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Woman scammed out of $2.4K during Midtown water purchase
A Howard University graduate lost nearly $2,500 in a QR code scam after attempting to buy a bottle of water to support a vendor in Midtown Atlanta.
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Gwinnett County officials prepare for hurricane like conditions in metro Atlanta
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Gwinnett County officials are preparing for heavy rain and high winds in metro Atlanta, urging residents to take the storm seriously and avoid unnecessary travel as crews prepare for possible flooding and falling trees. County transportat...
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Hurricane Isaias: Cobb EMC boosts power crews to tackle outages
Cobb EMC, the state’s second largest electric cooperative with more than 200,000 customer-members, says they will have extra crews on the job through the weekend to quickly respond to outages caused by Hurricane Isaias as it churns toward Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app ...
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Georgia could be on ’dirty side’ of Hurricane Isaias as the state prepares for impacts
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia officials were preparing for potential impacts from Hurricane Isaias on Thursday after Gov. Brian Kemp declared a statewide state of emergency. The state is preparing for damaging winds, heavy rain, possible tornadoes and power outages....