The ongoing surge in Covid-19 cases brought on by the Delta variant is already making waves in Georgia schools.

That includes the Glascock County School System, where leaders shut down in-person learning, within days of starting school.

And as part of a probe by House and Senate Democrats into Trump’s actions after the November election, senators met privately yesterday with a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta.

The ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases brought on by the Delta variant is already making waves in Georgia schools.

Tropical Storm Fred is expected to bring winds and persistent rain to the entire state of Georgia as early as Sunday afternoon, but the southeast portion of the state will feel the greatest impact.

There are some measures in the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that Georgia's congressional delegation can agree on.

Two high school basketball coaches in Georgia have been charged with murder and child cruelty for forcing a 16-year-old girl to practice in the heat that ultimately killed her.

Doctors on the Georgia coast are pleading with people to get vaccinated immediately as COVID cases skyrocket. 

A Georgia man is being identified among the far-right militia group that allegedly planned the January 6th insurrection.

Governor Brian Kemp says mask mandates don't work and he's rejecting the CDC's recommendations that masks be required as kids go back to school in Georgia.

However, Kemp is not standing in the way of school districts making their own decisions on masks and vaccines.

Organizers at one Georgia university hope a new summer program on aging research will inspire the next generation of doctors who specialize in treatment of the elderly.

Georgia's two Democratic Senators have filed a bill that guarantees the right to vote in federal elections. 

More than 185,000 voters in Georgia could soon be removed from the voter rolls because they have not cast a ballot or been in contact with election officials within the past five years.

A new eviction moratorium is now in place and it comes as COVID cases are fueled by the contagious delta variant.

Athens joins Savannah and Atlanta as the latest Georgia cities to reinstitute a mask mandate.

The threat of eviction for Georgia renters is being pushed back for another 60 days.

Savannah’s mayor is calling it a “big blessing” that masks will be required when kids go back to school there today.

Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant says a collaboration with federal, state and local partners -- called the summer plan -- is pushing the number of violent incidents down.  

Phoebe Putney Hospital, once a COVID hotspot, is seeing a surge in infections.  

Hospitals in Gainesville, Augusta, and Savannah are also treating dozens of new patients at numbers they hadn't seen since the start of 2021, before the vaccine was widely available.

An Atlanta area judge has enacted a county-wide moratorium keeping landlords from removing tenants struggling to pay their rent because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

Georgia officials are pushing back on a number of federal lawsuits challenging SB 202, the state’s new 98-page election law.

A recycling company is promising one of the largest investments in Augusta's history.

Georgia health officials are saying vaccinations are now more urgent than ever.

A Southwest Georgia hospital says it's being forced to reopen an intensive care unit, as COVID hospitalizations rise.

And Republican lawmakers who represent Fulton County have officially kicked off a lengthy review process of the county election board.

 

Democrats are calling on the Governor Kemp to address Medicaid expansion.

As Congressman Jody Hice makes a run for Georgia's Secretary of State, a long list of candidates are looking to fill his District 10 Seat.

Prosecutors in Cherokee County have reportedly worked out a plea deal with Robert Long -- the man accused of a deadly shooting spree this past March.

Savannah is reinstating its mask mandate as COVID-19 transmission rates rise, but Gov. Brian Kemp say he will not implement a statewide mask mandate. 

A Georgia city known for its tourism is reinstating its mask mandate, as COVID-19 transmission rates rise. 

And Atlanta officials abruptly closed outdoor public swimming pools for reasons that have not been explained. 

 

New analysis of Delta variant COVID cases in the U.S. has found that seven counties in Georgia are “Delta Danger Zones.”

Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson is continuing his fight against nationwide voter suppression following his arrest last week at the U.S. Capitol.

OSHA is issuing 59 citations and nearly $1 million in penalties against the companies responsible for a deadly nitrogen leak in Georgia.