ATLANTA - A new wave of coronavirus patients that began showing up at Georgia hospitals in early July has prompted shortages of staffing and bed space and strained supplies of sanitation items like disinfectant wipes. But that’s only the most obvious manifestation of...

Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff has cut a new TV ad that – without naming names – slams President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Recorded at Ossoff’s home, where he is self-quarantining after his wife, Dr. Alisha...

Coronavirus (Image: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ATLANTA - The Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta will reopen to receive coronavirus patients on Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. The facility, which has a capacity of 120 beds,...

Dean Alford ATLANTA - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former member of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents Thursday with defrauding at least 100 investors in a now-bankrupt energy development company. Dean Alford, who also served in the...

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a prominent civil rights leader, served 33 years in Congress before his death on July 17, 2020. (Official U.S. House photo) ATLANTA - Three former U.S. presidents said goodbye to civil rights icon John Lewis Thursday, culminating a...

Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Initial unemployment claims filed in Georgia declined last week to 84,984, down 37,329 from the previous week, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The labor agency paid out $778.1 million last week,...