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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Mainly dry and warm Tuesday; Storms on Thursday
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The weather will likely be dry during the day on Tuesday in north Georgia. Expect another warm day with some humidity. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s. A few showers and thunderstorms are possible Tuesday night - mainly north of Atlanta.
19-year-old hiker drowns in north Georgia river, officials say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A 19-year-old hiker drowned after falling into a river in north Georgia, according to officials. A spokesperson with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said game wardens were notified around 12:40 p.m. Friday that a hiker had fallen into the river above Oceana Falls in Tallulah Gorge and did not resurface.
Georgia man sentenced to over 15 years after 3-year meth trafficking investigation
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Following a three-year drug investigation, a Georgia man was sentenced in Asheville to more than 15 years in prison for drug trafficking on Thursday, May 2. Larry Edward Wood, 62, of Mount Airy, Georgia, was sentenced to 188 months (15 years, 8 months) for methamphetamine...
Driver escapes Injury in Rollover Wreck outside Cornelia
Units from Habersham County Emergency Services and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched at 3:26pm Saturday, May 4, to a reported rollover wreck on Mud Creek Road at Garrison Road outside Cornelia. Habersham County Emergency Services Engine 12, Med 12, and Captain 1, along with two units from the sheriff’s office responded to find a pickup truck on its roof in the roadway. The occupant was out of the truck and was not transported for medical care. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating. The scene was cleared at 4:22pm.
Man arrested for kicking north Georgia hospital security guard in the face, biting him
A Habersham County man was charged with assaulting a hospital security guard and obstructing medical staff at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham on Tuesday, deputies say.
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