The Latest Breaking News from Georgia

Judges in Fulton County, Georgia, clear way for special grand jury in Trump probe

ATLANTA — A panel of Fulton County judges on Monday cleared the way for a special grand jury to be used as part of District Attorney Fani Willis’ investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2022

Special grand jury granted in probe of Trump’s election interference in Georgia

Former president insists he ‘didn’t say anything wrong’ on his call with election officials to ‘find’ votes

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Judges approve special grand jury in Georgia election probe

A request for a special grand jury by the Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been approved

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Who is Matthew Willson, the British astrophysicist killed by a stray bullet in Georgia?

‘This world is so unfair’. Friends, family and colleagues react to the tragic death of Matthew Willson

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2022

Devastated partner recalls haunting last words of Brit doctor killed by stray bullet

Homicide detectives in Atlanta, Georgia, say the shot was fired up to 300ft away to where Dr Matthew Willson was hit in the head while he was in bed with his girlfriend

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2022

Curtis Keith Bankston: Georgia pastor found to have eight people locked in his basement

Police say pastor, his wife were running ‘personal care facility’ under the guise of a church

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2022

‘The walls are closing in’: Trump reels from week of political setbacks

It was a terrible seven days, with major developments in investigations of his election lies and the Capitol riot reaching into his inner circle

The Guardian - US · Jan 23, 2022

Footage released of UFC star's horror weight cut which led to cancelled fight

Ilia Topuria was scheduled to fight Charles Jourdain on the preliminary card of UFC 270, but the Georgian fighter pulled out due to weight-cutting issues.

Daily Mirror · Jan 22, 2022

'Whoa, that's not right': Georgia towns lead census appeals

When officials in Chester, Georgia, heard that the 2020 census had pegged their small town at 525 people, their jaws dropped

The Independent UK · Jan 22, 2022

Mark Bradley: Bennett is staying at Georgia. Daniels is leaving. The debate will never cease.

ATLANTA — Stetson Bennett has had a college career like no other, and there’s more to come. He declared his intention to return to Georgia for a sixth collegiate season. By a matter of hours, this followed JT Daniels’ announcement that he is, yet again, taking his talents elsewhere. Daniels’…

Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2022