We’ve given our list of the top 20 stories of 2020 in Georgia, highlighting the news issues and events that shaped the Peach State in 2020. However, the stories that are important and carry significant statewide impact are not always the stories that get the attention of readers. What follows is a rundown of the […]
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Sen. David Perdue quarantines after coronavirus exposure
Georgia Sen. David Perdue will be quarantining after being informed he was exposed to someone who tested positive for coronavirus recently. Perdue’s campaign released a statement Thursday about the exposure and said the senator had been in close contact with someone on the campaign who tested positive for COVID-19. Both Perdue and his wife tested […]
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Do you know about the new laws going into effect in Georgia in 2021?
Legislation the General Assembly passed this year covering a wide range of subjects from health care to law enforcement to Georgia’s foster care system will take effect with the new year. Here is a summary of key bills that will take effect Jan. 1: House Bill 888 takes aim at the practice of “surprise billing” […]
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Dunwoody police search for suspects in Christmas Eve robbery
DUNWOODY — Police in Dunwoody are asking for your help identifying the suspects in the Christmas Eve robbery at Macy’s. According to the Dunwoody Police Department, three unidentified black men entered Macy’s at about 12:40 p.m. on Christmas Eve and were caught shoplifting. When the store’s loss prevention officer confronted the men, one of the […]
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2020 Hindsight: Georgia’s top 20 news stories of 2020
If anything can be said with certainty about 2020, we can say we lived through history. While no tears will be shed for the passing of this tumultuous year, it will leave its mark on our lives for many years to come. Here is a look back at the top 20 news stories of 2020 […]
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Brian Kemp calls Trump’s demand for his resignation a ‘distraction’
Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday he’s focused on Georgia’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and next week’s runoffs for the state’s two U.S. Senate seats, calling everything else a “distraction.” Kemp was responding to criticism leveled by President Donald Trump earlier Wednesday. In a Twitter post, Trump called on the Republican governor to resign for […]
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ICU beds maxed out at Georgia hospitals as coronavirus surges
The reactivation of the field hospital in the Georgia World Congress Center this week is a sign of how health facilities are struggling as the state’s number of COVID-19 patients continues to soar. The facility in the Atlanta downtown convention center opened and closed twice earlier in the pandemic. Now it’s needed again. Gov. Brian […]
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Georgia’s signature audit is complete. There was no evidence voter fraud
Georgia’s much-anticipated signature audit of absentee ballots is complete — and there was once again no evidence of voter fraud despite claims from President Donald Trump and his supporters of rampant voter fraud. After a hand recount and a subsequent machine recount requested by the Trump campaign, a signature audit again affirmed the original outcome […]
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Police search for suspect in shooting of 7-year-old girl
The Atlanta Police Department has named a suspect in the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie near Phipps Plaza. Police haves secured arrest warrants for 24-year-old Daquan Reed on charges of Felony Murder, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, and Reckless Conduct. Investigators say […]