Dr. Christine King Farris will lie in state at the Georgia Capitol today.  She was the last living sibling of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  She died last month at the age of 95.

The city of Columbus is paying $600,000 to settle claims that a Black former police chief racially discriminated against two white police officers by promoting them.

The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted unanimously Thursday to eliminate more so called “woke” words from public school teachers lesson plans.

Rabies is endemic to Georgia wildlife and the state Department of Public Health is warning people to be careful.

The US Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into conditions in Atlanta's Fulton County jail.

Georgia's booming film and television industry is bracing for another blow as union actors prepare for a strike.

About 100,000 Georgia voters have had their voting eligibility challenged since state lawmakers passed SB 202.

Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness. Until now, no pharmacological treatment was available for the less common form of the disease, observed in about 15% of patients.

Georgia has removed another 95,000 adults and children from state insurance rolls as it continues to review who is eligible foe Medicaid. 

Airport security officials are detecting more guns at Georgia airports.

Georgia ended the fiscal year with a 33-billion-dollar surplus despite Governor Kemp’s forecast that the state would face a steep revenue decline.

Chris Eubanks fair tale run at Wimbledon is over.  He lost yesterday.

Georgia ended its fiscal year with another $5 billion massive surplus after sate revenue officials collected $33 billion in receipts.

Business leaders in Glynn County will host a job fair this week for laid-off employees of the chemical processing company Pinova.

Airport security officials are finding more guns at Georgia airports, largely because of increased travel and more people with guns.

As Pinova closes operations, many former and current employees are looking for new work.

Ninety-six  people arrived for Fulton County grand jury duty unaware that some of them could decide one of the nation’s biggest cases — whether to indict Donald Trump for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election.  Fulton County Superior Court impaneled two grand juries of 26 people each yesterday.

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Haze and smoke over the past few weeks have brought into focus the 40-year-old state program that monitors air quality.

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Georgia Tech is hosting a watch party this morning as one of its former tennis players, Christopher Eubanks’ who is the breakout star at Wimbledon gets ready to take the court.  This morning Eubanks challenges the world’s number three ranked player Daniil Med-ve-dev. 

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Christopher Eubanks is the last American man standing at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, and he is also a Georgia Peach. Here's what his Georgia Tech coach Kenny Thorne said about Eubanks on and off the court.

A Democratic state lawmaker criticized by fellow Democrats for voting with Republicans in the state legislature is switching parties.

Georgia Southern University is launching a new school this month focused on sustainability, with a first-of-its-kind doctoral program.

A Georgia grand jury now sworn in likely will consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump.

Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will lie in state at the Capitol on Friday.  She will be just the fourth African American to receive that honor.

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The Fulton County District Attorney's case against Donald Trump is moving into a new phase. 

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Georgia Southern University is launching a new school this month focused on sustainability...and starting this fall, it will offer a first of its kind doctoral degree in Georgia.

Four DeKalb County residents are filing a lawsuit against the City of Atlanta over a referendum to stop a new police training center.

Longtime Georgia political journalist and Georgia Writer's Hall of Fame inductee Bill Shipp has died at 89-years-old.

The Fulton County District Attorney's case against former President Donald Trump is moving into a new phase. 

In an ongoing study, researchers with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are using newborns' own stem cells to repair congenital heart defects.

A new master's degree will also be offered, with an accelerated option for select undergraduates.

The latest case review from the state-led maternal mortality review committee outlines high rates of disparities, but notes that most pregnancy-related deaths happen up to one year postpartum. 

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