Joshua Skinner

1 week ago | kktv.com | Joshua Skinner

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta saw a notable drop in crime in 2024 in nearly all categories. However, one category that increased was burglaries. Burglaries at construction sites, including new homes and renovations, saw a 3% increase. “We still saw an increase in burglaries over this time last year, despite arresting 222 burglars,” Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum told the Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety Committee in November 2024.

2 weeks ago | wrdw.com | Joshua Skinner

SNELLVILLE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Parts of Georgia could soon see a familiar sight: large amounts of cicadas covering the ground and trees. A year after more than a trillion periodical cicadas emerged across the Midwest and Southeast, another brood, Brood XIV, is expected to emerge at the end of April and into May. The brood is concentrated in northern Georgia, so we shouldn’t see an abnormal amount in the CSRA. But there are always some outliers.

3 weeks ago | wsfa.com | Joshua Skinner

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Officials with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport announced Monday that parking rates across the board will see a significant increase, with some lots experiencing a nearly 200% rise. The change takes effect on May 1. “Since August of 2017 to now, the consumer price index was over 34%,” said airport assistant manager Tyronia Smith.

1 month ago | fox5vegas.com | Joshua Skinner

(InvestigateTV) — Youth sports programs are an opportunity for children to learn new skills while promoting teamwork and discipline. According to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, there are more than 45 million of these programs across the country. With competitive play comes the risk of injury. Each year, about 3 million children end up in the emergency room for a sports-related injury, making it the second leading cause of ER visits in children.

1 month ago | kktv.com | Hope Dean |Joshua Skinner |Jordan Gartner

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia say two people were killed Friday morning after a worker fired shots inside a Covington Walmart and a nearby home. Newton County deputies were called to the Walmart Supercenter on Salem Road at around 1:30 a.m. The store was closed, and only employees were inside the building. According to deputies, one of the employees, identified as 24-year-old Dwayne Eduh, left the building, got a gun and went back inside to shoot and kill another employee.