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FIRST ALERT: Scattered storms likely on Friday
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Isolated showers and rumbles of thunder are possible overnight with temperatures in the 70s. Friday is a First Alert Weather Day for an increasing risk of scattered showers/storms as the day goes on. The best chance of wet weather is after 2 pm until around sunset. It will be a rare day with highs in the 80s. All but one day in the past four weeks have been 90° or hotter in Atlanta.
2 Georgia hunters plead guilty to poaching white-tailed deer in National Military Park
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — In an investigation that took years, 2 men from northwest Georgia both pleaded guilty to hunting white-tailed deer on National Military Park property. William Edward Lough of Trenton and Jonathan Daniel Plaster of Rossville both entered their plea in federal court on April 16th to...
Kids Alliance for Better Care expands its rural reach to additional pediatric and family medicine practices
MACON —Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) are expanding their rural pediatric health initiative to seven additional counties, for a total of 35 pediatric and family medicine physicians and providers throughout the state. In February 2023, the School of Medicine and...
Tennessee speeders targeted in five-state 'Operation Southern Slow Down'
If you've noticed in increase in police on the roads, we promise you're not crazy. Since July 15, law enforcement in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee led the annual “Operation Southern Slow Down.” This week, there will be an increase in presence on the roads to cut back on speeding.
South Georgia training program will prepare paramedics for more advanced care
LISTEN: It's the first to meet new licensure requirements for paramedics that the state Department of Public Health says it intends to issue next year. GPB's Sofi Gratas reports. As part of their licensure, Georgia paramedics are all required to learn basic medical care in order to stabilize patients for...
Screven Co. Sheriff’s Office drains pond, searching for man missing since June 23
SCREVEN COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A search is on for a missing man in Screven County. 44-year-old Kary Charles Prescott has been missing since the morning of Sunday, June 23rd, 2024. On Saturday, July 13th, 2024, Screven County Sheriff’s Office made public that, following leads in the case, they were actively searching the area around Kimwood […]
Two men arrested in Burke Co. after ongoing drug investigations
BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Two men have been arrested after ongoing drug investigations. According to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, Dustin Heape and Darius Smith were arrested and face several drug and firearm charges. Authorities say Heape faces charges of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm During a Crime, […]
Georgia Southern University launches Center for Advanced Materials Science
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Georgia Southern University is opening the Center for Advanced Materials Science (GS-CAMS), a research hub dedicated to pioneering advancements in material science that aims to engage both undergraduate and graduate students. Located within the College of Science and Mathematics (COSM), the new center is poised...
Justice For Noah Bush: Mother Charged After 2 White Kids Accused Of Drowning Black Boy, 8
Two white juveniles, ages 10 and 11, and one of their mothers were arrested and charged over the drowning of Noah Bush, 8, in Jesup, Georgia. The post Justice For Noah Bush: Mother Charged After 2 White Kids Accused Of Drowning Black Boy, 8 appeared first on NewsOne.
Lyon’s County Police department seeks help in finding missing teen
LYONS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Lyons Police Department is seeking the public’s help in their search for a missing 17-year-old. Edlyn Yuliana Botello– Guzman was reported missing by her father during the early hours of July 16, 2024. Her father discovered that the cameras in his home were...
Windsor Forest announces hiring of new football coach, former sports standout at Bluffton
Windsor Forest has hired Chris "C.J." Frazier as the school's new football coach, athletic director Cam Turner announced Tuesday. Frazier has three years experience coaching at Ridgeland High School in South Carolina and had taken the job at Hardeeville High School in the spring. Then, the Windsor Forest opportunity came up and he...
Multiple Savannah residents facing charges in Southern District of Georgia’s indictments
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Four Savannah residents are currently facing charges as the Southern District of Georgia returns with their July indictments. Seven individuals in total face felony charges which include illegal firearms possession and drug distribution. Additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun […]
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