Big questions about what Georgia will do with billions in COVID-19 relief; Georgia woman claims riot suspects treated unfairly in DC jail; Council advances tax increase for businesses, apartments around Beltline
Mar 11, 2021•4 min
Chief justice allows jury trials to begin anew during pandemic; Most cadets cleared, but cheating allegations cost Georgia State Patrol $2 million; DeKalb students return to classrooms for the first time in a year
Mar 10, 2021•4 min
2 dead among 14 shootings despite increased police presence; Georgia House unanimously passes overhaul of state’s citizen’s arrest law; Georgia Senate votes to eliminate no-excuse absentee voting
Mar 09, 2021•5 min
In honor of Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Biden announces new voting rights initiatives; Fulton DA overseeing Trump investigation hires top RICO expert; Search continues for driver who dragged, injured state trooper
Mar 08, 2021•4 min
Georgia hospitals, doctors vie for last round of federal relief money; Georgia’s citizen’s arrest overhaul clears first hurdle; Georgia corporate giants tiptoe into raging voting rights debate
Mar 05, 2021•5 min
Georgia to expand vaccine sites as state’s coronavirus inoculation rate lags; Fulton leaders reject firing of elections director, appoint new elections chair; Georgia universities preparing for full operations this fall
Mar 04, 2021•4 min
City report highlights disproportionate demographic shifts in Atlanta’s neighborhoods; Atlanta police say new unit lowers crime rate by making thousands of traffic stops; Police agencies warn NBA All-Star revelers: Don’t start trouble here
Mar 03, 2021•5 min
Fulton DA’s investigation into Trump heads to grand jury; Voting restrictions bill passes Georgia House over strong opposition; Hawks fire Lloyd Pierce as coach, Nate McMillian named interim
Mar 02, 2021•4 min
1 dead, 11 injured in shootings in just over 12 hours in Atlanta; Delta pays bonuses to managers; no profit-sharing payouts for workers; Man caught after shooting leaves South Georgia deputy in critical condition
Mar 01, 2021•5 min
Georgia teachers, school staffers, others to join vaccine pool in March; Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Washington ‘outsider,’ spent donations on insider expenses; Georgia delegation splits along party lines on LGBTQ protections in Equality Act
Feb 26, 2021•4 min
Georgia House backs bill to block cities from cutting deeply into police funding; District says cyber attack prompted ‘code red’ lockdown of Cobb schools; Georgia bill clears Senate that would let state take over local election boards
Feb 25, 2021•5 min
Arbery’s mom alleges cover-up to protect suspects in killing; Atlanta mayor, lawmakers continue to clash over deal to improve deadly road; DeKalb finds evidence of paved over graves near Black church cemetery
Feb 24, 2021•5 min
Georgia opens 4 COVID-19 vaccination sites; Georgia reconsiders sweeping pandemic emergency powers; Judge delays death-penalty trial amid pandemic concerns
Feb 23, 2021•4 min
Removal of teetering crane at Midtown high-rise to continue into Monday; Fulton DA faces local friction for decision to probe Trump; Man killed in double shooting at Atlanta gas station
Feb 22, 2021•4 min
Georgia to launch mass vaccination sites amid supply shortage; Airbnb to open Atlanta tech hub, bring hundreds of jobs; Norfolk Southern backs out of Chattahoochee Brick development plans
Feb 19, 2021•5 min
Senators advance bills to end at-will absentee voting; Grand jury indicts Paulding County district attorney Donovan; ACA health insurance available again in Georgia, thousands eligible
Feb 18, 2021•4 min
Kemp unveils overhaul of ‘ripe for abuse’ citizen’s arrest law; Fulton board votes to fire election director; Lawyers for Brooks family, college students want special prosecutor
Feb 17, 2021•5 min
State attorney general to DA Fani Willis: Again, no Brooks case recusal; Kemp signs budget with bonuses; Fulton board set to meet following failed ouster of elections director
Feb 16, 2021•5 min
Kemp tries to reframe image as state races to contain pandemic; Biden discusses COVID-19 relief with Atlanta’s NaanStop restaurateurs; Burning wood waste for energy on the rise in timber-rich Georgia
Feb 15, 2021•4 min
Georgia House, Senate give final OK to bonuses; City of Atlanta Fire Dept. family members jump vaccine line; Microsoft plans to expand in Atlanta
Feb 12, 2021•4 min
Fulton’s DA opens criminal investigation into Trump; Sweet memories all that’s left after fire destroys iconic Krispy Kreme in Midtown; and Georgia leaders back $1,000 bonuses for most state employees
Feb 11, 2021•4 min
State AG returns Rayshard Brooks case to Fulton DA; Dawsonville man latest Georgian arrested in Capitol riot; and Georgia lawmakers revise bill setting absentee ballot request deadline
Feb 10, 2021•5 min
Georgia investigation opened into Trump’s call to overturn election; Georgia plays key role in Trump’s second impeachment trial; and Fast, rural internet to be built by Middle Georgia power companies
Feb 09, 2021•5 min
Georgia election is over, but lawsuits continue; Chief justice extends judicial emergency due to COVID-19; and Feds give update on probe in deadly Gainesville poultry plant incident
Feb 08, 2021•4 min
Militia alliance in Georgia signals new phase for extremist paramilitaries; House removes Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees; and Atlanta Public Schools may require students to attend summer school
Feb 05, 2021•4 min
More contagious COVID-19 strain ‘probably widespread’ in Georgia; Democrats move to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committees; and Georgia’s $90 billion teacher pension system has seen big COVID recovery
Feb 04, 2021•4 min
Mary Norwood running for open Atlanta City Council seat; Chaotic vaccine deliveries stymie pandemic response; and New US attorney for North Georgia appointed
Feb 03, 2021•5 min
Trump’s impeachment lawyer from Atlanta no stranger to big cases; New Cobb district attorney promotes alternatives to prison; and Bottoms pushes for Biden administration to give vaccines directly to Atlanta
Feb 02, 2021•4 min
3 teens injured in shooting; Fourth ICE detainee dies from COVID-19 in southwest Georgia; and Police chief resigns, officer fired after bodycam shows them using racial slurs
Feb 01, 2021•4 min
6 employees dead after liquid nitrogen leak; New Fulton DA refers Rayshard Brooks case to state attorney general; and Metro Atlanta’s job growth strong, but uneven
Jan 29, 2021•4 min