For all the natural beauty surrounding the majority minority town of Brunswick and the wealthier white Golden Isles across the causeway, few locals are aware of the myriad environmental dangers surrounding them.
The three white men, who are already charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery at the state level, have been indicted on federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping charges.
The Army Corps of Engineers said its plan to dredge during sea turtle nesting season is an effort to protect right whales, but environmental groups don't buy it.
The men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick last year are set to appear in court again May 12 and 13. The hearings will tackle a long list of pretrial motions.
The state House voted unanimously to repeal Georgia's citizen's arrest law, which has been in the spotlight since the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: A year has passed since the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The 25-year-old was shot and killed in a residential neighborhood outside of Brunswick, Ga., not far from his home.
Where do we stand in seeking justice for this young man from Georgia? How has the country grown and where is more attention needed?
The Brunswick City Commission voted Wednesday evening to remove a statue of a Confederate soldier from Hanover Square but not until legal disputes in other cities that have moved Civil War monuments have been resolved.
After hours of testimony and disputes over evidence, a bond hearing for two of the white men charged with the February murder of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery went into recess with no conclusion. It will resume Friday morning.
Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson, heavily criticized for her role in the Ahmaud Arbery case, has lost her reelection bid to independent Keith Higgins.
The only monument in Hanover Square, a tree-lined park centrally located in Brunswick’s historic district, is of an unnamed Confederate soldier. The letters “BLM” are spray painted on its base. They've faded following multiple attempts to remove the months-old graffiti.
The fate of the monument has become a source of bitter debate pitting those who believe it represents the city’s racist past against those who see it as a tribute to their ancestors’ struggle to preserve a way of life.
The mother of Ahmaud Arbery on Friday implored a judge not to release the man who filmed the killing of her son, saying he remains unrepentant, dangerous and unapologetic six months after her son was killed. “What is to stop him from doing this again?” Wanda Cooper-Jones said.
