Sitting in traffic can be an intensely frustrating experience, and some cities are worse than others. Using data from the 2021 Global Traffic Scorecard, Routific ranks the worst cities for American traffic.
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Take a look at Bibb County’s new patrol cruisers
No one looks forward to seeing a sheriff’s department patrol car roll up behind them, especially if its lights are flashing, but in Bibb County those patrol cruisers are being given a facelift.
Posted inCrime
Atlanta police want your help identifying the suspect in a fatal shooting
Detectives with the Atlanta Police Department’s Homicide Unit are seeking assistance from the public to help identify a suspect involved in a shooting that occurred on Aug. 7.
Posted inYour Government
Republicans are attacking Herschel Walker
Fellow Republicans are going after GOP U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker.
Posted inHealth
Georgia has almost 600 cases of monkeypox
Nearly 600 cases of monkeypox have been identified in Georgia since the disease first showed up in the Peach State at the beginning of June, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Posted inThe Georgia Chronicles
Flashback: Dunwoody Village opened 50 years ago
Dunwoody Village — the Williamsburg-style shopping center that functions as both a shopping center and de facto the town square of Dunwoody — celebrates 50 years this month.
Posted inCrime
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers get federal life sentence for hate crime
Two white men convicted on federal hate crimes charges were given life sentences Monday in Brunswick.
Posted inLocal Heroes
Georgia Churches Came Together to Purchase a Wheelchair-accessible Van for a Retired Missionary After He Had a Stroke
For retired Associational Missionary Ray Coleman, attending church has always been central in his life, but, since having a debilitating stroke two years ago, he had been unable to go.
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Emergency Room or Urgent Care? Where should you take your child?
Do you know when your child needs to go to urgent care or when they need to go to the ER?
Posted inCoronavirus
Headaches and Changes to Taste and Smell Are Among Top Symptoms of Long COVID
Fatigue and headache were the most common symptoms reported by individuals an average of more than four months out from having COVID-19, investigators report.
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Atlanta Dental Offices Now Have Relief For Staffing Issues
Atlanta, Georgia has 498,715 residents, and each one will need a dentist at some point.
Posted inYour Family
Gas prices in Georgia dropped 14 cents per gallon since last week
Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.63 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.
Posted inFood
Highest-rated dessert shops in Atlanta
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated dessert shops in Atlanta from Tripadvisor.
Posted inRepresenting You
Representing You: State lawmakers want to know more about local development incentives
Local development authorities have been at the heart of the biggest business deals in Georgia, including the record-breaking incentives that lured electric-vehicle manufacturers Hyundai and Rivian to the Peach State.
Posted inGeorgia People
At 109 years old, Relda Mackins is DeKalb County’s oldest resident
On August 7, Ms. Relda Beatrice Bennett Mackins, DeKalb County’s oldest resident, will turn 109 years old.
Posted inCrime
Georgia postal workers plead guilty in scheme to deliver illegal drugs through the mail
Former mail carrier Robert Elliott Sheppard has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges for recruiting fellow mail carriers to deliver packages of controlled substances while he was on disability leave.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation
Fulton students and Alpharetta’s speed cameras start back Monday
Classes begin for Fulton County Schools on Monday, August 8. In Alpharetta, that means speed zone cameras will be active around schools once again.
Posted inYour Government
Who is running for the Roswell City Council seat vacated by Marcelo Zapata?
Four candidates have qualified to run for the Post 1 Roswell City Council seat vacated earlier this year by Marcelo Zapata.
