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Georgians pay tribute to Hank Aaron

Georgia's leaders and elected officials paid tribute to baseball legend and former Braves player Hank Aaron upon hearing of his death Friday. Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth's all-time home run…

Missing 17-year-old Georgia girl may be headed to Louisiana

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is seeking your help locating a 17-year-old Lithia Springs girl they say may have run away from home to find her biological mother. Sheriff's officials…

Could sports betting become legal in Georgia this year?

Online sports betting would come to Georgia under legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives Friday. Under a bill sponsored by Rep. Ron Stephens, a longtime proponent of legalized…

Mail-in voting will be a major issue this year for Georgia lawmakers

The battle for votes in Georgia is set to leap from the ballot box to the state Capitol as legislative Republicans look to clamp down on vote-by-mail rules Democrats have…

How much student loan debt are Georgia graduates starting out with?

(The Center Square) – Last year’s Georgia college graduates on average racked up $28,081 in student loan debt, the 29th-highest average among the 50 states and the District of Columbia,…

Trump Impeached Again: How your representatives voted

In a historic move, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time. Trump becomes the first president in history to be impeached twice.…

Here’s what Georgia lawmakers had to say about the Capitol raid

COVID-19 and last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol loomed large in the Georgia General Assembly Monday as lawmakers were sworn in to begin the 2021 legislative session. Eleven new…

Here are the top issues for Georgia lawmakers as they start work today

Legislative leaders are promising to tackle two issues that dominated the news in Georgia and across the nation when the 2021 General Assembly session kicks off on Monday. Weeks of…

Dade County police chase ends in Alabama

A police chase that started in Dade County ended in in a field in Alabama Friday afternoon. According to the Dade County Sheriff's Office, at about 1:30 p.m., a patrol…

Ralston does not plan to end no-excuse absentee voting

Georgia’s most powerful state lawmaker threw cold water Thursday on calls by some top Republican officials to eliminate no-excuse absentee voting after the 2020 election cycle. House Speaker David Ralston,…

Here’s where it might snow in Georgia on Thursday

Forecasts predicting snow in North Georgia on Thursday have been updated and give a better picture of the area that might see some snow flurries. A low pressure system will…

The Georgia Senate runoff is razor thin as counting continues

The runoff races for U.S. Senate in Georgia looked too close to call late on Election Day, though Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock held favorable positions with…

Could it snow in North Georgia on Thursday?

In a week that has seen both President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden visit Georgia, one of the most consequential election runoff's in state history happen on Tuesday, and…

13 die in Georgia traffic crashes over New Year’s

Traffic crashes across Georgia during the New Year's holiday travel period resulted in 13 traffic deaths involving 10 fatal crashes. This year, the holiday travel period was 78-hours long. It began at…