July 31, 2023 Georgia resident dies from rare brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater lakes Georgia state health officials say a resident has died after becoming infected with Naegleria fowleri, a rare brain-eating amoeba, likely while swimming in a freshwater lake.
July 31, 2023 24-year-old man fatally electrocuted after jumping off dock into Lake Lanier in Georgia Thomas Milner died after being electrocuted when he jumped off a dock into Lake Lanier. Milner's neighbor was able to pull him out, but he died at a hospital later on.
July 30, 2023 Georgia woman, her lover arrested in Bahamas for alleged plot to kill her ex-Auburn football player husband Lindsay Shiver of Georgia and her alleged lover were recently arrested in the Bahamas for allegedly plotting to kill the her estranged husband, Robert, an ex-Auburn football player.
July 29, 2023 How a reliably red state transformed into a key general election battleground Georgia was once a solidly red state, but victories in 2020 and 2022 by President Biden and fellow Democrats have turned the state into a key general election battleground.
July 29, 2023 Arizona man sentenced for extorting Georgia Tech after falsely accusing basketball coach of sexual assault An Arizona man was sentenced to prison after attempting to extort Georgia Tech by fabricating a sexual assault accusation against its men's basketball coach.
July 28, 2023 Georgia fatal hit-and-run suspect convicted of reckless conduct Ralph "Ryan" Dover III was convicted of reckless conduct in relation to a hit-and-run in 2019 that left a cyclist dead. He allegedly thought he hit a deer.
July 28, 2023 4 killed in fiery 2-vehicle crash on Georgia interstate highway Two vehicles got into an accident on an interstate highway south of Atlanta, Georgia, on early July 28, 2023. Four people died in the fiery wreck.
July 28, 2023 School choice Georgia Republican on leaving Democratic Party: Policies weren't 'benefiting people of color' Rep. Mesha Mainor, who has represented District 56 in the Georgia House, stresses importance of school choice after leaving the Democratic Party amid pushback from ex-Democratic colleagues.
July 27, 2023 Georgia boy, 12, faces more than 80 charges in string of alleged car thefts A 12-year-old Georgia boy has been accused in nearly 90 car thefts in an Atlanta suburb in recent months, police said. He is now facing 84 charges and there could be more to come.
July 26, 2023 DNA analysis identifies Korean War body: US Army soldier from Georgia DNA analysis has successfully led to the identification of the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James L. Wilkinson, who went missing during the Korean War in 1950.