WABE's Week In Review: Cobb deputies killed after ambush and Kemp calls for FEMA aid to Georgia communities hit by flooding
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Two Cobb County Sherriff’s deputies were killed in the line of duty Thursday night.
Two @CobbSheriff deputies died tonight in the line of duty while serving a warrant. SWAT and FAST teams are at the scene. The suspect is barricaded.
— Cobb County Sheriff’s Office (@CobbSheriff) September 9, 2022
We will release additional information, including the names of the fallen deputies, as it becomes available.
The two were attempting to issue a warrant near Marietta for a failure to appear on a theft by deception charge when they were ambushed.
“The deputies made an attempt at the home– knocked on the door, rang the doorbell,” said Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens.
No one answered, according to Owens.
“As they were going back to the car, a vehicle drove up, which they assumed was the suspect who lived there. And as they got back out of their car… shots were fired. ”
After a standoff of several hours, to suspects were arrested and are being held in custody.
Flooding cuts off potable water to thousands…
Close to a foot of rain, in some places possibly more, fell in Summerville, GA, in just a few hours over the weekend — flooding houses, businesses, roads and the water treatment plant, which is still not back up and running https://t.co/3AfhEawWeS
— Molly Samuel (@mollyis) September 7, 2022
“We do have a creek that runs through right near the downtown area and it’s flooded occasionally but nothing ever to this extent,” said Summerville Mayor Harry Harvey.
Governor Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency for the area to aid in recovery and is requesting more aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The continued drama and potential fallout from closing the Atlanta Medical Center…
#ICYMI: A growing coalition of local, state and federal Democratic officials in Georgia is demanding answers from Wellstar Health System about its plans to close Atlanta Medical Center.https://t.co/n7k7ZnSy6N
— WABE News (@wabenews) September 4, 2022
Saving money and producing more with hi-tech farming…
Costs have gone up exponentially in recent years for Georgia farmers, while resources like water and labor have become more scarce. And that’s led many farmers to turn to technology to help get the most out of their land.https://t.co/yySjGR0Fhj
— WABE News (@wabenews) September 5, 2022
Helping students who struggled through the pandemic…
The pandemic disrupted learning for a lot of Georgia students especially those in vulnerable populations. Communities in Schools, an education-focused non-profit is working to help many of them finish high school.https://t.co/KFmkj50MKh
— WABE News (@wabenews) September 6, 2022
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