Presidential campaign surrogates are in Atlanta today stumping for Biden and Trump ahead of their presidential debate tomorrow.

Macon is the latest Georgia city to invest in housing specifically for unhoused people. The city has opened several tiny cottages.

National hotel brand Red Roof Inn has reached a settlement that ends a federal trial in Atlanta over sex trafficking allegations.

On the Wednesday June 26th edition of Georgia Today: Campaigners for President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump arrive in Atlanta ahead of the planned first presidential debate tomorrow; A new investigative report profiles the living descendants of enslaved people for whom the US government's promise of land was fulfilled; And what is the future of legal access to cannabis in Georgia?

From city preparations to the debates broadcast, GPB reporters have the latest news about the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season. Check back for updates. 

A program of the US Department of Agriculture aimed at stemming child hunger during the summer school break has officially begun in Georgia.

The new development on Macon’s east side, called the Tiny Cottages, are exclusively available to people who meet the federal definition of homelessness.

This is the second time health care provider Wellpath’s lawsuit has been dismissed. 

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear a case challenging Georgia’s system of electing utility regulators statewide, a decision likely to clear the way for resuming elections to the Georgia Public Service Commission.

After months of casting President Joe Biden as a senile shell of a man incapable of putting two sentences together, Donald Trump has changed his tune.

Advocates continue to put pressure on MARTA to pause its $230 million renovation plan for Five Points Station in downtown Atlanta.

As Atlanta gears up to host this year’s first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, a sense of calm anticipation pervades the city before Thursday's expected bustle. With the pressure of the election season mounting, Georgia residents are keenly preparing for the candidates' statements.

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One man is dead and another hospitalized after apparent opioid overdoses inside a Georgia prison.

Fulton County court officials are blaming U.S. Postal Service consolidations and problems at a new sorting facility south of Atlanta for various court-related issues.

Macon is the latest city to invest in housing specifically meant for people experiencing homelessness. 

On the Tuesday, June 25 edition of Georgia Today: Officials are warning drivers to avoid Midtown Atlanta later this week; delays at the U.S. Postal Service facility in Palmetto are now affecting the court system; and the city of Atlanta has officially entered the race to be the new host of the Sundance Film Festival.

A judge has dismissed a case against the state that put into question a contract for a new health care provider for state prisons.

One man is dead and another hospitalized after apparent opioid overdoses inside Central State Prison in Macon-Bibb County.

Fulton County court officials are blaming US Postal Service problems at a new sorting facility for various court-related issues.

Prominent former elected officials in Georgia from both sides of the aisle are banding together to launch a new group focused on restoring trust in democracy and defending the state election system. The Democracy Defense Project, which was announced Tuesday, will consist of some former heavy hitters in Georgia politics: former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes, former Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, who is a Democrat. 

A trio of fishermen have saved almost 40 dogs that were close to drowning on a Mississippi lake. The hound dogs plunged into the water while chasing a deer after setting off on a fox hunt.