Ex-UGA football player convicted in RaceTrac shooting case
ATLANTA - A former University of Georgia football player has been convicted in federal court in an attempted armed robbery at a RaceTrac gas station that led to the shooting death of an Oconee County man. Ahkil Nasir Crumpton, 26, of Philadelphia, who played wide...
U.S. Senate panel hears tragic stories from Georgia’s foster care system
ATLANTA - The mother of a murdered two-year-old girl and a young woman neglected and abused in Georgia's foster-care system described their tragic experiences Wednesday to a U.S. Senate subcommittee. The Senate's Human Rights Subcommittee, chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff,...
Georgia Senate Republicans propose arming teachers to bolster school safety
ATLANTA - State Senate Republicans will introduce legislation during the upcoming General Assembly session to let school districts pay and train teachers to carry firearms in their classrooms. GOP Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Senate, said Wednesday...
Georgia Dems renew push for full Medicaid expansion
ATLANTA - Democratic legislative leaders renewed their call for Gov. Brian Kemp to fully expand Medicaid coverage in Georgia Wednesday, citing a report last week that few Georgians have enrolled in the governor's limited Medicaid expansion program. The state...
Georgia, 32 other states going after Meta in federal court
ATLANTA - Georgia has joined a bipartisan coalition of 33 states in filing a federal lawsuit accusing social media giant Meta of knowingly designing and deploying harmful features on its platforms that addict children and teens. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court...
Another defendant pleads guilty in Trump election subversion case
ATLANTA - A fourth defendant in Fulton County's prosecution of former President Donald Trump on charges of interfering in Georgia's 2020 presidential election results pleaded guilty Tuesday. Lawyer Jenna Ellis, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting...
Georgia Supreme Court upholds six-week abortion ban
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a state law prohibiting most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy may remain in effect. The General Assembly's Republican majorities passed the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act in 2019 banning...
Georgia vehicle emissions inspector pleads guilty to falsifying test results
ATLANTA - A vehicle emissions inspector from Gwinnett County has pleaded guilty to performing thousands of fraudulent emissions tests. Mehboobhusain Malik, 72, of Lilburn pleaded guilty to one court of violating the federal Clean Air Act. According to information...