The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety reports that traffic fatalities in Georgia are higher in 2012 than they were at this point last year. Authorities are urging drivers to use caution during holiday travel, and told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that …
Firefighters are investigating a blaze at a mobile home in Columbus, Ga., that witnesses say was set. Damisha White told the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on Friday that she awoke to the screams of a neighbor who saw an arsonist set the …
An Atlanta, Ga., suburb might scrap its red light cameras, which are designed to nab motorists who run red lights. Roswell transportation director Steven Acenbrak tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the number of crashes before the cameras were installed are …
Georgia’s governor has appointed 22 teenagers to a committee to provide advice on how to communicate a safe driving message to teen drivers. The goal of the Governor’s Commission on Teen Driving is to reduce the number of teen crashes, …
After a spike in crashes involving farm equipment last year, Georgia agriculture and highway safety officials are continuing an effort aimed at reducing such wrecks. Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black and Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Director Harris …
Investigators have determined that a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry’s Atlanta studios was caused by careless smoking. Capt. Marian McDaniel is with the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. McDaniel said Tuesday that no criminal charges were pending. The fire broke out …
Police in Savannah-Chatham County, Ga., are launching a 90-day blitz to crack down on traffic violations. The Savannah Morning News reports the operation starts Monday. Police Chief Willie Lovett has ordered every one of his marked patrol units to put …
Roswell, Ga., police are searching for the culprits who stole $15,000 in hair extensions from a beauty store. Mike Petchenik, the owner of PD&K Beauty Supply, told WSB-TV that thieves threw bricks through the front door of his store Friday …
A state-of-the-art storm shelter being constructed in Savannah, Ga., is designed to better prepare the city and its public works crews to hunker down if a big storm or hurricane threatens the region. The shelter is rated to withstand a …
The Georgia Supreme Court recently faced the question of whether an insured could be compensated by its insurer for both the cost of repair and the diminution in value of damaged real property. The issue was one of first impression …