Georgia officials picked up a key congressional endorsement Monday as they seek a federal study on whether the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah should be deepened again following a harbor expansion that was completed in 2022 and cost nearly $1 billion. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, a Missouri Republican and chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said …
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Georgia senators again push conservative aims for schools
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican state senators are making another attempt to impose a conservative stamp on the state’s public schools, passing a bill Tuesday that would ban transgender girls from playing high school sports with other girls, limit sex education and require a system for notifying parents of every item a child obtained in a school library. GEORGIA TEENS …
Read More »Georgia suspect who stole frontloader, led police on wild chase, stopped by employee in another frontloader
A Georgia man was arrested after stealing a 75,000-pound frontloader from a waste management facility and taking police on a wild chase. He was finally caught after an employee of the facility tracked him down in another frontloader and used it to flip the suspect’s vehicle, officials said. Eddie Sanchez, 38, was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing and reckless …
Read More »11-foot-long 'King Arthur' the alligator spotted at South Carolina golf resort with mysterious head piece
A South Carolina alligator was found with a strange object on its head – and wildlife experts in Georgia were called to get to the bottom of it. The University of Georgia Coastal Ecology Lab made a Facebook post about the 11-foot-long alligator, which has been named King Arthur, on Monday. The lab explained that it was recently contacted about …
Read More »Fani Willis says she’s the only DA in US with enough ‘courage’ to prosecute Trump
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told reporters this week she is the only DA in the country with enough “courage” to prosecute former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case. During an Easter event in College Park Saturday for families in need, Willis, 52, spoke to the media for the first time since a judge ruled she …
Read More »Georgia star running back Trevor Etienne arrested on multiple misdemeanors
Georgia Bulldogs star running back Trevor Etienne was arrested on four misdemeanor charges early Sunday morning, including DUI, online records showed. Etienne, 20, was booked into the Athens-Clarke Jail at around 4:35 a.m. in Athens. He was released nearly an hour later. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Florida Gators running back Trevor Etienne gets past the defense …
Read More »Fani Willis doubles down after Nathan Wade scandal, warns 'train is coming'
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willissaid she doesn’t feel her reputation has been tarnished as she moves forward with her2020 election interference case against former President Trumpafter being accused of having an “improper” relationship with the special counsel she hired. “I don’t feel like my reputation needs to be reclaimed,” Willis told CNN on Saturday after a reporter asked her …
Read More »Young men in upscale Atlanta neighborhood warned about being drugged, robbed after barhopping
Young men in Atlanta have reported being drugged and robbed while out in Atlanta’s affluent Buckhead neighborhood between 2021 and February of this year, according to police records and national reports. Now, police are warning people who spend time out in Atlanta to take precautions, such as staying together with friends, paying “close attention” to drinks, reporting any tampering to …
Read More »Former Georgia GOP governor candidate pleads guilty in fraud case
A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud. John W. Oxendine of Johns Creek entered the guilty plea Friday in federal court in Atlanta. The 61-year-old had been indicted in May 2022 on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and conspiracy to commit …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to disbar Fani Willis: 'Unfit to serve'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a complaint for the disbarment of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her “illicit affair” with a top prosecutor in her Georgia election interference case against former President Trump. “Today, I’m filing a complaint to disbar Fulton County DA Fani Willis for her corrupt actions,” Rep. Greene, R-GA, wrote in an X post on …
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