Hundreds of patients had to be relocated from Grady Memorial Hospital on Saturday after a water pipe burst. The leak also has caused power outages in the hospital. Read the full article: fox5atlanta.com
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GEMA pushing winter weather preparedness as light snow falls in N. Georgia
We haven’t had flurries in metro Atlanta, but the cold temperatures in north Georgia stretched down to the state’s capital — with lows in the 30s Monday. The city even opened a warming center on Delmar Lane Monday evening in anticipation of the frigid weather. The gust of cold weather coincided well with GEMA’s Winter Weather…
Georgia doctors, labs linked to DNA test scam
There’s been a nationwide crackdown on doctors and labs that court documents claim have defrauded Medicare to the tune of $1.7 billion over unnecessary genetic tests. Federal agents prepped in the dark for the recent sunrise raid of Clio Laboratories in Lawrenceville. Read the full article: fox5atlanta.com
Atlanta area residents helping storm victims in Bahamas
People from all parts of metro Atlanta are helping in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. On Thursday, the Bahamas Consulate General hosted a donation drive. A number of essential items were collected. Read the full article: fox5atlanta.com
Atlanta mayor sets nighttime ban on scooters, e-bikes
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has directed city officials to put a nighttime ban on scooters and electronic bikes. Bottoms told the Department of City Planning to implement a daily citywide No Ride Zone from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. No devices will be rentable during this time frame. Read the full article: fox5atlanta.com
Gov. Kemp discusses filling insurance commissioner post
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp spoke for the first time about the allegations and federal charges surrounding the state’s newly elected insurance commissioner, Jim Beck. The governor sat down with FOX 5’s Elizabeth Rawlins in a one-on-one interview after announcing Doraville Police Chief John King will replace Beck. Read the full article: fox5atlanta.com
DeKalb teenager dies during dance practice
The family of a 17-year-old high school dance team member is reeling from shock and grief after she collapsed on the high school field and died suddenly in the ambulance. Elyse Purefoy, who was set to start her senior year at Arabia Mountain High School, was at practice for the dance team early Monday morning when…
Drugs designed to look like candy marketed to kids
Drugs marketed to children and designed to look like lollipops and gummies. They’re already in our schools and parents need to know what to look for. Fulton County Schools held a meeting Wednesday night to give parents a clearer picture of what the drugs look like and how prevalent they are in the schools. Read…
Proposal aims to crack down on ‘child marriages’
A proposed law to raise the legal age of marriage from 16 to 17 is making its way through the Georgia State Capitol. House Bill 228, authored by State Rep. Andrew Welch (R – McDonough), would raise the age of marriage in Georgia and require parents to appear before a judge to emancipate their child for…
GBI says food that sickened students contained THC
At least one of the food items examined by investigators after several students got sick at a Fulton County middle school tested positive for the presence of THC, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday. According to a news release, the GBI Crime Lab received 46 items of food products from Sandtown Middle School with one of…