What’s Happening: 27-year-old James Moses Hardy escaped from the Augusta Transitional Center on Taylor Street at about 11:37 p.m. Monday. He was being held on multiple violent felony charges, including aggravated assault, home invasion, robbery, and firearm-related offenses. What He Looks Like: Hardy is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 219 pounds. He was […]
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Marietta leaders aren’t talking about data centers, but residents will still have their say
How we got here Two activist groups, A Better Cobb and Not For Us — Cobb County, began urging residents to attend the June 10 meeting at least a week ago, and this outlet reported on the planned turnout June 4. By June 5, city officials were calling the groups’ claims “misinformation” — but at […]
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Brantley County ends burn ban and emergency
Brantley County residents are free to burn again after the county lifted both its burn restrictions and its Local State of Emergency on June 7. What’s New: The county had been under a burn ban and a formal emergency declaration due to the massive wildfire. Both are now lifted. What This Means for You: One […]
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Inmate charged with murder after jail assault kills another prisoner
A man being held at a jail in Augusta was charged with murder Sunday after another inmate died following an assault inside their shared cell, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. What happened: A deputy working the evening shift at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center spotted the attack around 6 p.m. Sunday during […]
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BUSTED: Norcross man’s $400K fake tax refund scam unravels
What happened: 41-year-old Festus Anyiam was convicted June 5 on four counts of theft of government funds and one count of money laundering. The scheme goes back to 2015, when someone filed fake tax returns using the stolen personal information of taxpayers in Illinois and Missouri. How it worked: The fake returns told the IRS […]
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Man gunned down on Pelican Drive in Norcross
What happened: According to police, 36-year-old Walter Cauldle was shot in the 2200 block of Pelican Drive on June 5. He was taken to Northside Gwinnett Hospital, where he died. Gwinnett County Police are investigating his death as a homicide. The investigation: No arrests have been made. Police say everyone involved in the shooting has […]
Posted inTraffic & Transportation
Busy Grovetown road will close overnight every night this week
Drivers in the Grovetown area will face lane closures on Horizon South Parkway overnight through Saturday due to road construction. What’s Happening: Lanes on Horizon South Parkway will close intermittently between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night from Monday, June 8, through Saturday, June 13, Columbia County says. The closures depend on weather. What […]
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DeKalb mourns K-9 Narry, the good boy who took $600K in drugs off the street
K-9 Narry, a police dog who spent nearly six years working the streets of DeKalb County, died at home on June 3. He was retired. What’s Happening: Narry joined the DeKalb County Police Department in June 2017 and worked until April 2023. Over those six years, he was deployed 203 times. By the Numbers:– 64 […]
Posted inEconomy
What are gas prices in Georgia this week?
Georgia drivers are paying about $3.84 a gallon for regular gas — nearly unchanged from last week, but close to a dollar more than they paid a year ago. What’s Happening: Prices have barely moved in the past week, falling just 1 cent. Filling a standard 15-gallon tank now costs about $57.60. By the Numbers: […]
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Flood watch covers 30 Georgia counties through tonight
Residents and drivers across 30 Georgia counties need to watch for possible flooding today as waves of heavy rain move through the area. The watch runs from 8 a.m. through 9 p.m. tonight. What’s happening: A flood watch is in effect across a wide stretch of north, northwest, and west central Georgia. A flood watch […]
