Georgia is praying for @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS . Get well soon! #gapol https://t.co/nTrE5PaKe5 — Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) October 2, 2020
Praying for the President and First Lady’s health, as well as the health of his staffers and others in the White House. — Jen Jordan (@senatorjen) October 2, 2020
Remember: China gave this virus to our President @realDonaldTrump and First Lady @FLOTUS. WE MUST HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. — Kelly Loeffler (@KLoeffler) October 2, 2020
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Georgia police chief arrested on charges of aggravated assault
A Georgia police chief was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of Aggravated Assault, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Arlington Police Chief Cora Baker was arrested following a Baker County Grand Jury indictment on Dec. 3. She has been booked into the Calhoun County jail. The GBI was asked Baker County Sheriff […]
