While world leaders gather at Westminster Abbey for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth on Monday, Georgians will have the opportunity to gather in Atlanta.
New sentencing data shows federal courts in Georgia are some of the hardest in the nation from which to get compassionate release from prison.
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will be in Georgia this weekend, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Ocmulgee Indigenous Festival.
Republican incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp addressed a crowd at a three-day conservative Chritisan summit on Thursday, but made little mention of the state's recently implemented 2019 abortion law.
“Investing in mental healthcare saves lives and dollars — we have known this for decades, but until now did not fully understand the monumental impacts of neglecting to act,” said Daniel Dawes, professor and executive director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine.
Chase Highsmith alleges that CSX allowed trains to leave its Waycross hub with inoperable brakes, and that he was fired in part for reporting this to federal regulators.
Dr. Cherie Drenzek, an epidemiologist with the state health department, said Georgia children have also contracted monkeypox.
"We have had a few cases that have occurred among children," she said. "These children actually were close household contacts of known monkeypox cases, but we've only seen less than a handful of these pediatric cases."
The Georgia Department of Public Health says monkeypox cases are slowing and epidemiologists are “cautiously optimistic.”
Presentations from public health officials at a state House subcommittee meeting Tuesday emphasize disproportionate access to preventative care between rural and urban counties.
Funerals for two Cobb County sheriff's deputies killed last week while attempting to serve a warrant are being held today and tomorrow.