A strong thunderstorm was pushing toward Moultrie Friday afternoon, bringing gusty winds and small hail to parts of Colquitt County. What’s Happening: Doppler radar placed the storm 7 miles north of Pavo and 8 miles southeast of Moultrie at 3:34 p.m., moving north at 10 mph. It is producing wind gusts up to 40 mph […]
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Demolition starts at former Bibb Mill site in East Macon
A building on Coliseum Drive in East Macon came down Wednesday as Macon-Bibb County clears land at the former Bibb Mill site to make room for new development. What’s Happening: The building most recently held offices for the Georgia Secretary of State, which has since moved to Arkwright Road. It is one of several structures […]
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Bremen High School coach arrested for grooming teen boys
A West Georgia high school coach is behind bars, accused of targeting teenage boys on school grounds — and police say there could be more victims out there. Why It Matters: If your child attends or attended Bremen High School, this case may directly affect them. Police are urging anyone with information to come forward […]
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Armed man charged after attempted home invasion in Gwinnett
A Lawrenceville man has been charged with trying to break into an apartment while armed, but police have not been able to find him. What happened: Just after 1 a.m. on March 22, Gwinnett County police responded to a call at 900 Legacy Park Dr. in Lawrenceville. A resident told officers that someone had tried […]
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Georgia’s voting machines will soon be illegal and there’s no backup plan
Georgia lawmakers set up the possibility of swift statewide conversion to paper ballots filled out by hand this year when they failed to pass a bill early Friday morning that would have gradually replaced the state’s touchscreen voting system. The Senate’s refusal to vote on the bipartisan elections bill leaves Georgia with computer-generated ballots that […]
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Georgia lawmakers cut income and property taxes in late-night vote
Georgia House and Senate Republicans with competing agendas managed to push through income and property tax cuts as the curtain closed on the 2026 Georgia legislation session after midnight Friday. The Senate did not get its elimination of income taxes. The House did not get its elimination of property taxes. But both taxes would become […]
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New law would let women in Georgia get birth control without a prescription
Birth control medications will be provided at pharmacies across Georgia without needing a prescription, according to a bill that won final approval from the General Assembly on Thursday. Lawmakers said the bill makes contraceptives more available to women, especially in the 82 of Georgia’s 159 counties without an obstetrician. “We talk a lot about prevention […]
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New Georgia law would ban silencing childhood sex abuse victims
Victims of childhood sexual abuse can’t be silenced by nondisclosure agreements in legal settlements, according to a bill that cleared the Georgia General Assembly on Thursday. The Senate voted unanimously to approve the bill, which is called Trey’s Law in memory of Trey Carlock, a former Atlanta-area resident who was sexually abused at a Missouri […]
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Georgia Senate sidelines ivermectin bill
The Georgia House passed a sweeping public health bill Thursday — the final day of the legislative session — that would allow pharmacists to sell ivermectin without a doctor’s prescription. However, the Senate did not take the bill up, effectively killing it. What’s happening: Senate Bill 440 passed the House on April 2, the last […]
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New law would cap what Georgians pay for an ambulance ride
People in Georgia who get injured badly enough to need an ambulance ride could worry less about the shock to their pocketbook if they have insurance and if Gov. Brian Kemp signs House Bill 506 into law. The Georgia General Assembly sent Kemp the “Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act” on Thursday, the final day of […]