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AdvertisementThe bodies of two women, found with bags over their heads, were discovered near a Georgia bridge. One was only days away from graduating high school.Bodies of 2 women “dropped” off Georgia bridge, GBI investigating deaths as homicidesThe bodies of two women, found with bags over their heads, were discovered near a Georgia bridge. One was only days away from graduating high school.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptHE WILL BE ATTENDING SAMFORD UNIVERSITY. GEORGIA CONFIRMS 35- THOUSAND 977 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED MORE THAN 81-HUNDRED CASES CASES. HERE AT HOME ... THERE ARE 344 CASES IN CHATHAM COUNTY AND 284 CASES IN BEAUFORT. FOR A FULL, UPDATED COUNTY- BY-COUNTY LIST -- VISIT WJCL DOT COM. A LOWCOUNTRY CORONAVIRUS SURVIVOR SHARES THE WAYS HER LIFE HAS CHANGED SINCE RECOVERY. SOME TYBEE ISLAND LEADERS AREN'T PLEASED WITH THE WAY SOME PEOPLE ARE HANDLING THE BEACHES. SO, NOW THE COUNCIL IS DISCUSSING HOW PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE HANDLED. IT'S 6 O'CLOCK ON YOUR óóóóó MORNING. HERE'S YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST MELISSA HALL NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR...FRIDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 81. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING. FRIDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 63. EAST WIND 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. SATURDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 85. LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING. SATURDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 64. EAST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. SUNDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. SUNDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 66. MONDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 91. MONDAY NIGHT A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 69. TUESDAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 85. TUESDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 64. WEDNESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 82. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 63. THURSDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 84. ON TYBEE-- THE-- FOURTH- OF-- JULY-- FIRE-WORKS SHOW- - IS-- CANC-ELED. THIS COMES-- AFTER-- A-- U- NANIMOUS-- VOTE-- BY-- CITY-- COUNCIL. COUN-CIL MEMBERS SAY-- THE'RE--CON- CERNED-- ABOUT-- THE-- POSSIBILITY-- OF-- OVER- CROWDING-- AND-- A --LACK-- OF-- SOC- IAL-- DIST-ANCING-- DUR-ING-- THE SHOW. ALSO-THE SHOW WOULD COST-- TENS-- OF-- THOUSANDS-- OF-- DOLLARS-- AND-- NO-- DOWN PAY- MENTS-- HAVE-- BEEN-- MADE- SO FAR. THAT'S--A- CCORDING TO-- THE-- CITY --MANA- GER. HE SAYS- THE CONTRACTOR-- WHO--WOULD'VE PUT THIS SHOW TOGETHER- IS BEING-- UNDERSTANDING-- THE SHOW-- NEEDED- TO BE-- CANCELED. IT'S---UN-KNOWN- - AT-- THIS TIME-- IF-- THE CITY-- PLANS-- ON-- RE- SCHEDULING-- THE-- FIRE-WORKS-- SHOW-- FOR- LATER- - IN-- THE-- YEAR. TYBEE ISLAND HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY PLACE SINCE THE SHELTER IN PLACE WAS LIFTED AND GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP BEGAN RE- OPENING THE STATE. LEADERS THERE SAY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE BEACH AREN'T FOLLOWING BEACH RULES. WJCL'S EMMA HAMILTON JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE ON HOW LEADERS PLAN TO ENFORCE THOSE BEACH RULES MOVING FORWARD. ASHLEY, TYBEE ISLAND LEADERS HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE LITTERING ... PETS AND GLASS ON THE BEACH WHICH IS SIMPLY NOT ALLOWED. THE PAST FEW WEEKENDS THERE'S BEEN VERY LARGE CROWDS AS THERE PROBABLY WILL BE THIS WEEKEND TOO. LAST NIGHT AT IT'S MEETING ... COUNCIL MEMBERS DECIDED TO CHANGE FINES FOR VIOLATING BEACH RULES TO CIVIL FINES RATHER THAT CRIMINAL FINES. BASICALLY ... THESE FINES WILL NOW BE ISSUED SIMILAR TO HOW PARKING TICKETS ARE ... RATHER THAN VIOLATORS HAVING TO GO THROUGH A COURT HEARING PROCESS. THIS WILL