Georgians got their first chance to weigh in on a newly proposed Congressional map Wednesday at a pair of legislative committee meetings convened to discuss it a few hours after it was released. If approved by both chambers of the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, the new maps will shape Georgia politics for the […]
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Slow down. Georgia state troopers will be out in full force for Thanksgiving
The Georgia State Patrol and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division will be out in full force during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. The 102-hour holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 24, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 28. “Troopers and Motor Carrier Officers will be patrolling interstates and secondary […]
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What we learned from Travis McMichael’s defense of shooting Ahmaud Arbery
Ahmaud Arbery’s killer testified during his murder trial Wednesday that he feared for his life when he fired the fatal shots, ending a five-minute chase of the 25-year-old Black man through a suburban Glynn County neighborhood on Feb. 23, 2020. In Travis McMichael’s four-hour testimony, he repeated that he reacted to the “totality of circumstances” […]
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Dispute between Wellstar and United leaves patients stranded
In September, when Shelly Azzopardi went to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with abdominal pain, she didn’t worry about her insurance. Doctors said she had a case of appendicitis. But she also tested positive at the hospital in Marietta, Georgia, for Covid-19. Physicians decided not to do surgery and treated her with antibiotics and painkillers. Azzopardi, 47, […]
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All 5 inmates who escaped a Georgia jail have been captured
All five prisoners who escaped the Pulaski County Jail last week have been captured. The last prisoner was captured at midnight Wednesday when members of the US Marshal Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and Officers of the Warner Robins Police Department found Tyree Williams Jr. hiding behind a building located at 599 North Davis Drive […]
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Georgia Republicans push book bans in school libraries
Republican lawmakers and Virginia parents trying to capitalize on their success in the November election on Tuesday gathered across from the U.S. Capitol to voice their opposition to mask mandates and lessons about racism in public schools. The ranking Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, told the […]
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Shooting behind Macon duplex leaves 24-year-old man dead
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting incident that occurred in the 700 block of Grier Street. The shooting took place at about 4 p.m. Tuesday. According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s office, two men were shot behind a duplex on Grier Street. One of the men was fatally wounded, he was […]
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Will the backlog at the Port of Savannah be a holiday Scrooge?
The backlog of ships and cargo in the Port of Savannah remains high due to a shortage of truck drivers, equipment and warehouse workers. Lee Beckman, manager of governmental affairs for the Georgia Ports Authority, painted a dim picture of the situation at the major U.S. port in coastal Georgia for lawmakers on Tuesday. About […]
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Georgia deputy charged with cruelty to children
A Worth County deputy was arrested Monday and charged with terroristic threats and acts and cruelty to children. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Worth County Chief Deputy Raymond Drennen, age 60, and charged him with one count of Violation of Oath by Public Officer, one count of Terroristic Threats and Acts, and one count of […]
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Escaped prisoners update: Two inmates captured, three still on the run
Another one of the five inmates who escaped the Pulaski County Jail has been captured. According to the GBI, Lewis Wendell Evans III is now in custody. He was taken into custody in Warner Robins late Sunday night. Tyree Jackson was taken into custody Saturday. Police continue the search for 3 inmates. The U.S. Marshals […]