Georgia joins opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
ATLANTA -- Georgia will join other states and U.S. territories in a settlement that extracts $7.4 billion from Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, as recompense for their role in the opioid crisis that ravaged the country for a generation. “For years,...
Georgia man accused of threatening U.S. senators
ATLANTA - A Gwinnett County man has been charged in federal court with threatening two U.S. senators and their families. Robert Davis Forney, 25, of Duluth allegedly called the offices of Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Deb Fischer, R-Neb., in January and left voice...
Georgia Power completes test of hydrogen fuel
ATLANTA - Georgia Power and Mitsubishi Power have successfully completed a second trial blending hydrogen and natural gas fuels at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna, the two companies announced Monday. The demonstration project is the first to validate a blend of 50%...
Meth trafficker with ties to Mexico could get life in prison after guilty plea
ATLANTA -- The head of a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking and money laundering ring faces at least a decade in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges involving methamphetamine "conversion" laboratories. Monica Dominguez Torres, 36, of Mexico, pleaded...
Drug trafficking investigation nets 11 arrests
ATLANTA - Eleven people have been arrested on drug, gun, and other charges following an investigation into gang-related criminal activities in Middle Georgia. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office launched Operation "Westside Wakeup" in January, with Georgia Attorney...
U.S. Supreme Court sides with victims of botched FBI raid on their home
ATLANTA -- A botched FBI raid on a suburban Atlanta home has led to a U.S. Supreme Court decision against the government in a lawsuit brought by the victims. In October 2017, a six-member SWAT team rammed the door of "a quiet family home" and tossed in a flash-bang...
Unusual odd-year primaries on tap for Georgia PSC
ATLANTA - Elections for state and federal offices usually take place only in even years. But this year, Georgia voters will head to the polls to fill two seats on the five-member state Public Service Commission, starting this Tuesday with Republican and Democratic...
Lawmakers, backed by health advocates, push for increase in cigarette tax
ATLANTA -- Some Georgia lawmakers have been trying for years without success to raise Georgia's tax on cigarettes, but some think cuts at the federal level may finally stir interest in their cause. State Rep. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, said she's been trying for five...