News Briefs

Local Safari Park coming soon to Atlanta Atlanta metropolitan residents can expect to see a safari park soon outside of the Atlanta area. The Georgia Safari Conservation Park is planning the construction near Madison, GA. […]

Local Environmental Concerns Following Coal Ash in Georgia Georgia Power plans to close all of its twenty nine ash ponds. Ash ponds were previously used to store the remains of burned coal. Georgia Power plans […]

Local Women’s march Power to the Polls attracts thousands Thousands of women rallied on Sat., on the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration at The Bakery in Atlanta. The event, Power to the Polls, encouraged […]

Local Flu season turns deadly in Georgia The Georgia Department of Public Health has confirmed there have already been five influenza-related deaths this flu season. The most dominant strain this flu season is H3N2, associated […]

Local Atlanta Freeze nearly over Atlanta, and much of the south, endured temperatures far below freezing beginning Thursday. Temperatures reached down to as low as 10 degrees, with wind chill. According to their twitter, the […]

Local Sheriff issues warning statement on DUIs Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman published a statement on Facebook last Friday warning drivers of the punishments to come for driving under the influence. The sheriff’s statement came […]

LOCAL KSU student faces rape charges Kennesaw State student Benjamin David Wainscott was arrested with felony rape charges and is being held in jail without bond. According to Fox 5, Wainscott took the victim out […]

Local DeKalb Commissioner guilty of sexual harassment Last week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that investigations had found DeKalb County Commissioner Greg Adams guilty of sexually harassing his district director, Ashlee Wright. Adams sent Wright late-night […]

Local Man charged with trafficking cocaine The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office Surge Team seized 38 packages of cocaine while conducting a traffic stop on I-20 between West Avenue and Sigman Road. The total value of […]

Local Rep. Betty Price suggests quarantine for people with HIV Georgia State Rep. Betty Price, wife of recently-resigned Health and Human Services Secretary, Tom Price, brought up the possibility of quarantining people with HIV, according […]