hole in the visitation area. What happened: 51-year-old Patrick Shackelford of Senoia was found guilty by a federal jury on April 2 […]
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Why Waffle House is the perfect place to teleport to
As a connoisseur of Southern culture — a man whose family has been marinating in the Georgia soil long enough to qualify as a regional condiment — there are times when a story reaches out of the news cycle, grabs me by the collar, and says “Boy, you were put on this earth for exactly […]
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Jones County Man Killed in Side-by-Side Crash
A Friday night crash in Jones County took one man’s life and left a woman hurt. What’s Happening: Jones County Sheriff Butch Reece says the crash happened Friday around 7:30 p.m. near Stallings and Ellis Church roads. Reece identified the victim as 40-year-old Jordan Norville. The Injured: A woman in the vehicle suffered shoulder injuries, […]
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Internet roasts man who claimed to teleport to North Georgia Waffle House
If you thought the only thing getting scattered, smothered, and covered at your local Waffle House was the hashbrowns, think again. Gregg Phillips, the head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, says God teleported him to a Waffle House in Rome, Georgia. Nobody at the restaurant remembers it. And the internet, bless its heart, […]
