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Georgia Will Switch from Daily to Weekly Coronavirus Reporting

by Thom ChandlerApril 14, 2022October 10, 2023

Five months after crews removed the final section of the Golden Ray car carrier from St. Simons Sound, the owner of a fishing charter company that operates off Georgia’s coast says he is concerned about the long-term fallout following a “nightmare” two years.

The Golden Ray shipwreck has been removed, but its impact is still being felt in Coastal Georgia

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderApril 12, 2022April 12, 2022

Reporting sightings of tegus lizards, alive or dead, is needed to keep the big, South American lizards from gaining a foothold in the state, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Giant lizards are invading South Georgia

by Rick Lavender | CAES NewsApril 9, 2022September 24, 2023

The Roswell Police Department is investigating the tragic drowning death of a 4-year-old child late Saturday night.

4-year-old drowns in pool at Roswell apartment complex

by Thom ChandlerApril 3, 2022April 3, 2022

Joshua Carl Haynes Lester was stabbed through the back, puncturing both his heart and his lungs.

Her son died in a Georgia prison. Now she wants answers

by Evey Wilson Wetherbee | GA TodayMarch 31, 2022March 31, 2022

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is asking for your help in identifying a man believed to be a hiker found dead on Springer Mountain.

Unidentified hiker found dead on Springer Mountain

by Thom ChandlerMarch 31, 2022March 31, 2022

Georgia's insurance department has fined Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield $5 million for several violations of state law following a months-long investigation.

Georgia slaps Blue Cross with historic $5 million fine. Here’s why

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 29, 2022March 29, 2022

Georgia's Fort Gordon and Fort Benning are among nine Army bases that will be getting new names.

Two Georgia military bases are being renamed. Here’s why

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 18, 2022March 18, 2022

A ride-share driver was killed Thursday morning in a collision with a train in Duluth.

Ride-share driver killed in collision with train

by Thom ChandlerMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

AAA will be working to keep impaired drivers off the road this St. Patrick’s Day. The Auto Club Group is reactivating its Tow to Go program for the holiday period, providing safe transportation for impaired drivers and their vehicles.

Don’t drive drunk on St. Patrick’s Day. Call AAA for a lift and a tow

by AAA ReportsMarch 17, 2022March 17, 2022

MARTA leaders arrived in Washington, D.C. for the annual American Public Transportation Association Legislative Conference in the midst of a series of federal successes.

MARTA secures millions in federal funding

by Thom ChandlerMarch 14, 2022March 14, 2022

Almost twelve.

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward tonight

by Thom ChandlerMarch 12, 2022March 12, 2022

A 26-year-old Holly Springs woman died while trying to swim in Little River late at night, according to Woodstock emergency officials.

26-year-old Holly Springs woman drowns in Little River

by Thom ChandlerMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022

The Georgia Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to approve the implementation of area code 943 to overlay a region that already includes four other area codes: 404, 770, 678 and 470.

Meet 943, metro Atlanta’s new area code

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 8, 2022March 8, 2022

Of the defendants States Newsroom reviewed, more than 18% lived in Florida. Slightly fewer, 15.5%, had ties to Pennsylvania. All 26 states included in the sample had at least one defendant connected to the state with Georgia accounting for 20.

20 Georgia residents on trial for their role in Jan. 6 attack

by Jacob Fischler | Georgia RecorderMarch 7, 2022March 7, 2022

Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid has rescinded the 2nd extension of the Declaration of Emergency over the coronavirus pandemic.

Cupid Ends Cobb County Coronavirus Declaration of Emergency

by County NewsMarch 5, 2022October 10, 2023

In response to higher vaccine rates and a downward trend in coronavirus cases, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is lifting several of the city's COVID-19 restrictions and mandates.

Atlanta Mayor Lifts Coronavirus Restrictions

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 25, 2022October 10, 2023

A caller to Glynn-Brunswick 911 Center reported while he was cleaning the garage of a recently deceased neighbor, that he found possible grenades.

Photos: Suspected grenades detonated safely in Glynn County

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022