Georgia

Georgia Hospital Worker Sounds Alarm: 'I Have Never Ever Seen Anything Like This'

6:02pm July 16, 2020

by Wayne Drash

Coronavirus patients "were lined up along the walls in the ER," said a Georgia health care worker. "We never have had an influx like that. Since the Fourth of July, it has just exploded."

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (third from left) greets President Trump at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday.

Georgia's Governor Issues Order Rescinding Local Mask Mandates

8:55am July 16, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Gov. Brian Kemp is overruling directives in cities such as Atlanta and Savannah, insisting that the state's less-stringent guidelines take precedence.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she'll sign an executive order requiring face coverings in public but hasn't offered specifics. She's shown here speaking on Capitol Hill in 2019.

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Atlanta Mayor To Order Masks To Be Worn In Public Spaces

1:55pm July 08, 2020

Atlanta is set to be the next big city to require face coverings when people are in public. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is moving forward with the plan despite resistance from Georgia's governor.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to the media during a news conference on April 27 in Atlanta.

National

Georgia Governor Calls Up National Guard, Declares State Of Emergency Due To Violence

8:28pm July 06, 2020

by Stephen Fowler

Georgia's governor has declared a state of emergency and called up the National Guard. It follows weeks of violent crime and property destruction in Atlanta. Thirty people were shot last weekend.

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks on the floor of the Georgia State Senate on Feb. 4.

Georgia Lt. Gov. On COVID-19, The State's Hate Crimes Bill And Voting Access

7:19pm June 25, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discusses three crises gripping his state: rising cases of COVID-19, voting issues during a recent primary, and the killings of two Black men, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks.

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Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, have been charged with murder in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. A video apparently shows them pursuing him in a truck as he jogged in their neighborhood.

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3 Men Indicted In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery, Shot While He Jogged In Georgia

5:51pm June 24, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Gregory and Travis McMichael, a father and son, along with William "Roddie" Bryan, face nine counts, including malice murder, felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.

Protesters march against police violence in Atlanta on Monday. The event coincides with state lawmakers returning to work after the session was halted for three months amid concern about the spread of the coronavirus.

National

Hundreds March On Georgia Capitol As Legislature Reconvenes

6:55pm June 15, 2020

The NAACP event coincided with lawmakers return after a three-month hiatus due to COVID-19 fears. The march took on added urgency after Rayshard Brooks was killed by police over the weekend.

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White Defendant Allegedly Used Racial Slur After Killing Ahmaud Arbery

6:17pm June 04, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

William Bryan told investigators that Travis McMichael uttered "f****** n*****" after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery on Feb. 23, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent said in court on Thursday.

Cathy Cody is owner/operator of No Ifs Ands Or Butts About It Janitorial Services & More, LLC in Albany, Ga.

Health & Safety

In Homes Left Empty By COVID-19, This Georgia Woman Packs Up The Memories

2:25pm May 26, 2020

by Danny Hajek

Cathy Cody was born and raised in Albany, Ga., a close-knit community pushed to the edge by the outbreak. Albany has seen one of the nation's highest rates of infection, and she's found a way to help.

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This booking photo provided by the Glynn County Sheriff's Office shows William "Roddie" Bryan Jr., who faces charges of felony murder and attempted false imprisonment. Bryan is the third person charged in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Georgia Investigators 'Confident' In Arrests Made In Ahmaud Arbery Case

3:53pm May 22, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

William "Roddie" Bryan has said he was a witness. "I can tell you that if we believed he was a witness we wouldn't have arrested him," the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says.