Authorities say drag racing is a serious problem in Burke County, where two people were killed when a car careened out of control during a drag race on Sunday. The Augusta Chronicle reports that the deaths happened less than three …
A city judge in the northwest Georgia town of Ringgold has ordered a tornado-ravaged hotel to be torn down. Judge Gene Lowery said in a hearing this week that the Baymont Inn & Suites is an eyesore and must be …
A Gwinnett County jury has awarded $9.85 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by parents of a 2-year-old who died in a daycare facility in Buford, Georgia. The child’s parents, Kemi Green and Gbolohan Bankolemoh, enrolled their …
The city of Atlanta has shelled out about $1.25 million since 2010 to settle damage claims related to broken water meter covers, potholes, sewer backups and other issues. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the property damage and personal injury claims …
Researchers in a nationwide study of earthquakes will soon place instruments beneath the Georgia red clay and in other eastern states as they seek to learn more about what causes them and where they might strike. Scientists say an August …
Authorities say an Atlanta warehouse was destroyed in a ferocious fire that was fueled by welding materials and tanks that exploded. Fulton County firefighters fought the blaze, which broke out Tuesday at Tie Down Engineering on Selig Drive in southwest …
Fire officials in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta are investigating three blazes at nearby businesses. CBS Atlanta reports that AquaRama Pools and Spas was damaged by one blaze. Authorities said a beauty salon was also heavily damaged by another fire. …
Authorities say Peacock Alley, an indoor shopping center in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton, has been mostly destroyed by fire. The Daily Citizen reports that the shopping center in the city’s downtown area went up in flames around 6:30 …
Officials say a 3-year-old boy died after getting caught up in venetian blinds at his home in Bonaire. The Telegraph reports Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones says the child, Mario Williams, was pronounced dead in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit …
An attorney for workers who sued over the collapse of an elevated walkway under construction in the treetops at the Atlanta Botanical Garden said settlements totaling more than $15 million have been reached in the case. A portion of the …