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Giants' Casey Schmitt: Snaps slump Thursday
Schmitt went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 6-0 win against Atlanta. Schmitt increased San Francisco's lead from 2-0 to 4-0 with his two-run blast in the sixth inning. He finished the game with three hits -- as many as he had tallied over his previous 12 games and 31 at-bats combined. Schmitt's five homers through 80 plate appearances this year are as many as he hit over 277 plate appearances in 2023, but he's also carrying a poor .208/.225/.442 slash line on the season.
Attorneys, family of US airman killed by Florida deputy to hold news conference to demand charges in case
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — The family of an Atlanta Air Force airman killed by a sheriff's deputy in Florida is planning on holding a news conference Friday morning to push for more to be done in the case. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is also expected to be in attendance.
Softball Game Preview: Druid Hills Hits the Road
The Druid Hills Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Tucker Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard. On Thursday, Druid Hills got the win against...
Woman found dead in Cumberland River
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Georgia woman drowned on Thursday and her body was recovered from the Cumberland River roughly ten miles west of Nashville. The Metro Nashville Police Department said a 59-year-old woman was seen walking on the University School of Nashville’s River Campus Wednesday evening, and staff began looking for her when her vehicle was still parked in the same location Thursday morning.
‘More eyes and ears out in the sky:’ Dunwoody police open real-time crime center
The command center also features a map pinpointing the locations of officers and 911 calls, along with a readout of all dispatched calls. All of the video and data are accessible on officers’ in-car computers.
Ga. House Study Committee Takes Up Fishing Rights Discussion
State agency regulations may be a better way of settling the legally complex issue of public fishing rights in Georgia than new legislation, a former director of the state Environmental Protection Division said Thursday. “If rulemaking is done well, people have a chance to be heard,” Jud Turner, the only non-legislator appointed to a Georgia House study committee on fishing rights, said during the panel’s first meeting. “It’s a forum with public notice and public comment. … This is what the regulatory process is designed...
Swing state voters support domestic drilling
(The Center Square) – Voters in several key swing states this November support domestic oil drilling, according to new polling data. The American Petroleum Institute commissioned the poll, but it was conducted by the reputable pollster Morning Consult. According to the poll, more than 90% of voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are concerned about inflation. ...
Alumnus Uses Retirement for Cause of Healing, Hope
In 2006, when Reverend Jim Allred ’67 began his retirement from pastoring United Methodist churches, he had just completed a 15-year stint at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church in Greensboro, N.C. He and his wife Judy moved to Stanly County (N.C.), where he had once been a commuting student at Pfeiffer College, majoring in religion with a focus on pre-ministerial studies.
Cumming dentist indicted on Medicaid fraud charges, Georgia Attorney General says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Forsyth County dentist who owned his own practice has been accused of Medicaid fraud, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office announced on Thursday. Farid Moghaddam, 48, allegedly collected nearly $40,000 in false Medicaid payments while operating North Cumming Dentistry. He faces four Medicaid...
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