INCREASE OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY AND LESSEN THE BURDEN ON THE COURTS. THESE TICKETS WILL HAVE TO BE PAID WITHIN TEN DAYS AND LIKE PARKING TICKETS CAN GO THROUGH THE APPEAL PROCESS. FINES ARE UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR VIOLATING BEACH RULES. REPORTING FROM TYBEE ISLAND ... EH WJCL 22 NEWS. THIS MORNING - HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS REOPENING MOST OF THE BEACHES AND PARKS - AFTER THEY WERE CLOSED TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. BUT - THAT DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE IS ALLOWED ON THEM. WJCL'S DANIEL ROBINSON JOINS US NOW - WITH WHO IS ALLOWED ON CERTAIN BEACH'S - DANIEL GOOD MORNING? ASHLEY - WHILE ALL BEACHES WILL REOPEN TODAY - EXCEPT FOR BURKES BEACH. TOWN COUNCIL - IS KEEPING 2 BEACHES RESTRICTED TO BEACH PASS HOLDERS ONLY. THOSE BEACHES ARE -- ISLANDERS BEACH PARK - AND ( DRY-SIN ) DRIESSEN BEACH PARK HOWEVER -- COLIGNY BEACH - WILL REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC - BUT WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS. "COLIGNY WILL NOW LONGER BE RESERVED ONLY FOR ISLAND BEACH PASS HOLDERS IT WILL BE REOPENED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, IT WILL BE LIMITED TO AROUND HALF OF ITS COMPACITY, ONLY AROUND 225 CARS WILL BE ALLOWED IN EACH DAY AT ANY ONE TIME THIS WILL BE MONITORED AND ANYONE WHO PARKS ILLEGALLY WILL FACE TOWING" THE TOWN SAYS THEY WILL START CHARGING FOR METERS AGAIN - WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN STOPPED. ALL OTHER BEACH ACCESSES - AGAIN EXPECT FOR BURKES BEACH - WILL NOW BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AS FOR PARKS - THE LAWN - AT SHELTER COVE, BARKER FIELDS, AND THE -- ROWING AND SAILING CENTER -- AT SQUIRE POPE COMMUNITY PARK - WILL REOPEN TODAY. AS OF NOW CHAPLIN COMMUNITY PARK - NEXT TO BURKES BEACH - WILL REMAIN CLOSED. THE TOWN SAID THEY COULD REOPEN -- JUNE 1ST. THE TOWN IS STILL ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS AND PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN PUBLIC. WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF BEACHES - AND PARKS THAT ARE OPEN - AS WELL AS THE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN PLACE ON WJCL DOT COM. LIVE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY, DROB, WJCL 22 NEWS. THE--PUSH-- TO-- GET-- TOURISTS-- BACK-- IN-- SOUTH- EAST-- GEORGIA-- AND-- THE-- LOW- COUNTRY-- IS-- A-- BIG PART --OF-- GETTING PEOPLE-- áBACK-- TO-- WORKá. SO-- THE-- SAVANNAH-- CITY-- COUNCIL-- A- PPROVED-- THE-- USE-- OF-- HUND- REDS-- OF-- THOUSANDS-- OF-- DOLLARS-- FOR-- A-- MARK-ETING-- CAM- PAIGN-- AIMED-- AT-- GETTING-- PEOPLE-- TRAVELING-- AGAIN. THE--MONEY-- WILL-- GO-- TO- WARDS-- PART- NERSHIPS-- WITH-- VISIT-- SA-VANNAH-- THE-- HIL-TON-- HEAD-- CHAMB-ER-- OF-- COMM-ERCE-- VIS-ITOR'S-- BUR- EAU-AND-- THE-- GOLD-EN---ISLES-- SAINT-- SIMON'S-- ISLAND. WE--SPOKE-- WITH-- SA-VANNAH- HILTON HEAD-- IN- TERNATIONAL-- AIR- PORT OFFICIALS. THIS MORNING- THEY'RE-- TELLING US-- HOW-- DRAST- ICALLY- THE-- TRAV- EL-- IN-DUSTRY-- HAS-- CHANGED-- AND--WHY-- THIS--- FUND-ING-- IS-- SO-- NEED-ED. APPROXIMATELY 9000 PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT ON A DAILY BASIS...ARRIVING AND DEPARTING. NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 600...PER DAY... SO IT'S APPROXIMATELY A 95 PERCENT OF WHERE WE WERE BEFORE." THIS FUNDING IS COMING THROUGH THE-- FEDERAL A- VIATION-- ADMINISTRATION'S-- CARES ACT GRANT-- TO- AIR-PORTS-- AND-- IS-- NOT MONEY-- COMING-- FROM-- THE-- CITY-- IT-SELF. A-CCORDING TO-- THE-- CITY AGENDA- -THE-- FUNDING-- FOR-- THIS-- EFFORT-- WOULD-- NOT BE-- MORE THAN-- SIX-- HUNDRED- THOUSAND-- DOLLARS. A LOWCOUNTRY WOMAN HAS A NEW LOOK ON LIFE... AFTER RECOVERING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS. WJCL'S ALEX LITTLEHALES HAS THE EXCLUSIVE STORY. : TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS CAN BE A LIFE CHANGING MOMENT... AND ONE THAT EVERYONE HANDLES DIFFERENTLY. FOR THIS STORY... WE CATCH UP WITH A SUN CITY