Georgians are urgently scrambling for gas, after Colonial Pipeline shut down, following a Friday cyberattack. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's urgent safety message Wednesday.
The White House is working with Georgia leaders to alleviate gas shortages. Its top priority for affected communities.
And Macon-Bibb County is attempting to knock down 30 blighted homes in 30 days. The impact homes like these have in all Georgia communities.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms shocked many by announcing last week she will not be running for reelection. She said that this is coming from a place of strength and not weakness. But her critics have said that what she calls a “COVID Crime Wave” and her handling of the firing of Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot Rayshard Brooks last summer, made her vulnerable if she had chosen to run. This week on Georgia Today, we look at some issues Bottoms faced during her tenure as mayor with CNN national correspondent Ryan Young.
More than half a million Americans have died of COVID-19 and, in Georgia, families are grieving the loss of nearly 20,000 loved ones. The pandemic will define a generation of children who lost a parent, grandparent or caregiver.GPB's Ellen Eldridge reports.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: In Congress, Republicans decided to remove Rep. Liz Cheney from a party leadership position today. What does Cheney's ousting tell us about Greene’s role and influence in the GOP and internal fractures within the party?
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to hire a second search firm to help choose a successor to retiring system Chancellor Steve Wrigley.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp joined the Biden administration in urging people not to stockpile fuel needlessly. Convenience store customers across Georgia were reporting fuel shortages by Monday evening, a problem that experts say is an overreaction to the situation.
In this morning's headlines, in Augusta, a Civil Rights uprising that had been purposely ignored for years was officially commemorated Tuesday with a state historic marker.
Barbara Kingsolver has been named one of the most important writers of the 20th century. Last month, Macon's Mercer University awarded the author its 2021 Thomas Robinson Prize.
Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a $27.2 billion state budget for the 2022 fiscal year in Georgia that restores most cuts made last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the remaining shortfalls expected to be covered by federal relief funds.
A man accused of killing eight people in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses has been indicted on murder charges and the DA says she'll seek the death penalty.
More than 300 bills and resolutions were sent to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk after the 2021 legislative session, from a massive elections overhaul to adoption reform to the $27.2 billion state budget. He only vetoed one of them.
Gov. Brian Kemp says he's suspending state taxes on motor fuels through Saturday to offset increasing prices after a computer hack shut down a pipeline that carries fuel to much of Georgia.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Georgia’s economy struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic slump. And in 2022 election news, Attorney General Chris Car announced he will seek reelection, not entering his name into the race for Sen. Raphael Warnock’s seat. What does his decision tell us about the landscape of the Republican party?
In this morning's headlines, the three men facing state charges for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery will make their first court appearance on federal charges today.
