Nine sports teams are pledging not to hold mandatory athletic activities on that day to give those involved a chance to vote in person. While the women’s swim and dive team has a meet scheduled for …
Super PAC with ties to Georgia Senate candidate reveals donors after OpenSecrets report
A super PAC trying to influence the Georgia Senate contest is keeping its donors hidden and appears to have ties to the candidate it’s backing.
One Month After Reopening, Georgia Reports Highest Number of Daily Coronavirus Cases
Georgia reported 953 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, representing the largest daily increase of infections since May 1.
Gambia Seeks Answers Over a Police Shooting in Georgia
The police say Momodou Lamin Sisay discharged his weapon before officers fatally shot him. Mr. Sisay’s family’s lawyer disputes that account.
Three White Men to Face Georgia Judge in Death of Ahmaud Arbery
A man stands next to the memorial for Ahmaud Arbery, at the place where he was shot and killed in February after being chased by a white former law enforcement officer and his son, in the Satilla …
Georgia Tech athletics to take day off on Election Day
In the wake of nationwide protests over police brutality, Georgia Tech wants to make sure its athletes take time to vote in November. The school said Thursday …
White defendant in shooting death of Georgia black man used racial slur, investigator says
One of the white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia used a racial slur after shooting the unarmed black man and before police arrived at the scene, an investigator for the …
Kemp: Georgia state agencies can roll back cuts to 11%
Georgia state agencies will have to reduce their fiscal year 2021 budgets by 11 percent in response to revenue shortfalls resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, instead of the 14 percent previously …
Three white men to face Georgia judge in death of black jogger
Three white men charged with the murder of an unarmed black man in Georgia will face a judge Thursday morning in a case that caused a national outcry after cellphone video of the shooting was leaked …
Gambia calls for an investigation after a retired diplomat’s son is killed in a police standoff in Georgia
Momodou Lamin Sisay was killed in a police standoff in Snellville, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. He was the son of Lare Sisay, a retired Gambian diplomat who worked for the United Nations Development …