Middle Georgia man gets stiff prison sentence after standoff with police
ATLANTA - A Warner Robins man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting at federal and local law enforcement officers trying to take him into custody on felony warrants. Renaldo Smith, 33, had previously pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault on...
Artificial intelligence to affect broad range of public services
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers may or may not develop legislation this summer and fall to establish state standards for regulating emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology. But one certainty that became clear from the inaugural hearing of a state Senate study...
Civil War raiders receiving posthumous Medals of Honor
ATLANTA - Two participants in what has come to be known as the Great Locomotive Chase during the Civil War in Northwest Georgia are being awarded Medals of Honor posthumously Wednesday at a White House ceremony. Pvts. George D. Wilson and Philip G. Shadrach were among...
Ossoff launches inquiry aimed at protecting election workers
ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is asking the Justice Department (DOJ) and the FBI to make sure they're taking steps to protect election workers this year and ensure the efficient administration of elections. In a letter dated Tuesday, Ossoff requested that the...
State removes limits on donations to tax credits helping kids aging out of foster care
ATLANTA - Limits on donations to a state tax credit that supports foster children aging out of the system were eliminated effective Monday. The General Assembly created the foster-care tax credit last year with a $20 million cap. In its first year, the program...
Housing bills among new state laws taking effect July 1
ATLANTA - With housing - particularly affordable housing - in short supply across Georgia, two new state laws about to take effect are aimed at an especially challenging group affected by the shortage: the homeless. The two bills, which the General Assembly passed...
State Gang Prosecution Unit expanding into Macon
ATLANTA - The statewide Gang Prosecution Unit Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr created in 2022 is about to expand its operations. Starting Monday, a newly hired prosecutor and a new investigator will oversee the unit's regional efforts in Macon-Bibb County....
Biden, Trump swap barbs in no-holds barred debate
ATLANTA - Rules aimed at making Thursday night's presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump more civil than their debates four years ago didn't stop the two combatants from mixing it up. No audience was present to rile up the...