On the Wednesday, July 12 edition of Georgia Today: South Korean automaker Kia announces plans to expand its manufacturing facility in West Point; airport security officials have detected a rise in guns at Georgia airports; and a retired riverkeeper reflects on the health of the Chattahoochee.
Ninety-six people arrived for Fulton County grand jury duty unaware that some of them could decide one of the nation’s biggest cases — whether to indict Donald Trump for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election. Fulton County Superior Court impaneled two grand juries of 26 people each yesterday.
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Haze and smoke over the past few weeks have brought into focus the 40-year-old state program that monitors air quality.
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Georgia Tech is hosting a watch party this morning as one of its former tennis players, Christopher Eubanks’ who is the breakout star atWimbledon gets ready to take the court. This morning Eubanks challenges the world’s number three ranked player Daniil Med-ve-dev.
Christopher Eubanks is the last American man standing at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, and he is also a Georgia Peach. Here's what his Georgia Tech coach Kenny Thorne said about Eubanks on and off the court.
Four DeKalb residents are filing a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta saying they should be able to help collect signatures in a petition calling for a referendum to stop a new police training center.
On the Tuesday, July 11 edition of Georgia Today: A Democratic state lawmaker switches political parties; a summer meals program in Macon is stepping in to help kids missing out on school provided meals; and an interview with the Colombus attorney who sued Facebook and won, and now is helping others do the same.
Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will lie in state at the Capitol on Friday. She will be just the fourth African American to receive that honor.
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The Fulton County District Attorney's case against Donald Trump is moving into a new phase.
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Georgia Southern University is launching a new school this month focused on sustainability...and starting this fall, it will offer a first of its kind doctoral degree in Georgia.
A new grand jury being seated this week in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.
Chris Eubanks has reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time by stunning two-time major runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets. Eubanks is a 27-year-old American making his Wimbledon debut.
The latest case review from the state-led maternal mortality review committee outlines high rates of disparities, but notes that most pregnancy-related deaths happen up to one year postpartum.
On the Monday July 10th edition of Georgia Today: The mayor of the city of South Fulton is arrested; Georgia Southern offers a first-of-its-kind degree in sustainability; And a former Georgia Tech student continues his amazing run at Wimbledon.
