Alba Rosa, from Puerto Rico, is a local courts reporter for The Telegraph in Macon, Ga. She studied journalism at Florida International University in Miami, Florida where she graduated magna cum laude in December 2023. Other than journalism, she likes to make art, write and produce music and delve into the fashion world.
A Washington County jury will hear arguments this week about whether former deputies violated the law by allegedly tasing a man to death, but the long-awaited court date faced another delay Wednesday.
Jurors determined Tuesday afternoon that the antisemitic postcards a North Carolina man sent to a Macon rabbi and an Atlanta lawmaker were a hate crime.
The government shutdown that started last week caused the federal prosecutors’ office in Middle Georgia to stop working on cases, according to federal court records.