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Two Gwinnett Police patrol cars were hit while working two separate accidents in the early morning hours on Sunday, July 3 on I-85 North of Jimmy Carter Blvd.

Two Gwinnett Police cars were hit on I-85 Sunday morning

by Thom ChandlerJuly 3, 2022July 3, 2022

A suspicious package left outside a pregnancy resource center in Johns Creek caused the shutdown of an intersection and traffic delays Wednesday morning.

A suspicious package at a Johns Creek pregnancy resource center turned out to be a diaper bag

by Thom ChandlerJune 29, 2022June 29, 2022

A Roswell City Councilman who was granted a medical leave of absence in January has resigned his post.

Roswell City Councilman Marcelo Zapata resigns after lengthy medical leave of absence

by Thom ChandlerJune 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Cobb County Police officers are investigating a fatal agricultural accident on Mayes Road in Powder Springs.

68-year-old Georgia man killed when tractor rolled on top of him

by County NewsJune 28, 2022June 28, 2022

delivery robot on pavement

New law could bring delivery robots to Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Georgia’s “heartbeat law” banning abortions after the first six weeks won’t take effect until at least mid-July despite last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized the procedure.

The latest on the status of Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion law

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 27, 2022September 24, 2023

A 30-year-old Macon man drowned Sunday in the Ocmulgee River, Bibb County sheriff's officials say.

Macon man drowns in Ocmulgee River

by Thom ChandlerJune 27, 2022June 27, 2022

The Supreme Court’s decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade began a major shift in Georgians’ future access to abortion, but how exactly that shift will play out remains to be seen.

What’s next for Georgia’s abortion law now that Roe v. Wade is overturned?

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderJune 26, 2022June 26, 2022

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, more than half of all states are poised to ban abortion immediately, forcing hundreds of abortion providers to close their doors.

Liberal prosecutors in Georgia vow not to enforce abortion bans

by Christine Vestal | StatelineJune 24, 2022June 24, 2022

A second minority utility partner in the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion is mounting an effort to cap its costs to complete the project.

Lawsuits continue to mount over Plant Vogtle

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Justin Ross Harris for murder and cruelty charges related to the death of his young son, Cooper, in a hot car in 2014.

Georgia Supreme Court overturns hot-car death convictions in Justin Ross Harris case

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 22, 2022June 24, 2022

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Georgia election official Gabe Sterling are scheduled to testify before the Select Committee on Jan. 6 during today's hearing.

Watch: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger testifies at January 6 hearing

by Thom ChandlerJune 21, 2022June 21, 2022

In April of 2021, Cecelia Lewis had just returned to Maryland from a house-hunting trip in Georgia when she received the first red flag about her new job.

White parents in Georgia rallied to chase a black educator out of town. Then, they followed her to the next county

by Nicole Carr | ProPublicaJune 18, 2022September 24, 2023

The controversial Wildman's Civil War Surplus store in downtown Kennesaw reopened this week, prompting one city council member to resign and his daughter to put her building across the street up for sale.

Controversial Civil War Surplus store reopens in Kennesaw

by Thom ChandlerJune 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Car traffic in Georgia is at an all-time high despite rising prices at the pump, state Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry said Thursday.

Georgia is seeing a record high for traffic despite soaring gas prices

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 16, 2022June 16, 2022

Members of a Jan. 5, 2021, tour led by U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia recorded parts of the U.S. Capitol complex "not typically of interest to tourists, including hallways, staircases, and security checkpoints," according to the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.

Jan. 6 Committee releases footage of Loudermilk tour showing visitors photographing hallways and stairs leading to Capitol

by Stephen Fowler | GA TodayJune 15, 2022June 18, 2022

President Joe Biden has named former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to join his administration as senior advisor to the president for public engagement.

Keisha Lance Bottoms is joining the Biden administration

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 15, 2022September 24, 2023

Barry Loudermilk

U.S. Capitol Police say Barry Loudermilk did not lead a tour of the capitol on January 5

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 14, 2022June 14, 2022