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Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI

US Supreme Court · Atlanta

Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI

60% Center coverage: 130 sources

Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley 'weighing' U.S. Senate run for Georgia

Georgia Politics · Georgia

Former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley 'weighing' U.S. Senate run for Georgia

46% Left coverage: 33 sources

Derek Dooley, a former University of Tennessee football coach, said Friday that he is considering a Republican run for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. The trial balloon shows how Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision not to run for the seat has left Georgia Republicans looking for other options to face off against Ossoff, considered the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent up for reelection next year.See the Story

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Victims’ Families, Survivors of Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse

Georgia, United States · Georgia

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Victims’ Families, Survivors of Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse

61% Center coverage: 28 sources

A lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of victims of the Sapelo Island gangway collapse.See the Story

Georgia Power Completes Largest Hydrogen Fuel Test of Its Kind in the World to Date

70% Center coverage: 17 sources

Georgia Power and Mitsubishi Power complete second trial validating blend of 50 percent hydrogen fuel with natural gas decreasing carbon-dioxide emissionsGeology · Smyrna See the Story

Meth Trafficker with Ties to Mexico Could Get Life in Prison After Guilty Plea

Coverage: 6 sources

ATLANTA — The head of a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking and money laundering ring faces at least a decade in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges involving methamphetamine “conversion” laboratories.Methamphetamine · Mexico See the Story

11 Arrested in Drug Trafficking in, Outside Bibb County Jail

100% Center coverage: 3 sources

ATLANTA — Eleven people have been arrested on drug, gun, and other charges following an investigation into gang-related criminal activities in Middle Georgia.Macon, Georgia · Macon See the Story

Student Pilot Pleads Guilty to Stealing Plane From Perry Airport, Flying to Carolinas

66% Center coverage: 6 sources

Student pilot Rufus Crane flew a stolen plane from Perry-Houston County Airport to North Carolina and may face a 10-year sentence. Sentencing is set for Sept. 17, 2025.Aircraft · Perry See the Story

Maine Democrats on Budget Committee Support Cigarette Tax Increase

74% Center coverage: 8 sources

The $1.50 cent per pack increase is part of a larger budget that’s still being negotiated.Taxes · Atlanta See the Story

Regents confirm new leader for University of West Georgia

Coverage: 6 sources

ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia Board of Regents held a final vote Wednesday to confirm Christopher “Mike” Johnson as president of the University of West Georgia. The chief of staff for the University of Houston (UH) and the ...Atlanta, Georgia · Atlanta See the Story

Georgia adoption regulations come under fire

57% Center coverage: 7 sources

ATLANTA – Recent changes in the adoptions process in Georgia are causing such extensive delays that the state is no longer considered “adoption-friendly,” several adoption lawyers said Wednesday. But the owner of an adoption agency in Coastal Georgia and a birth mother defended Georgia’s process as ensuring that Peach State adoptions are safe and legal. Before November 2023, Georgia requirements for both birth mothersAtlanta, Georgia · Atlanta See the Story

Georgia measles cases on decline

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

ATLANTA – Five Georgians have come down with cases of highly contagious measles this year, State Epidemiologist Dr. Cherie Drenzek said Tuesday. That’s a slight drop from last year’s six measles cases and well below a peak of 18 cases Georgia experienced in 2019, Drenzek told members of the state Board of Public Health. She said the first three cases occurred in January to members of a family who had traveled together within the United States. NoAtlanta, Georgia · Atlanta Read Article

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