U.S. House passes Laken Riley Act
ATLANTA - The U.S. House of Representatives has passed Republican-backed legislation named in honor of Georgia murder victim Laken Riley as the first act of the new Congress. The Laken Riley Act requires detention of illegal immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes...
Carter eulogized inside U.S. Capitol Rotunda
ATLANTA - The celebration of the life of former President Jimmy Carter moved from Atlanta to the nation's capitol Tuesday, with a day full of pageantry capped by a memorial service inside the Capitol Rotunda. The nation's top political leaders praised the many...
State prisons chief seeking $372M for safety upgrades
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Corrections asked state lawmakers Tuesday for $372 million to improve a prison system the Justice Department criticized last fall in a scathing report. Most of the additional investments would go toward hiring...
Geoff Duncan booted from Georgia Republican Party
ATLANTA - Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has been expelled from the Georgia Republican Party for endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president last year. "By his pattern of conduct, Duncan has forfeited any claim to being even a nominal 'Republican,' " the state...
Six-day celebration of Jimmy Carter starts with Georgia flavor
ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter's contributions to his country will be remembered next week at a national funeral in Washington, D.C. But on Saturday, it was Georgians' turn to remember and honor their native son, as mourners lined streets and highways from...
Fulton County agrees to improve inhumane jail conditions
ATLANTA - The Justice Department has entered into a consent decree with Fulton County calling for a series of improvements at the county jail aimed at ending violations of prisoners' constitutional rights, the federal agency announced Friday. The feds launched an...
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge expansion gains final approval
ATLANTA - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will move forward with a plan to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge the swamp's supporters hope will help sink a proposed titanium mine, the federal agency announced Friday. The planned expansion of about...
Macon man pleads guilty to robbing credit unions
ATLANTA - A Macon man has pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing two credit unions in 2022 and attempting to rob a third. Felix Cordes, 57, faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 after pleading guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Macon...