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October 21, 2021 at 3:16 pm

Jurors to get case of ex-deputies in Georgia stun-gun death

Jurors are scheduled to begin deliberations Friday in the murder trial of three former Georgia sheriff’s deputies.

Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore discusses her run for mayor following a debate hosted by the Atlanta Press Club on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. Moore is one of 14 candidates running for mayor of Georgia’s largest city. Early in-person voting began this week and recent polls show many voters still undecided. Kasim Reed, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ predecessor, is a top contender. City Council President Felicia Moore, long a Reed critic, is another leading candidate. Attorney Sharon Gay and council members Andre Dickens and Antonio Brown also have gained support.(AP Photo/Jeff Amy) AX903 AX903

October 15, 2021 at 8:05 am

Crime at the center of Atlanta mayor’s race as voting begins

It's a wide-open race after Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she didn't want a second term. News is dominated by reports of violence, and residents...

October 14, 2021 at 9:05 am

$224M Georgia Power rate hike likely for nuclear plant

Georgia Power Co. customers will likely pay another $224 million a year for the first of two nuclear reactors near Augusta.

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FILE – Senate candidate Herschel Walker takes the stage during former president Donald Trump’s Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. Walker canceled a planned Texas fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 13 because an organizer was displaying a swastika made from syringes on social medial to protest mandatory vaccination. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File) NYCD501 NYCD501

October 13, 2021 at 3:51 pm

Senate hopeful Herschel Walker cancels event over swastika made of syringes

Georgia Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker has called off a fundraiser in Texas because an organizer was displaying a swastika made of syringes in...

October 11, 2021 at 10:01 pm

Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to 7 years VIEW

A federal judge has sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck to more than seven years in prison for fraud

October 5, 2021 at 10:21 am

Supporters of Georgia’s Kemp counterattack after Trump rally

Supporters of Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are fighting back against Donald Trump and their own party leaders

September 25, 2021 at 5:57 am

Georgia rally marks debut of GOP primary ‘Trump ticket’ VIEW

The rewards of an early Donald Trump endorsement were on display Saturday evening in Georgia

September 16, 2021 at 10:40 am

EXPLAINER: What are current COVID-19 guidelines for schools?

Schools have opened nationwide this fall only to find thousands of students and teachers sickened by COVID-19 in what many officials had hoped would be...

September 4, 2021 at 5:55 am

Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues VIEW

The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp. Louisiana’s largest electrical utility has grappled with other...

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August 30, 2021 at 1:02 pm

New Orleans levees pass Ida’s test while some suburbs flood VIEW

The levees, floodwalls and floodgates that protect New Orleans held up against Hurricane Ida’s fury, but costly upgrades to the city's flood protection system couldn't...