WOMAN... AND HOW SHE'S SPENDING HER TIME AFTER WEEKS OF BEING INDOORS. TAKE PKG: THE GIFT OF APPRECIATION... IS AN EASY ONE TO GIVE... AND APPRECIATION... IS SOMETHING LOUISE DEVIVO... HAS A LOT OF... "THIS HAS MADE ME APPRECIATE... EVERYTHING...SO MUCH MORE... WE FIRST MET LOUISE... INSIDE HER HOME THIS APRIL... THROUGH A PHONE SCREEN... IN ISOLATION AFTER RECENTLY TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS. AFTER WEEKS OF SELF QUARANTINE... LOUISE NOW ADJUSTS TO A NEW ROUTINE... : "I NEEDED A HUG SO BADLY FROM SOMEONE...JUST NEEDED SOME KIND OF PHYSICAL CONTACT. BUT I CAN'T HAVE IT...STILL CAN'T HAVE IT. NOT THE NORM YET..." PART OF THAT ROUTINE... HAS BEEN GETTING OUTSIDE... AND GIVING BACK... "WE JUST PUT OUT A NOTICE... ANYONE THAT WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE... PLEASE DO A DOLLAR PLUS... WELL... WE HAD A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN A DOLLAR PLUS." AND THROUGH THAT COLLECTION EFFORT... RAISED ENOUGH MONEY... TO BUY DINNER AND GIFT CARDS... AS A THANK YOU TO THE BLUFFTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. "YOU JUST THINK... WHEN DO THEY GET A REST? SO WE WANTED TO THANK THEM..." NOW...LOUISE IS ENJOYING HER RECOVERY... BUT STILL WORRIES... ABOUT THE VIRUS' LONG TERM AFFECTS ON HER HEALTH... "IT'S THE BIGGEST FEAR I HAVE RIGHT NOW...BUT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO GET IT AGAIN... I'M NOT SURE IF THEY KNOW WHETHER I CAN GET IT AGAIN... I'M TERRIBLY AFRAID." TAKE REPORTER: LOUISE DEVIVO ALSO THINKS... IN HER OPINION... IT MIGHT BE PREMATURE FOR STATES TO RE- OPEN... AS NEW CASES ARE STILL BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. REPORTING FOR WJCL 22 NEWS... I'M ALEX LITTLEHALES... BACK TO YOU... NEW VIDEO AND 9-1-1 CALLS REVEAL.. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IN THE AHMAUD ARBERTY SHOOTING CONFRONTED AN-- UNIDENTIFIED BLACK MAN----AT A HOME-- UNDER- CONSTRUCTION. THIS WAS THE SAME CONSTRUCTION SITE-- ARB-ERY-- WAS SEEN AT-- BEFORE--HE--WAS SHOT AND KILLED. WE'RE LEARNING- THIS CALL--TOOK PLACE-- TWO WEEKS-- BE-FORE-- THE SHOOTING. (NATS) "911, WHAT'S THE ADDRESS OF YOUR EMERGENCY?" "WE'VE HAD A STRING OF BURGLARIES. I WAS LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I JUST CAUGHT A GUYING RUNNING INTO A HOUSE BEING BUILT." RECORDS SHOW.. THAT PHONE CALL CAME FROM TRAVIS MC- MICHAEL.. THE NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO SHOWS SOMEONE WALKING IN FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAMERA'S VIEW. THE HOMEOWNER'S ATTORNEY SAYS NOTHING WAS TAKEN OR DISTURBED IN THE HOME.. THE HOMEOWNER--- LARRY ENGLISH--- SAYS HE RECEIVED A TEXT MESSAGE FROM A NEIGHBOR THAT NIGHT.. DESCRIBING A CONFRONTATION AT THE PROPERTY. POLICE.. LATER ARRIVED AT THE HOME BUT FOUND NO ONE.. ENGLISH SAYS THE INCIDENT NEVER CAME BACK UP AND THAT HE HAS NO IDEA-- WHO WAS IN THE HOUSE THAT NIGHT.. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED-- FEBRUARY 11TH. ALMOST TWO WEEKS LATER ... ARBERY WAS JOGGING NEAR THAT SITE WHEN HE WAS CONFRONTED BY TRAVIS MCMICHAEL AND HIS FATHER, GREGORY. ARBERY WAS SHOT AND KILLED AFTER A STRUGGLE WITH THE MCMICHAELS. THEN--- EARLIER THIS MONTH -- VIDEO OF ARBERY'S DEATH-- SURFACED.. BRINGING-- NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE CASE.. DAYS AFTER-- THE VIDEO--OF THE ATTACK-- WAS RELEASED .. THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION-- ARRESTED-- THE-- MC-MICHAELS... BOTH MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. TOMORROW THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF GEORGIA WILL DRIVE FROM ATLANTA TO BRUNSWICK IN ORDER TO HOLD A RALLY DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR AHMAUD ARBERY. THE RALLY WILL BE AT 2:30 P-M OUTSIDE OF THE GLYNN COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE GEORGIA A- C-L-U ASKS EVERYONE WHO PLANS TO ATTEND TO WEAR MASKS AND GLOVES AND MAKE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN EVERYONE. IN RESPONSE TO THE SHOOTING, AN ARTIST IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A