Gov. Brian Kemp stands next to a Rivian electric truck while announcing the company's plans to build a $5 billion plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Some residents oppose the plant, saying it will spoil their rural quality of life.

Gov. Brian Kemp stands next to a Rivian electric truck while announcing the company's plans to build a $5 billion plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Atlanta. Some residents oppose the plant, saying it will spoil their rural quality of life.

Credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore, File

Rivian will produce a new electric vehicle model in Illinois instead of Georgia, a major setback for state officials counting on a plant.

The brother of the man accused of killing Athens nursing student Laken Riley will be detained without bond on immigration charges.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has qualified to run for reelection as she faces a firestorm of scrutiny in the election case.

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