February 2, 2024 Georgia considers requiring cash bail for a wider array of crimes Georgia senators voted in favor of a bill that would require cash bail for 30 more crimes than before. Cash bail has become a divisive topic recently, typically along party lines.
February 2, 2024 Meet the American who gave birth to the civil rights movement, Alberta King, 'gave her all for Christ' Alberta Williams King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr., lived a life of deep faith punctuated by deep anguish; she lost both sons tragically and then was shot dead in 1974.
February 1, 2024 19 people, mostly women, detained at Atlanta area home; sex trafficking probe ensues Police in South Fulton, Georgia, detained 19 people Thursday following reports of shots fired at a "problem residence" where a "sex party" was reportedly being advertised.
February 1, 2024 Stacey Abrams' once-powerful voting rights group faces massive layoffs as it struggles with millions in debt Stacey Abrams' once-powerful voting rights group is being forced into massive layoffs after racking up millions in debt stemming from legal action.
February 1, 2024 Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill officially defining antisemitism in state law Republican governor of Georgia Brian Kemp officially defined antisemitism in Georgia state law. The bill uses the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition.
January 31, 2024 Georgia bill to facilitate return of marshlands to private citizens advances The GA House Judiciary Committee approved a bill making it easier to prove private ownership of marshlands granted to Georgia settlers centuries ago.
January 31, 2024 Man holding knife at Atlanta veterans hospital fatally shot by police A man arrived at the Max Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, GA, threatening to kill himself, and took out a knife. When he moved toward a staff member, police shot him.
January 31, 2024 Fulton County court system is hacked, but Trump election case is untouched Court and other systems in Fulton County, Georgia, were hacked, and there is currently no estimate as to when operations will be repaired. The case against Donald Trump is unaffected.
January 31, 2024 Georgia House votes to revive prosecutor oversight panel that could oust Fani Willis Georgia House members on Monday passed a bill to revive a commission with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, which Republicans could use to oust Fani Willis.
January 31, 2024 On this day in history, January 31, 1919, Jackie Robinson is born in Georgia — baseball pioneer, WWII veteran Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, on this day in history, Jan. 31, 1919. He broke baseball's color barrier in 1947, excelled in four sports at UCLA and served in U.S. Army in World War II.
