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Georgia residents watched with the rest of the world as a fire consumed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Monday.

Georgians respond to Notre Dame fire with shock and sadness

by Thom ChandlerApril 15, 2019September 24, 2023

A powerful storm system that is moving through the South has reached Georgia. The storm has much of north and central Georgia under a tornado watch until Sunday afternoon. High winds, tornados and lightning are expected.

Real time coverage: Severe weather hits Georgia

by Thom ChandlerApril 14, 2019April 14, 2019

A strong storm system will be moving through parts of north and central Georgia Saturday night through Sunday evening bringing with it strong wind, thunderstorms and the possibility of tornados.

North and central Georgia brace for severe weather

by Thom ChandlerApril 13, 2019April 13, 2019

SAVANNAH -- Savannah City Manager Rob Hernandez announced his resignation this week. His departure will go into effect June 30.

Savannah’s city manager resigns

by Thom ChandlerApril 12, 2019April 12, 2019

UPDATE: The GBI has identified the body as 29-year-old Sammeka Barriner of Broward County in Florida.

Unidentified body found in Darien River

by Thom ChandlerApril 10, 2019April 21, 2019

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is railing against Congress for what he calls its inaction with regard to Southwest Georgia farmers who were affected by Hurricane Michael last year.

Georgia Governor demands action from Congress for farmers impacted by Hurricane Michael

by Thom ChandlerApril 10, 2019April 10, 2019

CLARKSTON -- The City of Clarkston has joined two other Georgia cities in taking a firm stand against discrimination of LGBTQ people within its city limits.

Clarkston takes a stand against LGBTQ discrimination

by Thom ChandlerApril 6, 2019September 24, 2023

DUNWOODY -- This year, Mayor Denis Shortal's state of the city address will also be a celebration of the city's first decade.

Dunwoody will celebrate 10 years of cityhood at this year’s State of the City address

by Thom ChandlerApril 5, 2019September 24, 2023

SWAINSBORO -- A fire in a Swainsboro home claimed the lives of a 16-year-old and and a 63-year-old early Thursday morning.

Swainsboro house fire claims lives of teenager and 63-year-old

by Thom ChandlerApril 5, 2019April 5, 2019

ATLANTA -- Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced her appointments to the city's new Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust. The Task Force is will evaluate the city’s legislative and administrative policies and procedures to ensure ethics, transparency and compliance.

Meet the first members of Atlanta’s public trust task force

by Thom ChandlerApril 4, 2019September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- Fulton County will be opening one early voting site for the City of Atlanta District 3 Runoff election.

Here’s how you can vote early in the Atlanta District 3 City Council runoff election

by Thom ChandlerApril 4, 2019April 4, 2019

Georgia's controversial "heartbeat bill" outlawing abortion after a heartbeat has been detected is on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk.

Georgia’s ‘heartbeat bill’ heads to Gov. Brian Kemp. Here’s what you need to know about it

by Thom ChandlerMarch 29, 2019March 29, 2019

The Liberty County Board of Commissioners will pay $209,106 in back wages to 131 employees for violations of the overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act found in a U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division investigation.

Liberty County ordered to pay $209,106 in back wages to public safety workers for unpaid hours

by Thom ChandlerMarch 25, 2019September 24, 2023

Gwinnett County voters have spoken and the result was a resounding "No" to a proposed expansion of MARTA that would have brought heavy rail and bus routes to Gwinnett County.

Gwinnett voters stop MARTA expansion in its tracks

by Thom ChandlerMarch 19, 2019March 19, 2019

At her second State of the City address, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that the City of Atlanta will create a Department of Transportation to consolidate work being done across several departments, in an effort to streamline efficiency and better serve residents and businesses.

Atlanta will be getting its own Department of Transportation

by Thom ChandlerMarch 14, 2019September 24, 2023

When most people think of International trade, they think about trade deals between the United States and other countries, but Georgia has its own trade portfolio as well and the state ranks number 11 in the nation for international exports.

Did you know Georgia exported $40.5 billion worth of goods last year?

by Thom ChandlerMarch 13, 2019April 9, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, announced March 8 that high water levels have impacted recreational facilities and boating at Lake Lanier.

Water levels are high at Lake Lanier. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe

by Thom ChandlerMarch 9, 2019March 15, 2019

Yesterday morning shortly after 5 a.m. the Talbot County Fire Department responded to a fire located at 6370 Woodland Highway in Woodland.

Woodland man dies in mobile home fire

by Thom ChandlerMarch 6, 2019March 6, 2019

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