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By: Gail Conner

On: August 20, 2024

In: News Desk

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'Woke' DA sued by his own office for allegedly protecting ethics chief charged with felonies September 13, 2024
The Los Angeles Association of Deputy District Attorneys is suing DA George Gascon for alleged habitual violations of the California Public Records Act.
Harrison Butker's commencement speech 'was taken totally out of context,' Super Bowl champion coach says September 13, 2024
Super Bowl champion head coach Tony Dungy defends Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker in an interview with OutKick's Dan Dakich.
'It'll upend the community': PA town roiled by talk of migrant housing in Civil War-era orphanage building September 13, 2024
An organization linked to a Civil War-era orphanage property has sought to host about 1,000 unaccompanied migrant minors, according to local lawmakers and correspondence.
Kentucky interstate shooting adds to string of highway violence that has US drivers on edge September 13, 2024
Mass highway shootings in Seattle and Kentucky this month highlight an increase in such incidents in counties nationwide, and the difficulty in investigating "moving crime scenes."
Affluent Virginia suburb rocked by mansion murder mystery as nanny faces trial September 13, 2024
A Brazilian au pair charged with murder in connection to a double homicide at her employers' suburban Fairfax County, Virginia, home in February 2023 is set to face trial.

Fulton judge tosses three counts in Trump’s election interference case
ATLANTA – A Fulton County Superior Court judge Thursday dismissed three counts in District Attorney Fani Willis’ election interference case against former President Donald Trump while leaving most of the counts intact. Two of the dismissed counts were filed directly against Trump, while the other involved co-defendants Shawn Still, a Republican state senator, and Trump […]
University system sets record for degrees awarded
ATLANTA – The University System of Georgia (USG) awarded a record 76,571 degrees during the last fiscal year, up 1.8% over fiscal 2023. The number of degrees the system’s 26 institutions have awarded has risen by 39.6% since 2011, when the USG joined Complete College America, a program that prioritizes degree completion. During that same […]
Critics assail cost of Georgia Power biomass projects
ATLANTA – Opponents of a proposal by Georgia Power to add more biomass to the utility’s electrical generating portfolio argued Thursday the plan is both unreliable and too expensive. Georgia Power is seeking approval from the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to buy about 80 megawatts of electricity from three plants in South Georgia that […]
Republicans join legal challenge of State Election Board
ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled State Election Board is now being challenged from both sides of the aisle. A Georgia-based advocacy group headed by former Republican state Rep. Scot Turner filed suit in Fulton County Wednesday seeking to block rules changes three of the five board members approved in recent weeks allowing local election officials to […]
West, De la Cruz tossed from Georgia presidential ballot
ATLANTA – Two Fulton County judges have disqualified independent Cornel West and socialist Claudia De la Cruz from Georgia’s presidential ballot, narrowing the field of qualified candidates in the Peach State to four. In decisions handed down Wednesday, the judges ruled that electors for West and De la Cruz improperly filed nominating petitions for their […]
Voting rights groups weigh in on lawsuit challenging State Election Board
ATLANTA – Civil and voting rights groups have filed a “friend of the court” brief in a lawsuit challenging two rules changes the State Election Board’s Republican majority adopted in recent weeks. The ACLU of Georgia, Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law argue the changes threaten to upend […]
Cyber criminals convicted in Gwinnett County headed to prison
ATLANTA – Two convicted cyber criminals were sentenced to prison this week in Gwinnett County for their role in fraud schemes with multiple victims. Ugochinyere Anazodo, 46, of Gwinnett and Dominique Beaulieu, 45, of Windermere, Fla., were convicted late last month for participating in several cyber scams including business email compromise, romance fraud, and inheritance […]
Trump leading Harris in Georgia in latest poll
ATLANTA – Former President Donald Trump is holding a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia, according to a new poll. The survey of 969 likely voters conducted Sept. 4-Sept. 8 by Quinnipiac University showed Republican Trump with 49% of the vote to 45% for Democrat Harris, and 1% each for independent Cornel […]
State Senate Democrats weigh in on gun safety
ATLANTA – Georgia Senate Democrats called on their Republican colleagues Tuesday to pass gun safety legislation in the wake of last week’s school shooting in Barrow County. “We really don’t have to live this way,” Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler, D-Stone Mountain, said during a news conference at the state Capitol. “We don’t have to […]
State tax revenues up in August
ATLANTA – Georgia tax collections rose by 2.4% last month compared to August of last year, largely driven by an increase in sales tax revenues. The state Department of Revenue brought in nearly $2.34 billion in August, an increase of $54.3 million over the same month a year ago. Individual incomes taxes declined by 9.1% […]