The Latest Breaking News from Georgia

Georgia’s Supreme Court brings back state’s 6-week abortion ban

The Georgia Supreme Court has halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while the state appeals

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

Two abortion rulings could weigh into elections in Georgia, Texas - Roll Call

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates 6-week abortion ban while U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up Texas emergency care abortion case.

Roll Call · Oct 7, 2024

Georgia residents on Trump and Harris’s post-Helene trips: ‘He’s here to get votes, she’s here to help’

Some local residents saw ‘stark differences’ between the responses of the presidential candidates vying for visibility

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2024

Hurricane Helene Aftermath: IRS Tax Relief and How to Help

Following the destruction in the southeast U.S., IRS officials and several states have extended tax deadlines for affected taxpayers. Here are the payments and filings that qualify.

Kiplinger · Oct 7, 2024

New Georgia rule may exclude key votes

Local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome

Salon · Oct 7, 2024

Georgia Nursing Home Rocked by Bloody Knife Fight Over Stolen Can of Vienna Sausages

A Georgia nursing home resident stabbed another resident after the two became embroiled in an altercation concerning Vienna sausages, police say.

Latin Times · Oct 7, 2024

How Hurricane Helene became a deadly disaster across six states

Some hurricanes are remembered for their wind damage or rainfall. Others for their coastal flooding. Hurricane Helene was a stew of all of that and more. Its near-record-breaking size, storm surge, winds and rainfall together turned Helene into an almost unimaginable disaster that stretched more than 500 miles inland from…

The Conversation · Oct 7, 2024

Why is Georgia hand counting ballots and how will it affect the 2024 election?

Trump-aligned state election board has passed a suite of rules that experts say will lead to confusion and errors

The Guardian - US · Oct 7, 2024

Kirby Smart calls out Georgia fans after the Auburn game

Georgia Bulldogs football head coach Kirby Smart calls out Georgia fans for the lack of crowd noise against Auburn

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 6, 2024

The road to a slave-free Georgia: the little-known history of state founder James Oglethorpe

Michael Thurmond’s book about the ‘father of Georgia’ followed a surprise discovery that the former enslaver was an abolitionist

The Guardian - US · Oct 6, 2024