A commission created to rename military bases currently named for historical figures with ties to the Confederacy is recommending renaming Fort Gordon near Augusta for former President and World War II military leader Dwight Eisenhower.
Posted inCrime
19 and 20-year-olds arrested in shooting death of Decatur man in his car
Investigators arrested 19 year-old Azariah Corbin and 20 year-old Dexter Cooper, both Stone Mountain, residents on May 26 in Decatur without incident.
Posted inYour Family
Kemp extends Georgia’s gas tax suspension
Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday extending the suspension of the state gasoline sales tax through July 14.
Posted inGeorgia A to Z
The May 24 Georgia Primary Election A to Z
Now that the votes have been counted and the ballot for either June runoffs or November elections have been set, it’s time for a quick rundown of the election, its results, and some of the stories from a hard-fought campaign season.
Posted inGeorgia By The Numbers
Here’s how many people are quitting their jobs in Georgia
In what has been dubbed the Great Resignation, Americans have been quitting their jobs in record numbers in recent months – a trend that shows no signs of slowing.
Posted inSponsored
Facts & Statistics: Aggressive Driving
Although against the law, aggressive driving is so prevalent that most drivers have participated in this behavior on a regular basis.
Posted inIn The News
Georgia GOP redistricting chair loses election on map she helped draw
A redistricting process set new boundaries for many state legislators ahead of Tuesday’s midterm primary, which led to some surprising outcomes, including the defeat of an incumbent lawmaker who oversaw the drawing of her district’s new boundaries.
Posted inCrime
Georgia man charged in arson death of his mother
A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of his mother in a fire last month.
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Brookhaven Police Drone Helps Capture Fleeing Felon
A police drone is being credited with assisting in the capture of a felon who was attempting to flee police Wednesday in Brookhaven.
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Canton police kill 23-year-old knife-wielding man
A 23-year-old Canton man is dead after being shot and killed by Canton Police officers at about 2 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Posted inGeorgia People
Max Cleland remembered as a ‘force of nature’
Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland was remembered Wednesday as a “force of nature” who overcame horrific wounds during the Vietnam War to selflessly serve his nation in Congress and the Veterans Administration.
Posted inFood
Alpharetta announces its first wine festival
Vino-lovers rejoice as Alpharetta hosts the inaugural Alpharetta Wine Festival on Sunday, June 12, on the Town Green in downtown Alpharetta from 2 to 5 p.m.
Posted inNational
“We are in mourning:” As parents awaited news, Uvalde residents processed their shock and grief
Dozens of families in this South Texas town, roiled by the deadliest school shooting in modern Texas history, waited for hours on the lawn of a civic center Tuesday for unthinkable news that took hours to deliver.
Posted inYour Government
Cobb voters reject cityhood
Cobb County voters in areas with cityhood initiatives rejected plans to become new cities across the board Tuesday.
Posted inEducation
Georgia schools on heightened security after Texas school shooting
Two of Georgia’s largest school systems are responding to the tragic school shooting in Texas by beefing up security.
Posted inIn The News
Brian Kemp wins Republican Primary in landslide
Gov. Brian Kemp captured renomination for a second term Tuesday, defeating former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the Republican primary without the need for a runoff. At 8:30 p.m., with only about 9% of the vote counted, Kemp had amassed 72.7% of the statewide vote to just 22.6% for Perdue. Educator Kandiss Taylor, conservative activist […]
Posted inIn The News
Georgia Primary Election Results
Below is our live coverage of the May 24 Georgia Primary Election. Results will be posted as they come in.
Posted inNational
At least 14 children, 1 teacher killed in school shooting in Texas
At least 14 children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said. Abbott said the shooter is also dead and is believed to have been killed by responding officers. Two hospitals in the area are treating those injured in the shooting. Uvalde […]
