Amanda Lumpkin

6 days ago | patch.com | Amanda Lumpkin

FLORIDA — A new GoBankingRates study that set out to find pockets of wealth in the nation’s quieter communities found that the richest small town in Florida is Parkland. There, the median annual income is $174,295. That's compared to a statewide median income of $73,311 in 2023. Parkland, with nearly 32,000 people, was established in 1963 in northwest Broward County. The town is environmentally friendly and hosts nine parks.

6 days ago | patch.com | Amanda Lumpkin

CARTERSVILLE, GA — Authorities say a Cartersville woman died in a police shooting after being accused of brandishing a gun during a traffic stop Wednesday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Carrie Hall, 50, first went to a Bartow County home and shot a weapon. Authorities did not say if anyone was injured in the shooting. The homeowner was familiar with Hall and identified her to authorities, the GBI said.

6 days ago | patch.com | Amanda Lumpkin

GEORGIA — Fourteen people were killed in multiple crashes over the Memorial Day weekend, and more than 400 DUI arrests were made, Georgia State Patrol said late Wednesday in a report. The state law-enforcement agency joined local authorities in monitoring traffic from 6 p.m. Friday until 11:59 p.m. Monday during its holiday travel period.

1 week ago | patch.com | Amanda Lumpkin

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — A photo of Michael Jackson given to him by his mother - the only item Douglas Worjloh was able to retrieve from his burnt home. It was 2 a.m., May 21. The NBA Playoffs had just ended on TV, and Worjloh decided to turn on a movie before falling asleep at his Grouse Court Northwest home - a place where he and his family lived for 15 years. At the time, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning in northern Gwinnett County, fire officials previously said.

1 week ago | patch.com | Amanda Lumpkin

LITHONIA, GA — DeKalb County Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect in the fatal shooting of a male at his Rock Springs home. Police said the fatal shooting happened around 7:15 p.m., May 16, in the 5400 block of Rock Springs. The suspect entered the home with an assault rifle, and sometime later, he and another suspect left the house several times to load property into a silver SUV, police said.