Georgia

Atlanta dentist fixes teeth for young activist

Dr. Heavenly fixes Chicago teens teeth activist teeth for free.

July 27, 2020 9:53pm CDT

Rep. John Lewis lies in state at Capitol Rotunda, as lawmakers memorialize civil rights icon

Lawmakers memorialized Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., on Monday afternoon as his casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol building to lie in state on the third of six days of programs honoring the civil rights icon.

July 27, 2020 9:10pm CDT

John Lewis funeral to be held at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist

The funeral for the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis will be held Thursday at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once led.

July 25, 2020 10:42pm CDT

Georgia mom brought guns, marijuana in diaper bag to Disney's Epcot, deputies say

Yunique Smith, 27, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was arrested.

July 25, 2020 11:21am CDT

'A good name': Civil rights leader Rev. C.T. Vivian remembered as great man

The family of the Rev. C.T. Vivian, an early and key adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King, paid their respects and said goodbye to the civil rights veteran Thursday.

July 23, 2020 8:10pm CDT

Hall County deputy dies from illness, leaves behind wife, 9 children

Deputies with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office are remembering one of their own who dies this week after battling a serious illness.

July 22, 2020 11:08pm CDT

Georgia governor signs new law to strip human traffickers of commercial driver's licenses for life

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a batch of new laws Tuesday aimed at bolstering foster care and battling human trafficking in the Peach State, including a bill that will ban traffickers from driving commercial vehicles for life.

July 22, 2020 12:12pm CDT

Mayors of Portland, Chicago, Atlanta, other big cities demand 'federal forces' withdraw

Several big-city mayors that have seen upticks in violent crime and escalating clashes between police and protesters are demanding federal agents be withdrawn from their cities -- and any plans for more federal deployments be halted.

July 22, 2020 7:12am CDT

Rep. John Lewis, lion of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 80

Representative John Lewis -- a lion of the Civil Rights Movement -- passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

July 18, 2020 4:49pm CDT

Atlanta mayor orders flags lowered to half-staff to honor John Lewis

All flags at City of Atlanta facilities will be lowered to honor the late congressman John Lewis.

July 18, 2020 2:56pm CDT

Civil rights veteran Rev. C.T. Vivian dead at 95

The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a civil rights veteran who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and served as head of the organization co-founded by the civil rights icon, has died.

July 17, 2020 10:01pm CDT

White House document urges 18 states in virus ‘red zone’ to mandate masks, close bars, increase testing

A recent unpublicized White House document prepared by the coronavirus task force and obtained by the Center for Public Integrity on Thursday shows that 18 states are currently in the “red zone” for coronavirus cases.

July 17, 2020 2:59pm CDT

GBI investigating suspect in Ahmaud Arbery killing for unrelated sex crime

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said it was requested by the Glynn County Police Department to initiate a sex crimes investigation based on allegations made against William "Roddie" Bryan, Jr.

July 17, 2020 2:36pm CDT

Georgia governor sues Atlanta mayor, city council over mask mandate

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has filed a lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and city council following the decision to mandate masks and roll back to Phase 1 reopening.

July 16, 2020 9:32pm CDT