Georgia reports higher number of deadly crashes, drownings during Fourth of July weekend
More than a dozen people died on Georgia's roads and on the water during the Fourth of July holiday celebrations, authorities report.
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More than a dozen people died on Georgia's roads and on the water during the Fourth of July holiday celebrations, authorities report.
Crews had been searching for Fidel Ojwang after he went over the back of a ski boat into Lake Allatoona and did not resurface on Sunday.
A Georgia lifeguard's quick thinking helped save a young boy who had wandered into the pool at a popular waterpark.
Authorities say 14-year-old Tyler Brown jumped off a popular diving rock into Armuchee Creek and never resurfaced.
Water safety experts say drowning remains one of the leading causes of death for young children in Georgia and often happens quietly, making swim lessons critical.
The search continues for a 73-year-old man who authorities say disappeared in Georgia's Lake Hartwell over the weekend.
A 21-year-old man disappeared while swimming with friends near an island off Robinson Park, according to the Hall County Sheriff's Office.
The body of an Atlanta teen who went missing in a Morgan County lake this week has been recovered, police say.
Authorities say Otoniel Cruz jumped into Noonday Creek over Memorial Day weekend and was swept away by the current. His body was discovered days later.
A boater found the 59-year-old North Carolina woman's body in the lake early Saturday morning. Now local and state agencies are trying to learn what happened before she died.
Two young children have died after police say they drowned at a home in Cordele, Georgia. Their deaths remain under investigation
Investigators say the Georgia man was trying to dislodge his fishing lure when he fell into Lake Lanier and drowned.
Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk's murder case are seeking to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty.
The city of Mableton is getting a quarter-million dollars from the federal government to address abandoned and run-down properties dragging down neighborhoods.
A DeKalb County District Attorney's office employee was shot inside her own home late Saturday night when what police believe was celebratory gunfire came through the walls of her Lithonia residence on the Fourth of July.
More than a dozen people died on Georgia's roads and on the water during the Fourth of July holiday celebrations, authorities report.
Researchers at the University of Georgia recently found that marigold flowers contain protein levels comparable to established plant-based protein sources like quinoa and may offer added benefits for food production.