Monday on Political Rewind: It has been more than a year since the passing of civil rights icon and Georgia Congressman John Lewis. And now, the story of Lewis’ life, activism and political career continue in a new series of graphic novels. Run is a sequel to March, a 2013 series illustrating Lewis's early days in the civil rights movement.

The center of Tropical Storm Ida will stay north of Georgia, but the outer rain bands could drop tornadoes and five inches of rain on our state.

The white man accused of killing 8 people, mostly women of Asian descent in Fulton and Cherokee counties will be arraigned in Atlanta this morning.

In their final pre-season game, the Atlanta Falcons lost to the Cleveland Browns yesterday, 19-10 at the Benz.

 

At the 8th District GOP Fish Fry in Perry, candidates up and down the ballot pitched their campaigns in friendly fashions as primary voters face an important decision about what direction the party takes in the 2022 election.

Mercedes-Benz Stadium: home to the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta United and, for a few weeks this summer, hip-hop icon Kanye West? The megastar staged a listening party for his upcoming album at the stadium. And then he moved in for a couple of weeks. And that’s not all. Steve Fennessy chats with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein about what Bluestein's investigation into the logistics of West's stay at Mercedes-Benz Stadium turned up.  

State Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson), an ardent Trump supporter and self-described "underdog," launched his campaign for lieutenant governor of Georgia by vowing to eliminate the state's income tax and electronic voting machines.

Friday on Political Rewind: The COVID-19 vaccines have been crucial to protecting health as the latest surge of COVID-19 cases continues to roll across Georgia and other states. Today, we explored the fascinating history of vaccines with one of the genuine heroes of global health, Dr. Bill Foege.

The pandemic has parents across Georgia feeling stressed as districts adapt on the fly to soaring numbers of sick children.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 surge around Georgia, Emory Healthcare postponed some elective surgeries this week due to a shortage of beds and continues to evaluate “elective surgical cases on a daily basis across all our hospitals,” the hospital system said.

Two state government websites in Georgia recently stopped posting updates on COVID-19 cases in prisons and long-term care facilities, just as the dangerous delta variant was taking hold.

The U.S. Supreme Court is lifting the nationwide moratorium on evictions, putting thousands of Georgians at risk of being removed from their homes or apartments.

Students in one of Georgia's largest school districts will spend a few extra days in school this year.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelvin King is wrapping up a listening tour across all 159 counties that launches his campaign and will help him learn what issues Georgians want addressed.

A just released report by the United Nations is being called a "Code Red for Humanity." What does that mean for Georgia?

While Chatham’s average is slightly higher rate than Georgia’s overall vaccine rate of 42%, it falls woefully short of the levels needed to achieve “herd immunity,” when enough of the population is vaccinated in order to protect those that can’t be, such as children and immunocompromised people. 

Four Middle Georgia high school football games have been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

Thursday on Political Rewind: Delta Air Lines tells employees to get vaccinated or pay a premium for your company health insurance. The airline announced its new policy soon after FDA gave final approval to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Herschel Walker’s entry into the GOP race for the U.S. Senate is being applauded by many state Republicans.