Texas man pleads guilty to threatening Georgia elections officials
ATLANTA - A Texas man has pleaded guilty to posting a message online threatening several Georgia public officials following the 2020 election. Chad Christopher Stark, 55, of Leander, Texas, faces up to two years in prison on one count of sending a threat using a...
Hyundai, LG Energy investing another $2B in Metaplant
ATLANTA - Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) are investing another $2 billion in the planned "Metaplant" west of Savannah, already the largest economic development project in Georgia history. The two companies announced an expansion of the original $5.5...
Kemp nixes call by Trump supporters for special legislative session
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp pushed back Thursday against a call by ultra-conservative Republicans for a special legislative session to punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for seeking to indict former President Donald Trump. Kemp he disagrees with Democrat...
Hurricane Idalia cleanup underway in South Georgia
ATLANTA - Utility and highway crews fanned out across South Georgia Thursday restoring power and clearing roads in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia, which tore across the region for hours on Wednesday. "We are fortunate the storm was narrow and fast-moving," Gov....
Hurricane Idalia hits South Georgia with high winds, heavy rain
ATLANTA - Hurricane Idalia barreled into South Georgia Wednesday morning as a Category 1 storm, downing trees and powerlines and flooding local roads and highways. About 61,000 customers were without power, Gov. Brian Kemp told reporters during a noon news conference...
Wellstar, Augusta University partnership up and running
ATLANTA - The partnership the Wellstar and Augusta University health systems (AUHS) announced last December went into operation Wednesday. Under a 40-year agreement the two parties announced in March, Wellstar plans to invest nearly $800 million over the next...
Georgia Power agrees to limit cost recovery for Plant Vogtle reactors
ATLANTA - Georgia Power has agreed to spare the utility's customers $2.6 billion of the $10.2 billion it's costing the company to build two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. Under an agreement between Georgia Power and the state Public Service Commission's...
New coalition takes aim at tort reform in Georgia
ATLANTA - A new nonprofit founded by three high-power lobbying firms is setting its sites on tort reform in Georgia. Competitive Georgia announced its formation Tuesday, the latest sign that business leaders are preparing a major push for the General Assembly to curb...