The covid pandemic has coincided with more death from one of the nation’s chronic health issues: gun homicide. Cities across the country, but more often in the South, have seen a spike in the number of gun homicides in the last year and a half. What isn’t easy to understand is why this is happening or what to do about it.
Thursday on Political Rewind: Three leaders of Georgia’s Republican party traveled to Arizona this week to take a look at the controversial GOP-driven recount of presidential ballots in Maricopa County. Their visit came as yet another recount of votes in Fulton county awaits a final court ruling on whether it can move forward.
In her new documentary film No Ordinary Life, Atlanta-based director Heather O'Neill set out to highlight the lives of those rarely shown to the public — women photojournalists who risk their own safety behind the camera to bring the images of war and conflict to the world.
A group of Republican lawmakers are parlaying their election skepticism into bids for higher office, launching campaigns for Congress, the governor’s mansion and the office of the top election official in the state.
In this morning's headlines, the Atlanta City Council has officially declared the spa shootings that happened in March, a 'disaster emergency.'
Representatives for Major League Baseball will be in a Manhattan federal courtroom to face a lawsuit over moving the All-Star Game from the Atlanta-area to Denver.
Starting in July, student athletes can be paid for their likeness, and a Buckhead business will be the first to cash-in.
Health experts worry about the delta variantbecause it appears more transmissible, which means it could lead to more deaths among the unvaccinated. Georgia, with roughly 35% of vaccinated adults, has more unvaccinated people than almost anywhere in the country.
Public trust is a priority for Lou Dekmar, Police Chief of LaGrange, Georgia, since 1995. Chief Dekmar is evolving and adapting his force to an era when police are social workers with guns. This week on Georgia Today, we listen to some of his bold initiatives in policing.
Plant Vogtle’s first new nuclear reactor may not start producing energy for Georgia consumers until at least next June, which would be a longer delay than Georgia Power predicted just last month.
For the first time since last spring, the Georgia Supreme Court’s nine justices, attorneys, and other courthouse regulars are set to return Wednesday morning for in-person hearings.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: Religious leaders representing more than 1,000 churches staged a voting rights rally at the state Capitol yesterday. They said they will use Georgia’s new election laws as proof that congress must pass federal legislation removing barriers they say limit access to the vote for minority communities.
In this morning's headlines, The Georgia Department of Public Health has partnered with a relief agency founded by actor Sean Penn to make it easier to be vaccinated against COVID.
Georgia pulled in nearly $3.6-Billion in tax revenue, possibly the largest intake in state history.
Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline's president and CEO apologized today before a Senate committee for the cyberattack that affected millions on the East Coast.
And Major League Baseball is calling a lawsuit filed against it "political theatrics."
