A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Jose Ibarra was charged with murder and other crimes in Riley's February death, and the guilty verdict was reached Wednesday by Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard.
On the Wednesday, Nov. 20 edition of Georgia Today: The Venezuelan man accused of murdering nursing student Laken Riley is found guilty on all charges; a former Georgia poll worker is indicted for allegedly making a bomb threat; and Sen. Warnock calls on his fellow lawmakers to approve additional hurricane relief aid.
Prosecutors finished calling witnesses Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Study says human-caused climate change intensified hurricanes during a recent 5-year period. And Georgia is one of 15 states that require health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing for lung cancer.
The former first lady died on Nov. 19, 2023, but the programs she helped create could have lasting impact in Georgia and around the world, says Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander.
Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case in the trial against the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Jose Ibarra is charged with murder and other crimes in Riley's death in February.
The Georgia legislative session will get underway in less than two months. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is outlining the priorities they'll be keeping an eye on.
Farmers, restaurant owners and chefs gathered in Atlanta this week to discuss the impacts of climate change on the food industry.
The Georgia prosecutor who tried the murder case made famous by the book "Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil" has died. Former Chatham County District Attorney Spencer Lawton Jr. died Wednesday at his home in Savannah.
On the Monday, Nov. 18 edition of Georgia Today: A former NFL player is arrested in Savannah for charges related to Jan. 6; a look at how Georgia's state budget is shaping up ahead of the 2025 Legislative session; and enrollment in Georgia's medical cannabis registry reaches a new high.
Leapfrog Group, the health care watchdog nonprofit, uses responses from a voluntary survey and other data collected by federal agencies to grade hospitals on safety.
A new Georgia program that will give up to $6,500 a year to some families to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses will begin accepting applications in early 2025. But lawmakers must still determine how many vouchers the state will pay for.
Authorities say only six monkeys are still on the loose after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research.
Nearly two years ago, the owners of Atlanta's leading newspaper hired former CNN executive Andrew Morse to reverse its steep decline. He's laid out a grand vision.
On the Friday, Nov. 15 edition of Georgia Today: State leaders come closer to distributing funds from Georgia's six hundred million dollar opioid settlement; prosecutors make their opening statements in the trial of the man accused of killing a UGA nursing student; and President elect Trump picks a former Georgia congressman for his cabinet.
A prosecutor says the man on trial in the killing of nursing student Laken Riley "went hunting for females" on the University of Georgia campus that February day.
