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Atlanta mother loses two kids to gun violence, police searching for latest son's killer
4+ hour, 6+ min ago (329+ words) Police say Long was found shot to death outside of his car on Cornell Boulevard SW near Martin Luther King Junior Drive SW early on December 8. While 11Alive's Chase Houle was in the neighborhood, residents who did not want to…...
AG Carr: Owners of DeKalb health facility indicted for defrauding $1.4M in Medicaid
1+ week, 3+ day ago (229+ words) DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. " Two people in Woodstock were indicted in DeKalb County on 23 charges of Medicaid Fraud, Attorney General Chris Carr announced." According to the attorney general's office, Marcel Higgins and Kim Higgins of Woodstock owned and operated Overcomers Day…...
Furkids Rescue 'overwhelmed with relief' after missing kitten found weeks after Jackson Co. crash that left 8 dead
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. " A kitten that went missing after an animal rescue's transport van was involved in a crash in Jackson County on I-85 in October was safely located." On October 13, Furkids Rescue's transport van was carrying 37 cats to a no-kill…...
Father charged with murder after shooting man found with his teen daughter running for Lonoke County sheriff
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) LONOKE COUNTY, Ark. " The Arkansas man who was charged with killing an accused sex offender whom he found in a car with his 14-year-old daughter in October 2024 is now running for Lonoke County sheriff. According to reports, Aaron Spencer launched…...
Suspect in Forest Park shooting that injured 3 after basketball tournament taken into custody
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (259+ words) FOREST PARK, Ga. " The suspect wanted in connection with a shooting that left three people hurt'after a basketball tournament in Forest Park has been arrested. Forest Park Police announced in an Oct. 9 update'that 21-year-old Romontae Crews was taken into custody…...
Drought impacts on metro Atlanta, farmers brace for challenges
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (763+ words) ATLANTA " Drought has returned to metro Atlanta in the latest Drought Monitor, released Thursday, Sept. 18. Part of Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, Fayette, Fulton, and Paulding counties have been added to a Level 1 "Moderate" drought. This is shown in the…...
Waves of fake threats to colleges are putting students on edge and testing dispatchers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (918+ words) MISSION, Kan. " Around 50 college campuses across the country have been deluged in recent weeks with hoax calls about armed gunmen and other violence, laying bare the challenges of detecting fake threats quickly to prevent mass panic. Students at some schools…...
Two adults from Rome killed, 7 children injured in ATV accident in Alabama
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (293+ words) CHEROKEE COUNTY, Alabama " Two adults from Rome were killed and seven children were injured Saturday in Cherokee County, Alabama in an ATV accident, according to the local sheriff's office. It happened at the Indian Mountain ATV Park. The Cherokee County,…...
Clark Atlanta University Police says reports of an active shooter are inaccurate, shelter-in-place in order
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) ATLANTA " Clark Atlanta University Police have stated that reports of an active shooter on the university's campus are inaccurate and is a hoax. Authorities said that officials are in the process of investigating and monitoring the situation." However, a shelter-in-place…...
Arrest made in Stone Mountain father's murder
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (426+ words) DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. " After five years, a Stone Mountain family is one step closer to closure after an arrest in a homicide case that changed their lives forever. Tiwuan Johnson's family has been awaiting movement in his case, which had…...