Apr 15 Anti-Trump sentiment, ad blitz motivate Georgia voters By Bill Barrow and Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Approaching Tuesday's primary, Republicans are trying to prevent victory by 30-year-old Jon Ossoff. Continue reading
Feb 28 Georgia couple gets prison time for racist threats at child’s birthday party By Joshua Barajas In 2015, the couple shouted racial slurs and made armed threats outside a child's birthday party, according to court documents. Continue reading
Jan 22 At least 11 dead in Georgia storm By Michael D. Regan More than 20 others were injured in the state as severe weather tore through the South. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 9:40 How a Georgia county’s campaign of terror drove away its black community By Duarte Geraldino, Mike Fritz In 1912, news of a violent sexual assault enraged the residents of Georgia's Forsyth County and led to a lynching and the execution of two African American teens, as well as a campaign of terror to drive out the entire… Continue watching
Jan 16 Column: In search of the spot where two black teens were killed By Duarte Geraldino About the only thing easy to find was the sense that something really bad happened here, something from which America can learn. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 9:58 How polls and campaign tactics are shaping up in critical states By PBS News Hour This campaign season, the electoral map has undergone major upheaval -- and the race could come down to just a handful of critical states. For insight into what's motivating voters in hotly contested Texas, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and New… Continue watching
Oct 14 Judges extend voter deadlines for counties hit hard by Hurricane Matthew By Russ Bynum, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered an extension of the voter registration deadline for one county in coastal Georgia after Hurricane Matthew disrupted the final sign-up days for new voters. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 5:22 Hurricane Matthew brings damage along Atlantic coast By Melanie Saltzman, Connie Kargbo Hurricane Matthew has weakened to a Category 1 storm but still remains a threat to the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas as it continues to crawl up the Eastern Seaboard. The storm has killed at least three people in… Continue watching
Oct 08 Hurricane Matthew downgraded after Florida, still flooding Carolinas By Kamala Kelkar A weakening Hurricane Matthew hit South Carolina on Saturday and continued to inundate coastal areas with floods. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 7:55 Why Clinton may have a chance in dark-red Georgia By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford This campaign year has witnessed many unexpected shifts in the electorate -- not to mention the candidates. But one of the most surprising changes may be the voters in Georgia. After supporting Republican presidential contenders for the past 24 years,… Continue watching