Multiple areas in Amerson River Park and along the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail will be closed starting Friday due to rising water levels in the Ocmulgee River, according to a news release from Macon-Bibb ... Read More

A company that produces special materials to contain fires in electric vehicles has ceased construction of its partially built Georgia factory. Read More

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Deputies announced a man wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Oconee County has been captured. According to the Oconee County Coroner, the crash happened about 3:50 p.m. Monday on Highway ... Read More

Former NBA NBA all-star Dwight Howard has listed his luxurious Suwanee estate on the market in Georgia. The home was originally valued at $40 million, however, Howard purchased it for $8.8 million in 2016. Read More

A pickup truck flew over the median on I-75 / 85 south near University Avenue on Thursday morning. Earlier in the day, GDOT511 showed traffic was backed up for hours. GDOT officials said the crash ... Read More

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An Oconee County murder suspect has been apprehended about 60 miles away. 43 year old, William Barney Drummond of Westminster was wanted after a fatal hit and run on Highway 11, Monday afternoon. Read More

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A van crashed through a Burger King in northeast Georgia on Thursday. The Lavonia Police Department shared photos showing that the van had plowed through the dining ... Read More

Traffic was backed up around 2 p.m. Thursday on westbound Interstate 20 just inside South Carolina. A truck lost part of its load, taking the highway down to one lane and causing severe congestion ... Read More

In the CSRA, Helene took 31 victims. In Georgia, the death toll was 33 people and in South Carolina, there were 49 people. The initial deaths were from trees falling on homes and vehicles. Read More

In the aftermath of north Georgia's biggest rainfall since Hurricane Helene, many rivers and creeks are currently in or are heading into flood stage Thursday. Rain totals across the northern and ... Read More

A Lawrenceville woman accused of going on a joyride in an acquaintance's car while drunk has been found guilty by a Cherokee County jury. Read More

Rain totals across the northern and western suburbs ranged between 3.5 and 6 inches. The highest 48-hour rain total comes from Mountaintown, Georgia, in Gilmer County, with 6.96 inches of rain. Read More

LAVONIA, Ga. - A van crashed into the dining area of a Burger King on Jones Street in Lavonia, Georgia, on Thursday morning, according to Lavonia Police. The driver experienced a medical emergency, ... Read More

The accident happened on Bowens Mill Road in front of Walmart, where a vehicle allegedly struck a pedestrian and fled the scene. Bowens Mill Road was closed between Highway 441 South and South Gaskins ... Read More

"Significant flooding occurs of residential yards upstream of the gage between Upper Riverdale Road and Georgia Highway 138. Some roads, such as Upper Riverdale Road and Mockingbird Road, began to ... Read More

A man has died after being struck by a vehicle at an intersection in Columbus, Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said. Bryan identified the victim as 76-year-old Robert Kelly. Kelly was pronounced ... Read More

East Point police say the man was sitting inside his vehicle at the McDonald's when a red sedan pulled in front of him and someone inside opened fire. Read More

The heaviest rain has moved out, but metro Atlanta is still dealing with flooding and lane closures. Some rivers remain near flood stage. Read More

Traffic light outages caused chaos for drivers in Augusta during the storm on Thursday morning. Richmond County dispatch said they knew about the traffic light and train crossing outages at Riverwatch ... Read More