Suspected arsonist arrested in Ohio
A man wanted for arson in Georgia was arrested today in Ohio. Brandon Morton, 36, was arrested by authorities after officials issued a lookout...
Stone Mountain Park’s overseers to weigh change to Confederate tributes
Stone Mountain Park leaders announced Monday that they will review proposals to rethink the Confederate symbols and tributes found throughout the state-owned park, which...
The good news on Moderna’s vaccine trial resonates in Atlanta
“Relief. Excitement. Hope. A fantastic day for all of us.’’
That’s how Dr. Colleen Kelley of Emory University School of Medicine described her reaction to preliminary results announced...
COVID on the rise as Georgians fret over safe travels home for holidays
With the holidays fast approaching and the COVID-19 pandemic showing new signs of spiking across the country, many Georgians face tough decisions about whether...
Judge denies bond for defendants in Ahmaud Arbery murder case
A judge denied bond Friday for Travis and Greg McMichael, two of the white men charged with the murder of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery.
Chatham...
Gov. Kemp renews COVID-19 restrictions, extends State of Emergency
Georgia's existing COVID-19 restrictions will remain in place at least through the end of this month.
On Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order...
Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff elections lure big PACs ready to spend cash
WASHINGTON — With two concurrent runoff elections that could swing the balance of the Senate, Georgia is about to become the center of the...
Raffensperger isolates after wife tests positive for virus
As Georgia counties prepare for a hand tally of the presidential race, the state’s top elections official plans to quarantine after his wife tested...
Benefits for displaced workers finally arriving at pre-pandemic pace
Eight months after the pandemic shutdown caused unemployment claims to hit record highs, the Georgia Department of Labor is finally processing unemployment claims at...
Biden wants all states to require masks, something Georgia resists
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus response plan seeks to put a national mask mandate in place by calling on all governors to require...
Georgia’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race features pair of combo campaigns
Even as Georgia election officials prepared to recount votes in the last presidential election, campaigning intensified in a new race to get staunch partisans...
State’s rapid test results add to alarming rise in COVID cases here
New COVID-19 cases in Georgia jumped by more than 4,500 on Tuesday, the highest daily increase reported in months.
Most of the new cases came...