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"Something exploded" on my motorcycle, the caller told Bartow County dispatchers. That explosion led to extensive damage at an Acworth home.
Former Vice President Mike Pence is the latest Republican to defy former President Donald Trump in supporting Gov. Brian Kemp.
Piedmont Health Care is taking over both Cartersville Urgent Care locations. The company is also buying clinics in Rome and metro Atlanta.
"Foundational Transformation for Men" will teach men's responsibilities, reaching one's potential, conflict resolution and money management.
State Sen. Chuck Hufstetler challenged Jeff Lewis's candidacy, saying he hadn't properly disclosed campaign contributions for 10 years.
A Dallas woman was one of two Polk County special-ed teachers charged Tuesday with reckless conduct and battery involving students.
Matilda Gonzalez, 43, was last seen in Cobb County in 2019.
Rachel Stancel, a U.S. and world history teacher at Hiram High School, started her teaching career there in 2015.
Tyrek Thomas punched and sexually assaulted his girlfriend in 2020, said Douglas County prosecutors. He now faces a possible life sentence.
An alleged accomplice and driver were arrested in connection with a stabbing Tuesday that led to a lockdown at Alexander High School.
The massive land sale by White-based Aubrey Corp. will attract even more jobs to an area already home to Anheuser-Busch and Toyo Tires.
When deputies searched a Black lacrosse team's bus for drugs, it sparked outrage and a denial of wrongdoing from the county's Black sheriff.
The Hiram hospital was one of only 19 in Georgia to receive a top mark for patient safety during the pandemic in Leapfrog's latest report.
Paulding County's new solicitor general previously has served in Douglas, Cobb and Clayton counties.
Cartersville High grad Anysia Boozer was awarded a scholarship for beating the odds and making it to college, where she's a pre-med student.
After employees of a Citgo put replaced kitchen equipment outside the building, two passersby decided to help themselves, authorities said.
Update: A suspect in the assault Tuesday at Alexander High School turned himself in to authorities, according to a school spokesperson.
The June 3 "5K Glow Run" will benefit Paulding County "public safety employees in their time of need," according to organizers.
Douglasville-area teens can work out at Planet Fitness for free May 16-Aug. 31 as part of the company's High School Summer Pass initiative.
Kids will see equine-themed artwork "through the eyes of Dr. Seuss" as part of The Booth Western Art Museum's Saddle Up Summer.
