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March 9, 2025

Stacey Abrams slammed after defending $2 billion in Biden-era EPA funds to buy green energy appliances

Former Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is under fire from conservatives after defending a $2 billion initiative under the Biden EPA.

March 8, 2025

Remains of Florida tourist discovered in Georgia woods two years after disappearance: FBI

The remains of a United Kingdom man missing for nearly two-and-a-half years have been found in a privately owned wooded area in Georgia, the FBI said.

March 8, 2025

Georgia Republicans don’t rule out Senate bids as popular GOP governor remains undecided

Georgia House Reps. Rich McCormick and Mike Collins left the door open to potential Senate bids in 2026 if Gov. Kemp doesn't run himself.

March 7, 2025

GOP's two top Dem Senate targets justify blocking bill to bar men from women's sports

Sens. Ossoff and Shaheen explained why they had voted with all Democrats to block a bill to bar males from women’s sports.

March 5, 2025

Abducted boy featured in Netflix 'Unsolved Mysteries' found safe 7 years after capture: 'Overwhelmed with joy'

A young boy who was reported missing in Georgia several years ago and was the subject of an episode of Netflix's 'Unsolved Mysteries' has been found safe roughly 1,400 miles away.

March 5, 2025

Georgia House advances bill to ease death penalty law for intellectually disabled people

The Georgia House unanimously passed a bill to lessen the threshold for a person facing the death penalty to be deemed intellectually disabled, making them ineligible for execution.

March 5, 2025

Georgia Senate advances pair of bills to ban gender-transitioning treatment for minors, inmates

Georgia's Senate passed two bills to ban most gender-transitioning treatment for minors and inmates in state prisons, with some Democrats bucking party lines to back the measures.

March 2, 2025

Two charged in Georgia college student and former high school beauty queen's murder

Two men have been charged for the murder of Brianna Long, more than a year after the 21-year-old Georgia college student was killed by a stray bullet.

February 28, 2025

Georgia passes 'Riley Gaines Act' that aims to prohibit trans athletes from competing in female sports

The Georgia House passed the "Riley Gaines Act" on Thursday, which aims to keep transgender athletes from competing against biological girls and women.

February 28, 2025

Georgia deputy who fatally shot exonerated man during traffic stop won't be charged

District Attorney Keith Higgins announced, following the GBI's findings, they will not seek criminal charges against a Georgia sheriff’s deputy involved in a 2023 fatal shooting.