Atlanta aims to Keep Hawks at Philips Arena

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Thursday his administration is working on a plan with the Atlanta Hawks for a significant overhaul of Philips Arena to keep the team downtown. The city and the…

Shoplifting Arrest turns Violent due to Flakka

VALDOSTA -- The drug Flakka was at the root of a shoplifting arrest which turned violent. Wednesday, a Valdosta Police Officer was dispatched to the Walmart Super Center on Norman Drive in reference to a…

Valdosta Metro Unemployment drops below 6%

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor reported Valdosta’s metropolitan unemployment rate for September was 5.9%, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.2 percent in August. The rate in September 2014 was 7.2 percent. The…

City Police rolls out Chaplain Program

VALDOSTA -- The City of Valdosta has announced a new voluntary program intended to provide ministerial services, upon request, to members of the Valdosta Police Department (VPD), their immediate family members and citizens in times of…

Guilty Plea in Human Trafficking Case

ATLANTA -- Attorney General Sam Olens' office announce a guilty plea in another human trafficking case, a problem that seems to becoming more frequent. On Wednesday, Khiry Price pled guilty in Cobb County Superior Court…

Trustees consider Terminating FAMU President

TALLAHASSEE -- In an emergency Florida A&M University Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning, Trustee Kelvin Lawson made a motion to terminate FAMU President Elmira Mangum. The main issue revolves around Mangum's spending on renovations…

Caring for Little People is Big Business in…

ATLANTA -- The early child care and education industry in Georgia generates $4.7 billion in economic activity annually while creating more than 67,000 jobs statewide, according to a recently released study. State officials plan to…

Missing Special Needs Woman Found

NEWTON -- A special needs woman missing since Monday has been found. According to reports from WALB, Shaneh Folsom, 29 of Newton, was found in a vehicle behind her grandparents home in the 300 block…