The Trump administration has released federal records related to the investigation into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; The Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Site will soon add 136 acres of protected wetland to its footprint; Heat index values today are prompting the National Weather Service to issue heat advisories for middle and south Georgia.
A tariff on tomatoes imported from Mexico could boost demand for local growers; the family of Cornelius Taylor is now suing the City of Atlanta; and a clinical trial aims to tackle the state’s high HIV rates.
Twenty-four states are suing for release of $6 billion in promised federal education grants; Marietta School Board votes to install vape detectors in school bathrooms; five Georgians were among 170 diabetic kids who traveled to lobby Congress to fund medical research.
A committee of lawmakers examining how elections are run held its first meeting Tuesday at the state capitol; Atlanta advances goal of 20,000 affordable housing units by 2030; the National League won last night’s MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park.
Voters today are choosing a Democratic nominee for the Public Service Commission; Democrats in the state Senate call for release of federal funds for after-school programs; Atlanta’s first MLB All-Star Game in 25 years is tonight.
Teachers' group asks Gov. Brian Kemp for special session to address federal cuts to education funding; National League wins All-Star Futures Game at Truist Park on Saturday; mid-July marks planting season for produce like tomatoes and okra.
The Atlanta Food Bank prepares for demand increase following Congress cuts to food assistance benefits; a civil rights law for people with disabilities turns 35.
Some policies in President Trump's new reconciliation bill are already in effect, including changes to eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Members of the Georgia legislative Africa caucus are asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reconsider a potential travel ban for some African countries.
Seated right above the dugout close enough to hear the chatter of players and smell the faint scent of sweat, a little boy reaches to catch a ball he just got autographed by all-star baseball players from the Coastal Plain League.
Georgia student at the Savannah College of Art and Design killed in Texas flash floods; Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announces governor bid; sanitation workers in northern Atlanta metro area are on strike
A Georgia appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling saying election officials in the state must vote to certify primary election results from last year.
Residents of Atlanta’s Old Wheat Street encampment have until Thursday to find housing after the city announced a sweep of a homeless camp.
The Georgia Department of Education is calling on the federal government to send promised federal funds for schools and after-school programs.
The Hummingbird Stage and Taproom and Macon-Bibb County Professional Firefighters Association Local 121 will hand out life vests at Amerson River Park on July 5, 2025.
