Rescuers raced Friday to find any survivors trapped in debris after tornadoes barreled across parts of the South in a system that killed at least nine people in Alabama and Georgia and inflicted heavy damage on Selma, a flashpoint of the civil rights movement.
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Thursday at 2 p.m. on Political Rewind: In his inaugural address, Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted his proposed tax cuts, raises for state employees, and called Georgia the "electric mobility capital of America". Plus, U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde opposed Rep. McCarthy for speaker, but he received an important committee seat. #gapol
On the Thursday Jan. 12 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp was sworn in for a second term, the largest-ever indictment in South Georgia in connection with a sprawling drug ring, and there's more trouble at Plant Vogtle.
Federal prosecutors in Southeast Georgia announced Wednesday a massive drug trafficking indictment, charging 76 people — including a state prison guard — with operating a drug distribution network of opioids and other controlled substances in and around Brunswick's Glynn County.
The first elected Hispanic statewide official in Georgia was sworn in Thursday morning. John King became the first Hispanic to be elected to a statewide official spot when he defeated Democrat Janice Laws Robinson.
Thursday on Political Rewind at 9 a.m.: Gov. Brian Kemp will be sworn in today, beginning his second term as governor of Georgia. Over the last four years, he's changed his image from his 2018 campaign ads to a leader in the national Republican Party. Our panel anticipates his vision for his second term. #gapol
The Georgia House and Senate passed separate resolutions primarily along party lines Wednesday setting rules for the two-year term that began this week.
Startup of a nuclear power plant in Georgia will be delayed after its operator found a vibrating pipe in its cooling system. Georgia Power Co., the lead owner of Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, announced the delay Wednesday.
Georgia Power said Wednesday, the startup of a nuclear power plant will be pushed back after its operator found a vibrating pipe in its cooling system.
Federal prosecutors in southeast Georgia announced Wednesday a massive drug trafficking indictment, charging more than 70 people with dealing opioids and other controlled substances.
Animal rehabilitation specialists are still caring for a pair of endangered green sea turtles that washed ashore along Georgia's beaches during the cold snap a few weeks ago.
The Georgia Senate approved a new list of rules for the upcoming session, including a controversial rule relating to what information legislators are required to disclose.