Ten inmates have died this year at the overcrowded Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. And there's no solution yet as the court system is still playing catchup from COVID-19 shutdowns.
Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers. Hyundai said Monday that it will raise factory worker pay 25% by 2028. That matches the general wage increase won by the UAW during that period.
Police and protesters clash over Atlanta's proposed police training center known as "Cop City," Authorities make an arrest in one of Georgia's oldest unsolved murders, and a man who was jailed for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection is running for Congress.
Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades to halt a march seeking to stop construction of a police and firefighter training center in Atlanta. The clash came Monday at the end of a 2-mile protest march to the training center site.
The question of whether Georgia's electronic voting system has major cybersecurity flaws that amount to a violation of voters' constitutional rights to cast their votes and have those votes accurately counted is set to be decided at trial early next year. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg issued a 135-page ruling late Friday in a long-running lawsuit filed by activists who want the state to ditch its electronic voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ballots.
Threatening letters sent to local election offices in at least five states, some including fentanyl, are the latest concern for local election workers around the country. They already have faced harassment and even death threats since the 2020 presidential election.
The third of four recent escapees from the Macon-Bibb County Jail has been recaptured.
The number of people in Georgia hospitalized because of the flu is rising, according to data from the state’s Department of Public Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding people to get vaccinated for flu and COVID.
In the last 2 years, the cost of food, rent and other necessities has placed a strain on Georgians. Now, some small business owners are being priced out of their buildings.
As public health officials gain information about COVID-19 and its effects, they say compelling data show vaccination can help prevent both serious illness and long COVID.
Small business owners in Georgia are being priced out of their buildings by rising rent and supply costs. An East Atlanta Coffee shop is the latest local business to announce its closing.