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Authorities have released the name of the man who was found dead in Lake Lanier near Longwood Park on June 23. Gainesville Police Lt. Kevin Holbrook said the victim was identified as Rocky Joe Hammond, 61, of Gainesville. Holbrook said Hammond died in an accidental drowning. Original story posted June...

ATHENS, Ga. — A 15-month-old child has died after being exposed to Fentanyl, opiates and benzodiazapine, according to Athens-Clarke County police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Police said the Children’s Hospital in Augusta reported that a child was receiving treatment for exposure to the...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Police said at least two men were wounded at a home in Grayson on Sunday afternoon. Gwinnett County Police Department officers were at the screen on Tullifenney Court. Police investigators arrived on scene at around 2:30 p.m. to find two men with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds. The men were hospitalized.

Athens-Clarke police are investigating the death of a 15-month-old child that police reported had tested positive for controlled drugs, including the dangerous fentanyl. The child died June 25 at Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, according to police Lt. Shaun Barnett. The child was taken to a local hospital that...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 15-month-old child died on Saturday after testing positive for fentanyl and other drugs. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department says it received a call from Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta after reports that a child tested positive for several drugs. Police say the child...

ATHENS, Ga. — Police are investigating after a 15-month-old girl died after being exposed to fentanyl, opiates and benzodiazepine, they said. On Saturday, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department received a call from Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta saying they were treating a child who had tested positive for exposure to drugs.

A 15-month-old Athens child has died while receiving treatment for drug exposure. Athens-Clarke County Police Department received word Saturday that the child, who was receiving treatment at Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, tested positive for exposure to Fentanyl, Opiates, and Benzodiazapine. The child later died, and a criminal...

AUGUSTA (WJBF) – On June 25, 2022, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department received a call from Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta. It was reported to ACCPD that a 15-month-old child that was receiving treatment at the hospital tested positive for exposure to Fentanyl, Opiates, and Benzodiazapine. Authorities were later informed that the child died. […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Athens-Clarke County Police Department says it is investigating the death of a 15-month-old at Children's Hospital of Georgia. ACCPD reports they received a call on Saturday that the child was receiving treatment at the facility and tested positive for fentanyl, opiates and benzodiazepine. Police later learned that the child had died.

ATHENS, Ga. — Above video: Your Monday headlines. Police in Georgia are investigating after a baby who tested positive for Fentanyl died. According to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, ACCPD was notified Saturday by the Children's Hospital of Georgia in Augusta that a 15-month-old child receiving treatment tested positive for several drugs.

From June 24-26, thousands of people flocked to the streets of historic downtown Athens for AthFest 2022. AthFest is an annual free, three-day festival that celebrates Athens, GA’s vibrant creative culture, featuring local and regional musicians and visual artists. The festival raises money for the nonprofit AthFest Educates, which...

ATHENS — Georgia coach Kirby Smart knows better than anyone that only four of the 18 game captains who served the Bulldogs during the 2021 season return. It’s a short, but obvious list of returning game captains:. • FS Christopher Smith. • OLB Nolan Smith. • WR Kearis...

Georgia football consistently has one of the better defenses in college football, but what is their biggest question heading into the 2022 season?

Charlie Mustard, the Head Roaster of popular Athens coffee chain Jittery Joe’s, has roasted coffee there since the ‘90s and witnessed most of the changes throughout the history of the company. Now Mustard is watching and roasting as the Jittery Joe’s Roaster Tasting Room moves locations for the second time since 1999.

The Fourth of July falls on a Monday this year with many celebratory events scheduled in the days leading up to the holiday. Preliminary weather forecasts from the National Weather Service show that on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Athens is anticipated to have a 50% chance of thunderstorms.  Red, White + Blueberry Fest ...

Athens-Clarke County police are investigating the death of a 15-month-old girl who tested positive for drugs. Zamiya Kelly died over the weekend at Children’s Hospital of Augusta. Before she died, hospital officials told investigators the child tested positive for exposure to fentanyl, opiates, and Benzodiazapine, a type of tranquilizing drug.