Austell residents rebel against proposed property tax increase
AUSTELL — The Threadmill Complex was packed with angry residents Monday morning during the first of three public hearings addressing the city’s proposed 158% property tax increase. Six residents confronted city officials about the proposed tax hike, which would more than double tax revenue for the city. Approximately...
Delta flight from Atlanta diverted after lithium battery explodes in passenger’s bag
According to air traffic control recordings from the incident, the batter was inside someone’s backpack when it exploded.
Body of missing boater recovered from Georgia’s Lake Sinclair
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Atlanta homeless encampment where man was killed set to close
Cornelius Taylor was killed on Jan. 16 after the clearing of a homeless camp in Atlanta on Old Wheat Street in the Sweet Auburn district.
DA: Charges filed after nearly $1 million stolen from local school district
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON CO. (WOLF) — A Georgia man has been apprehended in connection to the theft of $881,302 from a local school district. According to the Clinton County District Attorney's Office, Dimiriafor Amamkwe, 52, of Atlanta, was apprehended in his home city on charges of theft, conspiracy and related counts.
Confederate Group Sues Georgia Over Changes To Stone Mountain Confederate Monument
The Confederate Monument in Stone Mountain will add an exhibit detailing the history of the monument and its role in promoting segregation and the Ku Klux Klan.
The Hidden Water Crisis: 12 U.S. Cities That Could Run Dry by 2050
Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona (image credits: unsplash) Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities but relies heavily on the Colorado River. With persistent drought ... Read more The post The Hidden Water Crisis: 12 U.S. Cities That Could Run Dry by 2050 appeared first on Climate Cosmos .
Governor Kemp hails Shriners Children’s investment as boost to state’s life sciences hub, $153...
Atlanta, Georgia – Shriners Children’s, a renowned nonprofit specializing in pediatric healthcare, is going to build a large medical research facility in Atlanta. This will open up a lot of new opportunities and innovations in Georgia’s healthcare system. Last week, Governor Brian Kemp confirmed the intentions. He...
Inside an Atlanta prison classroom, inmates receive college credits and the rarest commodity of...
Each time a door clangs shut behind us, my heart races a little faster. We’ve taken off our shoes, belts, and jewelry to get through security, handed over our IDs, and left phones and laptops in the car. We’re winding our way through a forest of fences topped with...
Fairburn man sentenced for stealing prescription drugs worth nearly $400,000
ATLANTA – Malik Kiell Forte, 29, of Fairburn, has been sentenced for possessing a firearm after numerous felony convictions and stealing prescription drugs by burglarizing a warehouse and breaking into delivery vehicles parked outside of pharmacies around metro Atlanta. “Criminals who steal prescription medications...