The Lake Lanier Association provided updates on the invasion of “mystery snails” to the Lake Lanier area after meeting with Georgia wildlife officials. The update comes a little more than a week after Channel 2 Action News went to Lake Lanier for a closer look at the invasive critters. According to LLA, the Georgia Department […]
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Four teens charged in deadly Lanier shooting
Jun. 27—LAKELAND — Four teen-agers have been arrested in connection with a fatal June 2 shooting in Lakeland. The four — a 17-year-old and three 16-year-olds, all of Lakeland — face charges in the death of Timothy Hunt, 27, of Naylor. All four have been charged with party to the crime of aggravated assault, party […]
Witnesses heard screams for help coming from a camper at Lake Lanier. What deputies discovered later
Screams from inside a camper led to the arrest of a 54-year-old woman. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On June 13, just before 3:30 p.m., Hall County deputies were called to the Shoal Creek Campground. Authorities conducted a welfare check after campers told deputies they heard someone screaming for help. […]
Shoe floating in Lake Lanier leads crews to find 76-year-old man who drowned
A man who had drowned was found in Lake Lanier on Wednesday night. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office told Channel 2 Action News that a 76-year-old man was found dead in the lake near Keith Bridge Park. The man, identified as Jim Hansard of Gainesville, was last seen around lunchtime at his dock and hadn’t […]
Motorcyclist speeding away from police dives into Lake Lanier to escape, troopers say
A motorcyclist dove into Lake Lanier in a last-ditch effort to escape Georgia authorities — and failed, state troopers said. The 38-year-old man now faces drug charges, according to Georgia State Patrol. Troopers said they tried stopping the motorcyclist in Hall County at about 4 p.m Wednesday, March 20, when they noticed he wasn’t wearing […]
Severe thunderstorm warning for Lanier, Lowndes, Brooks, Thomas counties
Jan. 9—The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southern Lanier County in south central Georgia… Lowndes County in south central Georgia… Thomas County in south central Georgia… Brooks County in south central Georgia… * Until 1245 PM EST. * At 1112 AM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along […]