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DeKalb Co. grand jury indicts woman on capital murder charges for allegedly pushing woman off cliff
According to court documents, the DeKalb County Grand Jury indicted Loretta Kay Carr on capital murder charges on April 25, after authorities say she pushed a woman off a cliff in 2023. Mary Elizabeth Isbell, 37, was reportedly missing for more than a year before authorities found her remains in...
18-year-old charged in crash that killed high school student, injured another
ATLANTA (Atlanta News First/Gray News) - A student from Lakeside High School in Atlanta turned herself in following a fatal February crash that claimed the life of another student, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. Hannah Hackemeyer, 18, is facing charges of first-degree homicide by vehicle, driving on roadways...
Two men arrested after 1 K of meth found in vehicle
DEKALB CO., Ala. (WAFF) - Two men were arrested on Friday after one kilogram of methamphetamine was found in a vehicle. Agents with the DeKalb County Narcotics Unit , DeKalb County SRT and DeKalb County Aviation Unit conducted a vehicle take down on Glenn Blvd. in Fort Payne. Agents spotted...
Fort Payne man dies in Chattooga County crash, GSP says
CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — A Fort Payne man died from a car wreck in Chattooga County on Monday, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Georgia Highway 1 at Kirby Hollow Road. There were three vehicles involved in the crash. Cameron A....
Northwest Georgia Unemployment Continues to Rise
Some 5,036 area residents were listed as jobless in March, up 124 people or 2.5% from the same month in 2023. The latest unemployment reports from the state Department of Labor show Floyd, Bartow and Gordon counties all saw a bump in the jobless rate year-over-year, with Chattooga and Polk showing a slight drop. The only major change in recent months has been the layoff of 50 to 70 workers...
Mobile, Baldwin counties among 12 now under annual warm-weather ban on open burning
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) announced that 12 Alabama counties are now under an annual warm-weather ban on open burning. A ban on open burning begins May 1 for the counties of Baldwin, DeKalb, Etowah, Jefferson, Lawrence, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Russell, Shelby and Talladega in Alabama.
Fort Payne man killed in Jefferson County wreck
A Fort Payne man has died following a single-vehicle wreck in Pinson, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The coroner’s office says 67-year-old Carl Stanley McMurrey was driving a Ford Mustang Friday when the incident occurred. He was pronounced dead over the weekend at UAB Hospital. The...
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