ATLANTA – Georgia will receive nearly $500 million to strengthen water infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene. Release: ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the state $499,385,000 to…
Brunswick Student charged over Weapons Possession
BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick High student who was seen handling an air pistol as he drove was arrested in the school parking lot Thursday and charged with seven felonies after police found hunting weapons in…
Federal Judge strikes down Georgia Gay Marriage Ban
ATLANTA -- A federal judge in Georgia has ruled that the state's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage cannot be enforced. The ruling is effectively a formality. State probate courts have been issuing marriage licenses to…
Court Issues Stay Against “Waters of the United…
ATLANTA -- Attorney General Sam Olens announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has ruled in favor of Georgia and 17 other States, and granted a nationwide stay of the EPA’s…
Skydiver Dies when Parachute Fails
FITZGERALD -- A skydiver has been killed after both his main and backup parachutes failed to open. WALB is reporting the incident occurred Friday around 12:30 pm near the airport in Fitzgerald during an annual…
Florida Senate considers removing Confederate Flag from Seal
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate will likely jettison the Confederate battle flag from the chamber's official seal. The Senate Rules Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to revise the Senate seal that now contains the battle…
Middle School Instructor arrested for Sexual Battery of…
ATLANTA -- An instructor at a Gwinnett County Middle School has been arrested, charged with sexual assault and sexual battery of a student. The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting James Everette Buckland, the Junior Leadership…
Trial for Quadruple Murder Finally set to Begin
TALLAHASSEE -- The trial date for the murder of a woman and her three children found dead in their home is finally about to begin. Five years after the crime was committed, a judge has…
Authorities search for Escapee
CUTHBERT -- Authorities in Randolph County are in search of an inmate who escaped from the Randolph County Jail. Reports state Johntavious Devorce, 26 of Lumpkin, escaped from the facility around 9:30 Tuesday night. Devorce…










