Defense attorneys Kaitlyn Beck shuffles papers in a folder as Jose Ibarra, center, accused of killing a nursing student, Laken Hope Riley, appears in court for a motion hearing on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Athens, Ga.

Defense attorneys Kaitlyn Beck shuffles papers in a folder as Jose Ibarra, center, accused of killing a nursing student, Laken Hope Riley, appears in court for a motion hearing on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Athens, Ga.

Credit: AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool, File

Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man who was accused of murdering nursing student Laken Riley, has been found guilty on all charges.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has been elected chairman of the Republican Governor's Association for 2025.

The Macon Bibb County Commission is moving ahead with a plan to demolish a long vacant downtown hotel by the end of the year to make way for new development. 

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