MURAL IN MEMORY OF AHMAUD ARBERY. ACCORDING TO NEWS FOUR JAX--- MARVIN WEEKS IS ORIGINALLY FROM BRUNSWICAdvertisementBodies of 2 women “dropped” off Georgia bridge, GBI investigating deaths as homicidesThe bodies of two women, found with bags over their heads, were discovered near a Georgia bridge. One was only days away from graduating high school.Above video: Your morning headlinesThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the suspicious deaths of two women in Rome.The women were found underneath the Etowah Bridge on Wednesday by workers near Gizzard Park.Floyd County Chief Deputy Coroner Connie Chandler confirmed the identities as: 19-year-old Vanita “Vera” Richardson, and 30-year-old Clarice Truvenia “Bean” Campbell.The women’s bodies were “apparently dropped over the (Etowah) bridge,” GBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brian Johnston told the Rome News-Tribune.911 calls from the people who found the bodies said that they had bags over their heads and that their clothing was tattered.Floyd County Schools said Richardson was due to graduate Armuchee High School this weekend.“Vanita will be remembered for being a fun-loving, humble, and motivated student who was making strong plans for her future,” Floyd County Schools wrote on Twitter.Chandler said their bodies have been sent to the GBI for autopsy. She couldn’t confirm how they died. She said cause of death was pending autopsy.Investigators are asking for help from anyone who may have been in the area between Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 11 a.m. You’re asked to call the GBI at 1800-597-8477.Above video: Your morning headlinesThe Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the suspicious deaths of two women in Rome.AdvertisementThe women were found underneath the Etowah Bridge on Wednesday by workers near Gizzard Park.Floyd County Chief Deputy Coroner Connie Chandler confirmed the identities as: 19-year-old Vanita “Vera” Richardson, and 30-year-old Clarice Truvenia “Bean” Campbell.The women’s bodies were “apparently dropped over the (Etowah) bridge,” GBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brian Johnston told the911 calls from the people who found the bodies said that they had bags over their heads and that their clothing was tattered.Floyd County Schools said Richardson was due to graduate Armuchee High School this weekend.“Vanita will be remembered for being a fun-loving, humble, and motivated student who was making strong plans for her future,” Floyd County Schools wrote on Twitter.Chandler said their bodies have been sent to the GBI for autopsy. She couldn’t confirm how they died. She said cause of death was pending autopsy.Investigators are asking for help from anyone who may have been in the area between Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. and Wednesday at 11 a.m. You’re asked to call the GBI at 1800-597-8477.This content is imported from Twitter.You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.Update in Rome Death Investigation: The 2 females have been identified. Please contact the GBI at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477) with any information pertinent to the investigation. — GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA)Loading more articles...

AdvertisementThe bodies of two women, found with bags over their heads, were discovered near a Georgia bridge. One was only days away from graduating high school.Bodies of 2 women “dropped” off Georgia bridge, GBI investigating deaths as homicidesThe bodies of two women, found with bags over their heads, were discovered near a Georgia bridge. One was only days away from graduating high school.Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptHE WILL BE ATTENDING SAMFORD UNIVERSITY. GEORGIA CONFIRMS 35- THOUSAND 977 CASES OF CORONAVIRUS. SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED MORE THAN 81-HUNDRED CASES...

Bodies of 2 women “dropped” off Georgia bridge, GBI investigating deaths as homicides

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