February 22, 2024 Georgia Senate backs $5 billion increase in state spending for worker bonuses and roadbuilding Georgia House Bill 915, passed by the Senate Thursday, would increase Peach State spending by $5B this fiscal year for policy items like roadbuilding and paying down debts.
February 22, 2024 Video shows Atlanta police arresting fugitive on plane from Miami after he escaped traffic stop Police in Atlanta say they have arrested a fugitive on an arriving flight from Miami nearly a month after he fled law enforcement at a traffic stop.
February 22, 2024 Georgia fisherman hooks, reels in man's body from river: 'Probably thought he had the biggest catfish ever' A group of men were fishing Tuesday evening on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia, when they made the gruesome discovery after a fisherman hooked and reeled in a man's body.
February 22, 2024 Atlanta reparations task force calls Fulton County 'complicit' in stealing land from Black residents A task force commissioned to study reparations in Fulton County, Georgia has put together evidence documenting historic abuses of Black residents by the county and Atlanta.
February 22, 2024 Judge in Trump Georgia case in 'unenviable position' as final arguments loom Judge Scott McAfee, presiding over hearings involving Fulton County, Georgia, DA Fani Willis and Trump prosecutor Nathan Wade, is set to rule on whether Willis should be disqualified from the case.
February 21, 2024 Georgia proposal for parental oversight of library books advances, critics cry censorship Georgia senators have advanced a bill that would require school libraries to notify parents of each book their child checks out. Critics say this will limit kids' exposure to ideas.
February 21, 2024 Medicaid expansion in Georgia looks unlikely this year, but advocates want lawmakers to keep trying As Georgia Gov. Kemp sues the federal government to extend the life of his Georgia Pathways program, Medicaid expansion advocates feel that expansion in Georgia is unlikely for 2024.
February 21, 2024 South Carolina woman running late drives through cemetery for a shortcut, damages graves A South Carolina woman was running late for an appointment and ended up taking a shortcut through a cemetery, where she damaged several graves.
February 20, 2024 Georgia lawmakers advance bill allowing state aid for school districts that lower property taxes A proposal to allow Georgia school districts to continue qualifying for state aid despite lowering property taxes has cleared the state House.
February 20, 2024 Fani Willis gets 'achievement' award at church, cites 'weapons' Bible verses in new video Georgia prosecutor Fani Willis made her first public appearance since her court testimony last week in a church service receiving an achievement award on Saturday.