8th St News Reports in Georgia

A photo from the Georgia Department of Transportation shows a plume of heavy smoke after a semi-truck caught fire. Read More

Highland Avenue will be closed between Gordon Highway and Myrtle Avenue on Monday, Feb. 24. The closure will be in place between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. According to the city, the ... Read More

ATLANTA - Atlanta police are investigating a shooting near Pryor Street and Interstate 20 in the Mechanicsville area. Police say the victim was transported to a hospital in critical condition. As of ... Read More

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On February 20 a high-speed chase that started in Houston County ended in Crisp County around GA Mile Marker 103 on I75. The stolen Range Rover struck the ... Read More

The Loganville City Council voted Feb. 13 to table any consideration of a rezoning request for a 23-acre tract at 4615 Atlanta Highway, on the south side of the road between Georgia Highway 81 and ... Read More

Next door the old B&B Paint Building is being salvaged board by board by Repurpose Savannah after falling into disrepair. Soon comes imposing pillars of concrete: the Interstate 16 flyover, which ... Read More

With the proposed truck stop, residents are worried about potential traffic congestion, noise, pollution, and safety risks on the already busy, two-lane Nash Road. Read More

No injuries were reported, but both vehicles - a semi truck and a pickup truck were towed away this afternoon, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP). Read More

This Saturday morning, there will be traffic impacts in and around Augusta, the Augusta Canal, Summerville and the Lakemont / Lake Olmstead area. Read More

A man is in the hospital after a police chase resulted in a crash in Augusta on Thursday. According to Georgia State Patrol officials, at 4:41 p.m., a trooper checked a white Dodge Avenger going 91 ... Read More

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A woman who nearly died in a crash is alive, thanks to a new groundbreaking pre-hospital blood transfusion program in Cobb County. If it weren't for the blood products paramedics ... Read More

A second tornado associated with this past weekend's storms was confirmed on Thursday by The National Weather Service. Read More

A man who crashed into a police cruiser, pointed a knife at officers and later attempted to carjack a woman's car was shot and killed by police in DC: Officials ... Read More

At 2272 Lawrenceville Highway in Decatur, there's an automotive problem behind the O'Reilly Auto Parts store that no one has been able to fix. Read More

The Lee County Sheriff's Office reported a '?severe'? traffic accident at Hwy 82 / Georgia Highway 520 near Oakland Parkway in Lee County. The accident left the motorcycle destroyed and the driver dead. Read More

Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver deputies were alerted Tuesday to a stolen vehicle with a switched tag located on property on County Road 66. The vehicle, stolen out of Georgia's Gordon County, was ... Read More

A man was arrested Wednesday after a high-speed chase on Gray Highway, according to the Jones County Sheriff's Office. Read More

A woman has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to a deadly hit-and-run crash in downtown Savannah. According to the Chatham County District Attorney's Office, Nieosheia Conner ... Read More

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Thursday afternoon while walking on the west side of Ga. 53 near Dempsey Road. Read More