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 […]
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Car break-ins are on the rise in Vidalia
What’s happening: The Vidalia Police Department says it has seen an increase in vehicle break-in reports across the community. Police are urging residents to stay alert and take simple precautions to avoid becoming a victim. What you can do: Police say residents should take the following steps: What’s new: The department issued the advisory Monday […]
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84-year-old woman and 21-year-old man shot in southeast Atlanta
What happened: Atlanta police responded to two shooting calls within about 13 minutes of each other on August 10. What investigators believe: Early findings suggest both shootings may be tied to gunfire that broke out in the area of E. Rhinehill Rd. SE and Browns Mill Rd. SE. Police have not confirmed a definitive connection, […]
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‘Reprehensible:’ Grave robbers desecrate 150 graves to sell metal for scrap
Someone had been walking through Magnolia Memorial Gardens in Chatham County for a year and a half, pulling metal flower vases off headstones and selling them for scrap. The graves they left behind belonged to people whose families had paid several thousand dollars to place a single vase there. The scheme came into focus on […]
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Heat index could hit 110 in Georgia today
Heat advisories are in effect today for parts of coastal and far southwest Georgia, where the combination of high temperatures and humidity could make it feel like 110 degrees. What’s happening: The National Weather Service has issued three separate heat advisories covering Georgia counties today. The affected areas stretch from Seminole and Decatur counties in […]
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Crash on I-285 westbound near New Northside Drive causes delays in Sandy Springs
What’s Happening: Sandy Springs Police were on the scene just before 7:30 p.m. Drivers were told to expect delays and slow down while passing through. What’s Important: The crash happened on I-285, the highway that loops around Atlanta and runs through the north side of Sandy Springs. It is one of the busiest roads in […]
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Deputies search for missing Georgia 14-year-old
What we know: The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office identified the missing juvenile as Salem Carpenter. Deputies were deployed to the Canterbury Farms area to search for him. According to the sheriff’s office, he was last seen wearing black gym shorts, a grey t-shirt, and brown slides. If you have information: Anyone who knows where Salem […]
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Suspect in quadruple homicide killed after shooting at Georgia deputies
A man wanted in connection with four killings in Burke County is dead after he fired at sheriff’s deputies following a car chase early Monday morning. What happened: Burke County Sheriff’s Office deputies were pursuing the suspect when they used stop sticks, a device that punctures tires to slow or stop a fleeing vehicle, to […]