Kemp sending Georgia National Guard troops to join crackdown on D.C. crime
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that he is sending 316 members of the Georgia National Guard to Washington, D.C., to support President Donald Trump's use of troops to crack down on crime in the nation's capital. The Georgia Guard contingent heading to...
Korea expressing ‘concern and regret’ over detention of workers at Hyundai plant
ATLANTA - Federal law enforcement authorities are defending the detention Thursday of 475 workers at Hyundai's electric vehicle battery plant west of Savannah - most Korean nationals - amid complaints from the South Korean government and Democrats. The U.S. Department...
Many Georgia teachers say they are overworked, underpaid and exposed to violence
ATLANTA -- Educators in Georgia's public schools blame long work hours, low pay and misbehaving and even violent students for teacher shortages that undermine education, says the latest annual workforce survey from the largest teacher association in Georgia....
Former Secretary of State staffer running for the office
ATLANTA -- A former lieutenant of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is now running for the top job. Gabriel Sterling filed paperwork to raise money for the Republican nomination Tuesday and indicated Thursday that he will, indeed, campaign for the office....
Activists call for greater scrutiny of data centers
ATLANTA - A citizen activist from Fayette County asked state lawmakers Thursday to carefully consider the effects a wave of data centers is having on local communities. Diana Dietz, a retired public health nurse, told members of a state House subcommittee "giant...
A year later, Apalachee High students recount living through a mass shooting
ATLANTA -- Sasha Contreras was in Spanish class at Apalachee High School when the shooting started on Sept. 4 last year. It was far enough away that she could not hear the gunfire, but an hour earlier she had been in math teacher Ana Cristina Irimie's class. Sasha,...
Magnet manufacturer to build plant in Columbus
ATLANTA - The U.S. subsidiary of a Korea-based manufacturer will invest $223 million to build a rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing plant in Columbus, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The JS Link America project will create more than 520 jobs in Muscogee...
Former CDC leaders worry about the agency’s direction, impact on public health
ATLANTA -- Former leaders of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol Tuesday at the invitation of Democratic lawmakers to express their concerns about the future of the Atlanta-based disease-fighting agency and the...