Fresno Bee Staff Photo A Georgia corrections officer will soon be out of work after allegedly using an anti-Black slur against an inmate. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill said Sunday he intends to …
Police say $1 million in jewelry taken from Georgia store
HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Police say $1 million worth of jewelry has been stolen from a store in coastal Georgia. WTOC-TV reports the heist took place before dawn Friday at Kay Jewelers in Hinesville.
2 Georgia hospitals to close in October
Seven rural hospitals in Georgia have closed since 2008, and two more are slated to shut down next month. Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Cuthbert, …
Georgia officer loses job after calling suicidal inmate a ‘crazy N word’
A Georgia police officer is being fired after going on a racist rant against an inmate on suicide watch. Gregory Hubert Brown was placed on administrative leave without pay after he called a suicidal …
UPDATE: Young Georgia boy reported missing is found
The child has been located. Sign up for our Newsletters Initial report: Police in Georgia are looking for a young boy who has been missing several days. Chase Dickens was last seen around 1 p.m. on …
Officer pleads guilty in Georgia traffic stop of Black man
A former Atlanta area police officer who acknowledged choking a Black man during a 2017 traffic stop will never work in law enforcement again after pleading guilty Monday to a charge of simple battery …
Study finds Georgia residents lose more than $4M in COVID-19 fraud
According to a new study by The Ascent, a personal finance company, Georgia residents have lost the 5th most to COVID-19 fraud in the nation with losses topping over $4 million statewide.
The six political states of Georgia
In defeat, Hillary Clinton had won more raw votes out of Georgia than any Democratic nominee in history, and she had carried the GOP’s longtime stronghold — the fast-growing counties just outside of …
With Georgia in dead heat, Trump and Biden woo Black voters
Polls show that Georgia, which President Trump won by nearly five points in 2016, has emerged as a hotly contested state with Biden and Trump battling it out for the Black vote. Meanwhile, officials …
Inside Georgia’s latest attempt to change how people access Obamacare
In Georgia, a new health insurance proposal could upend the Affordable Care Act exchange. While proponents see the changes as a way to increase health insurance enrollment, critics warn that tens of …