Biden to South Georgia: ‘We have your back’
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden called on Congress Thursday to pass a supplemental spending bill to aid victims of Hurricane Helene in Georgia and other Southeastern states. After touring storm damage from last week's massive storm in South Georgia, Biden dismissed...
Helene death toll still rising in Georgia as power outages shrink
ATLANTA - About 270,000 customers in Georgia still were without electricity Thursday, six days after Hurricane Helene cut a destructive swath across the southeastern part of the state, down from 1.3 million at the storm's peak. The death toll in Georgia now is up to...
Longshoremen’s strike silences Georgia ports
ATLANTA - The ports of Savannah and Brunswick were closed for a second day Wednesday, the result of a longshoremen's strike affecting ports along the East and Gulf coasts from Maine to Texas. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) is seeking a significant...
Federal probe finds deplorable conditions inside Georgia prisons
ATLANTA - Georgia's prison system is violating inmates' constitutional rights by failing to protect them from widespread violence, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday. The agency released a 94-page report following a multi-year investigation that originally...
Trump leading Harris in new Georgia poll
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump has opened up a solid lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia five weeks before the Nov. 5 election, according to a new poll. A survey of 942 likely voters in Georgia conducted Sept. 25-29 by Quinnipiac University...
New state election rules come under fire
ATLANTA - Voting rights advocates and local election officials Tuesday criticized new rules the Republican-controlled State Election Board has approved in recent weeks as unnecessary mandates that will only throw doubt into the voting process. "This State Election...
Biden approves major disaster declaration for Georgia
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The Biden administration's action means funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be available to affected residents in...
Judge tosses Georgia abortion ban
ATLANTA - A Fulton County Superior Court judge Monday overturned Georgia's "heartbeat" law banning abortion essentially after six weeks of pregnancy. In a 26-page ruling, Judge Robert McBurney declared the law an unconstitutional violation of women's privacy and equal...