Georgia
Woman Who Reported 5-Year-Old Daughter Missing Now Charged in Girl's Death
The body of Kamarie Holland was found in an abandoned house in Phenix City, Alabama, earlier this month.
Which States Aren't Budging on Minimum Wage as Half the Country Bumps Up
By 2022, California will pay minimum wage workers $15 an hour—more than double the pay of their counterparts in 20 other states.
UPS Driver Kidnapped, Tied Up as Thieves Steal Packages From Truck: Police
A person with a gun approached the UPS vehicle as the driver was stopped at a traffic light early Tuesday morning, police said.
Georgia, Washington Both Shatter COVID Case Records Ahead of New Year's Eve
Washington reported its highest one-day COVID case number of 6,235 on Friday, while Georgia reported its record-breaking 13,670 positive cases on Tuesday.
18 Atlanta ERs Turning Away Patients As Georgia Reports Record COVID Rate
Many hospitals in the area are finding their beds filled up as more people are testing positive for COVID-19 than ever before.
Trump Claimed Thousands of Dead Voted in Georgia Election, Probe Finds Four
Three of the ballots were cast by widows and the fourth by the mother of a deceased man.
Taylor Greene Calls Kwanzaa 'Fake Religion Created by a Psychopath'
The outspoken Congresswoman attacked the holiday commemorating African American culture.
Judge Bars Georgia From Charging Murder Suspects Again, Throws Out Charges
Rebecca Haynie and Donald Keith Phillips were charged with the 2004 killing of William Kirby Smith Jr., who was Haynie's husband at the time.
Two GA Election Workers File Defamation Lawsuit Against OAN, Rudy Giuliani
Giuliani and One America News Network continued to accuse the plaintiffs of ballot fraud even after the allegations were found to be false, the lawsuit says.
Tributes Paid to High School Quarterback Dead at 18 After Surgery
Roswell High School football player Robbie Roper has been described as "an incredible young man" following his passing this week.
Dems Leverage Stress of Air, Car Travel in Build Back Better Push
"Stressed about travel?" asked the Atlanta billboard.
Rep. Trey Kelley Won't Be Charged For Not Reporting Friend's Hit-And-Run
A judge dismissed Trey Kelley's reckless conduct charge for a friend's hit-and-run saying "the law imposes no duty upon Kelley to contact law enforcement."
Georgia State Employees May Get Juneteenth Off After Governor Shows Support
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp threw his support behind a bill that would add Juneteenth to the state's list of mandatory holidays for state employees.
Atlanta Reinstates Mask Mandate, a Second Violation Could Lead to $50 Fine
The mayor of Atlanta announced she was reinstating the city's mask mandate in stores and businesses after a surge of COVID-19 cases across Georgia.
Fact Check: Does Marjorie Taylor Greene Own Stock in Vaccine Manufacturers?
The vaccine-skeptical congresswoman declared income from her AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson holdings in August.
Trump-Backed David Perdue Has Best Betting Odds to Win Georgia Gov. Race
The betting aggregator website US-Bookies.com gave Perdue a 58.8 percent chance of winning the election.
Judge Adds Ban on Top of National Ban for Federal Contractor Vax Mandate
A Missouri federal judge blocked the mandate for federal contractors in 10 states, adding to the nationwide block from a judge in Georgia earlier this month.
1k Potential Jurors to Be Called in Hate Crimes Trial of Arbery's Killers
The judge who will hear the hate crimes trial of the men convicted of killing Arbery granted the joint request to expand the jury pool to cover a larger swath of counties.
Coastal GA Granted Launchpad, But Hurdles Remain Before Rockets Can Launch
"Sea level rise and other climatological changes, such as increase in extreme weather events, may affect the spaceport in the coming years," the FAA wrote.
Senate Filibuster in the Crosshairs Again as Democrats Push Voting Rights
The Senate's filibuster rule has forced Democrats to increasingly turn to work-arounds that allow them to pass legislation.
FAA to Announce Whether Space Launchpad Can Be Built in Coastal Georgia
The FAA stressed in a letter released Friday that licensing the proposed Spaceport Camden "would not authorize a single launch."
Some Cities, States Exhaust Rental Assistance, Stop Taking Applications
States like New York and California are also coming close to running out of their rental assistance funding.
Toddler Accidentally Shoots Man Dead Inside His Home—Police
The Savannah Police Department has confirmed that Dustin Walters, 25, was shot dead by a child just under 2 years old.
24 Indicted in Georgia Case, 'Modern-Day Slavery' With Over 100 Migrants
Police broke up a criminal enterprise that made $200 million by abusing the H-2A visa program that brought migrant workers into the U.S.
Attorneys in Hate Crime Trial Tied to Ahmaud Arbery Want Jury Pool Expanded
Defense and prosecution attorneys both want to have the jury pool for the hate crime trial cover 43 counties for a better chance at an impartial jury.
Georgia Republican Candidate for Gov David Perdue Joins Voter Fraud Suit
The former senator has been vocal about believing the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
Police Report Reveals More Details Into Demaryius Thomas' Death
"It was apparent from rigor mortis that Demaryius was deceased," the Roswell Police incident report said.
12-Year-Old Faces Murder Charges After 11-Year-Old Killed in Shooting
The juvenile suspect is accused of multiple crimes in relation to the victim's death.
Trump-Appointed Judge Says Suits Against Georgia's Election Law Can Proceed
U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee allowed for eight lawsuits against Georgia's new election to move forward, but several are similar and he may consolidate them.
Tom Brady Mourns Late Teammate Demaryius Thomas in Emotional Twitter Post
Brady called Thomas, who was found dead in his Roswell, Georgia home on Thursday, "a source of light."