Firefighters plan to hand out free smoke detectors in the neighborhood where four children were killed in a fire at their duplex in Conyers, Ga. Rockdale County spokeswoman Tonya Parker tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that firefighters will go door-to-door Thursday …
Authorities say nine people died in Georgia fires during the first 11 days in 2013, marking a deadly start to the year. Fire officials say that with colder weather approaching Georgia this week, people should be diligent about fire safety …
Georgia state troopers arrested 321 people on charges of driving under the influence during the New Year’s holiday travel period, which began at 6 p.m. Friday at 6 p.m. and ended at midnight Tuesday. That compares to 262 arrests for …
Some supporters of the Woodruff Arts Center are questioning why it has taken so long to investigate what arts center officials have called the embezzlement of more than $1 million. Officials with the Atlanta, Ga., arts center said in November …
A federal study shows Georgia ranked below the national average and below southeastern states in alcohol-related fatalities in 2011. The Governor’s Officer of Highway Safety announced data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed the state experienced 22 fewer …
Georgia highway safety officials are urging motorists to take extra care this holiday season. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says the state is on track to experience an increase in fatalities for the first time in six years. If …
A Georgia parent-teen driver education program has been selected for inclusion in a national publication highlighting innovative programs helping reduce crashes involving teen drivers. The University of Georgia says the Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Error, or PRIDE, program is …
Georgia’s state fire commissioner says investigators are unable to determine the cause of a potentially lethal carbon monoxide leak at an Atlanta elementary school because school maintenance workers began dismantling the system before it could be examined. Georgia Insurance and …
State highway safety officials have given Atlanta police more than $90,000 to help improve traffic safety and reduce crashes. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awarded Atlanta police a $93,200 grant from its Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic, or H.E.A.T., …
Georgia law enforcement authorities say 19 fatal crashes occurred in the state during the recent Thanksgiving holiday travel period. Department of Public Safety spokesman Gordy Wright reported the numbers early Monday, after the 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period ended late …