An internal poll conducted for the Georgia House GOP Caucus points to troubling signs for Republican leaders: President Donald Trump is deadlocked with Joe Biden and voters aren’t giving the White …
Few new restrictions as Georgia’s shelter-at-home order ends
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will allow his statewide shelter-in-place order to expire at midnight Thursday but is extending his emergency powers to June 12 and telling the elderly and medically fragile to …
GBI: 21-year-old in custody after officer-involved shooting in Middle Georgia
The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in East Dublin that led to a 21-year-old man being taken into custody. Just before 4:45 p.m. Thursday, an East Dublin police officer was sent to …
Civil rights group demands federal probe of Georgia killing
A civil rights organization is demanding a federal investigation into the deadly shooting of a black man chased through a South Georgia neighborhood by two armed white men who thought he seemed …
Georgia mock ‘funeral’ protests governor reopening businesses during coronavirus outbreak
A group of Atlanta residents staged a mock funeral procession on Thursday to protest Georgia’s plan to reopen the state, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
COVID-19 Pandemic Update: Georgia Teens Can Skip Driving Tests To Get License, Parents Are Concerned
Teenagers getting their licenses in Georgia could now skip the driving test amid the coronavirus pandemic but parents are concerned about the consequences of this executive order from Gov. Brian Kemp.
Coronavirus in Georgia | 227 more cases, 25 more deaths since noon
The Georgia Department of Health announced new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. As of Noon, there are 26,033 confirmed cases of the virus and 1,107 deaths reported. Scroll to read more. Visit the …
Buckle Up Georgia: Teen Drivers Can Skip Test | Patch PM
Georgia teens will no longer need to take a road test to apply for their driver’s license. The road tests have been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an executive order issued …
Georgia allows teenagers to get driver’s license without road test because of coronavirus
Teenagers in Georgia can credit the coronavirus for getting them out of doing a behind-the-wheel test to get their driver’s license.
Far too many patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Georgia are black, new CDC data shows — a staggering 83%
The findings highlight stark racial disparities in the coronavirus outbreak, reinforcing national data showing that black communities are hardest hit.