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Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kemp joins Florida, South Carolina request to directly manage fish populations instead of feds
Gov. Brian Kemp joined a request from Florida and South Carolina governors Ron DeSantis and Henry McMaster to move management of fish populations to the state. Specifically, the three governors sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick requesting that the states handle management of red snapper and other reef fish populations found in the Atlantic Ocean. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] "As we work with the administration to cut red tape and empower states to do what is best for our people, Governor Ron DeSantis, Governor Henry McMaster, and I are requesting state management of red snapper and other reef fishes in the Atlantic," Kemp said in a statement. 'Our fishing industry has suffered under heavy handed federal regulations imposed by bureaucrats thousands of miles away. It's time this industry is managed much closer to home!' TRENDING STORIES: Lyft driver taken hostage at Dawson County Sheriff's Office Atlanta rent prices down 1% compared to 2024, but rose month-to-month Acworth police save life of man choking on water bottle cap using LifeVac device In terms of what the states want to do, the governors said the current management of fish populations are 'driven by flawed data and regulations that threaten the economies of our coastal communities.' While the states are 'committed to helping our recreational fishing communities,' the governors said they are also working to conserve fisheries as resources for future generations. 'The first step to correcting course on federal mismanagement is to stop the harmful impacts of Amendment 59 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region,' the three officials said in their letter. The letter lays the blame on 'decades of inaction by career bureaucrats within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,' as well as actions taken at the end of the Biden Administration, which 'cut-off public access to the fishery' and have made it harder for communities to 'exercise their God-given right to fish and support their local economies and way of life.' Kemp and his fellow governors said the red snapper population is no longer being over-fished and as a result, they would like a large increase to the quota allowance for fishing the species, due to their current level of 'unprecedented abundance.' [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Mableton City Council votes down services agreement with Cobb County, negotiations ongoing
A tentative agreement between the City of Mableton and Cobb County for running police and transportation services was voted down Thursday, putting both governments back at the negotiating table. A spokesman for the City of Mableton said the one-year agreement to fund police and department of transportation services in the city was voted down by the council 4-3. Channel 2 Action News reported Thursday that Mayor Michael Owens said the agreement was only set for one-year as the county and city continued to discuss longer-term service needs. To be enacted, both the Mableton City Council and Cobb County Board of Commissioners would've had to vote in favor of the terms. With the city council rejecting the $9.5 million service agreement, both governments remain in discussion about how to move forward. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] RELATED STORIES: Mableton, Cobb County reach 'initial 1-year' agreement for public services Cobb County Commission, Mableton City Council meet to discuss city service delivery agreements Mableton mayor announces 3rd straight year of no property taxes in city Mableton preparing to vote on ordinance to create city municipal court New Farmers Market starts up in Mableton to help address growing need [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Atlanta police lieutenant accused of groping rideshare driver
An Atlanta police lieutenant was arrested and charged with sexual battery after investigators say he groped a rideshare driver over the weekend. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Kyle Kleinhenz, 45, was arrested on May 19 and booked into the Fulton County Jail on one misdemeanor count of sexual battery, jail records confirmed. The rideshare driver told police that she picked up Kleinhenz from Mr. C's Bar and Grill on Howell Mill Road. She said the 45-year-old inappropriately touched her during the ride, causing her to pull over for help. Responding officers said Kleinhenz was 'extremely intoxicated and unable to give a statement.' Channel 2's Michael Seiden is working to gather more details for Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m. TRENDING STORIES: Driver sentenced to 8 years in prison for hitting, killing 8-year-old at school bus stop San Diego plane crash: Multiple people on plane killed in crash (live updates) Gwinnett Co. elementary school bus comes across ICE enforcement operation at mobile home park [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Yahoo
GSP trooper pulled from car after landing in creek during chase
Officers in south Georgia pulled a Georgia State Patrol trooper from a creek after his car flipped during a chase. Trooper Justin Jones was helping Waycross police with a traffic stop that turned into a chase on Swamp Road. Jones tried to perform a PIT maneuver to end the chase before his car and the driver's car both left the road. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The trooper's patrol car overturned and ended up in a creek before the suspect's car landed on it. GSP said Jones became trapped inside his car, which was partially submerged in the creek. Waycross officers rescued Jones. He remains in the hospital, but will be released soon, according to GSP. Investigators identified the suspect as 47-year-old Tracy Hilliard, but did not list his charges. TRENDING STORIES: Man convicted of attacking family because he didn't like dinner, north GA prosecutors say Traffic stop lands GA college student in ICE custody 2 weeks after same thing happened to father Buc-ee's announces opening date for new Georgia location [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
2 pedestrians killed, driver arrested in Athens
Athens-Clarke County police are investigating their fifth deadly crash of the year. On Friday, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash involving two pedestrians at approximately 8:32 p.m. near Gaines School Road and Lexington Road. One pedestrian, Amy Morgan, 58, of Athens, died from her injuries at the scene. The second pedestrian, Anthony Braxton, 31, of Athens, died from his injuries at the hospital. The driver, Lois Dua, 54, of Bogart, Georgia, was not injured. Police charged Dua with second-degree vehicular homicide and two counts of failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] TRENDING STORIES: Video of fight involving teacher at DeKalb school being used in investigation Multiple people detained after shots fired inside Cobb County business Young Thug says 'he's too big for jail' as he talks about life after incarceration, new music [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
