ATLANTA – Georgia has now recorded 14 measles cases in 2026, including eight associated with an ongoing metro Atlanta outbreak. Release: ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three additional measles…
Morning News Briefs for 3-13-17
There were customers inside the North Valdosta Road branch of Southwest Georgia Bank Friday when a man came in and robbed the bank. But thanks to the quick and efficient work of The Valdosta Police…
Fort Stewart Soldier Charged with Killing Two Fellow…
HINESVILLE, Ga. - A fellow soldier has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two Fort Stewart soldiers, according to officials. Sgt. Shaquille D. Craig, 24, of Selma, Ala., was arrested Thursday by…
News outlets and missing teacher’s family oppose gag…
TIFTON (WCTV) - News organizations are challenging a judge's gag order in a case involving the slaying of a south Georgia high school teacher who vanished nearly 12 years ago. Three separate groups of newspapers…
Georgia’s unemployment rate unchanged at 5.5 percent in…
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in January, unchanged from a revised 5.5 percent in December. Previously, the December rate was reported…
Police: Two soldiers shot to death in Georgia…
HINESVILLE, Ga. (WCTV) - Authorities say they're investigating the deaths of two soldiers found outside a Georgia Army base as a double homicide. Hinesville police tell The Telegraph of Macon that the soldiers were shot…
Morning Briefs for 3-9-17
The search is on for a suspect with a well-documented criminal history. Officials from multiple agencies including the State patrol are working to capture Ronnie Aaron Parrish who is wanted for theft by receiving, burglary…
New Report Shows Growing Cost of Alzheimer’s Disease…
ATLANTA - For the first time, total payments to care for individuals living with Alzheimer's or other dementias exceeded a quarter trillion dollars ($259 billion), according to findings from the 2017 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures…
Cook commissioners approve $35 million new hospital
COOK CO. - Cook County Commissioners have unanimously voted to build a new hospital. Questions were raised about the future of a hospital in the county after Cook Medical Center announced it was closing its emergency…