Calls to 988 will be answered by counselors trained in suicide prevention. Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities says the state has invested about $20.5 million in 988 related expenditures over the past 20 months.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed Georgia's House Bill 481 into law in 2019. The legislation remains tied up in federal courts, but in the wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, HB 481's ban after six weeks gestation has abortion providers— and women from Georgia and neighboring states — bracing for a new plan of care.

The Cobb County school board approved a plan to let some employees who aren't certified police officers carry guns in schools.

A new mental health crisis hotline goes live Saturday.   

The Savannah City Council voted to spend more than $6 million on solar panels.

Congress heard testimony about the potential impacts of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn abortion protections.

Sexual assault survivors allege a pattern of abuse at an immigrant detention center in Georgia.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joined six local business owners on the Beltline to announce a new trailside market. 

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Georgia's abortion law is still pending in federal court. But the battle over "personhood" language and rights of the unborn fetus is new territory which made its way to Capitol Hill as red states move to further restrict access to abortion.

Thursday on Political Rewind: Democratic candidates continue to raise more campaign funds than Republicans, breaking state records. Plus, Herschel Walker said he's willing to debate Sen. Raphael Warnock. Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham says he'll continue his legal battle against a Fulton County subpoena.

Attorneys for Sen. Lindsey Graham say he wasn't trying to interfere in Georgia's 2020 election.

Delta Air Lines will halt new flight additions for the remainder of the year to limit cancelations.

A new committee will tackle pedestrian safety in Macon.

Since May, when this monkeypox outbreak was discovered, cases have exploded in a short period of time, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health — and are probably undercounted.

Threats against the Georgia Guidestones increased in the weeks leading up to the attack that blew up the monument last week.

What started a month ago with a possible case of monkeypox in Georgia has grown to more than 40 confirmed cases.

Democrats are asking a state court to settle an internal fight over their nominee for a state Public Service Commission seat this fall.

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Has this summer felt hotter than usual? Atlanta has experienced once-in-a-century heat over the past six months. However, as the world battles rising sea levels and increasing CO2 emissions, the Supreme Court limited the power of the EPA to regulate industry into addressing climate change.

As the unhoused become more a part of our daily lives, some communities are taking action. Sometimes it means simply pushing the unhoused out of the way. Increasingly it can mean creating, and sticking to, a plan. 

Data released Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows BA.5 already makes up 65% of all circulating SARS-CoV-2 virus.  

Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker's viral comments about polluted "bad air" floating to China is the latest misstep for a campaign seeking to overcome an avalanche of negative stories and his penchant for controversial statements.

Researchers at Georgia Tech and MIT have developed a tool that redraws school attendance boundaries to both reduce racial segregation and travel times.