CDC: Vaccine, previous infection offered added protection against delta

A recent CDC report found that those who were vaccinated and survived a COVID-19 infection were more protected from delta than those who were vaccinated but did not previously contract the virus

Texas man charged with threatening to kill Georgia election officials

Chad Christopher Stark of Leander has been charged with one count of communicating interstate threats and now faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison if convicted.

Fulton County DA asks for special grand jury in Trump election probe

The Fulton County prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump and others committed crimes involving Georgia's 2020 presidential election has asked for a special grand jury to help with the investigation.

'Pastor' arrested after 'frightening' discovery of people locked in Griffin home, police say

Police say as many as eight people were found locked in the basement of an unlicensed Griffin group home disguised as a church. The so-called pastor is accused of denying them medical care and medications.

Georgia teen accepted into 48 colleges, earns over $600K in scholarships

Kenyari Sawyer, a 4.0 senior in Albany, Georgia, was accepted into 48 universities and colleges and received more than $600,000 in scholarships.

Daycare teacher charged with child molestation, sodomy

Alexander Tredway is charged with sodomy, child molestation, and child cruelty after alleged incidents involving two students at Bright Beginings of Jefferson. The daycare is located in Jackson County.

'Like witnessing a miracle': Georgia woman gives birth after nearly 5-month battle with COVID-19

Sheenah Berry didn't think she needed the COVID-19 vaccine until she got pregnant. Then, before she could get her shots, the Rex, Georgia woman caught the coronavirus that would hospitalize her for more than 4 months.

Justin Ross Harris: Court to hear appeal of man convicted in son’s hot-car death

Justin Ross Harris, 41, was convicted in November 2016 on eight counts including malice murder in the death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper, is asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn his convictions for murder and child cruelty.

Actress Tiffany Haddish arrested in Georgia, charged with DUI

Actress Tiffany Haddish was arrested early Friday morning and charged with driving under the influence in Georgia, police said.

Deputies seize hundreds of Mickey Mouse shaped ecstasy pills

The Spalding County Sheriff's Office says hundreds of pills shaped like Mickey Mouse designed to look like candy were seized in a traffic stop turned drug bust.

Georgia double homicide suspect arrested in northern Arizona

An Alabama man wanted for a double homicide in Georgia was arrested in Flagstaff, Arizona after authorities say he's responsible for the deaths of a mother and her daughter on Jan. 6.

Georgia deputy suspended over Ahmaud Arbery Facebook comment

After three men were sentenced for Ahmaud Arbery's murder, the Georgia deputy is accused of posting "that criminal Arbery still got the death penalty." He's now suspended and could lose his job.

Biden, Harris visit Atlanta to push for voting reform bill

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Atlanta on Tuesday to discuss the need for federal legislation to protect the right to vote. But some civil rights activists, uninterested in another speech, don’t want to hear it.

Biden says he supports getting rid of filibuster to pass voting rights bill

President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes.

Georgia woman gets prison time for COVID relief fraud

Federal prosecutors say 49-year-old Hunter VanPelt of Roswell submitted six false loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program from April to June 2020. She allegedly requested a total of more than $7.9 million and received more than $6 million.

Georgia hikers help woman recreate cherished photograph of late mother

South Carolina resident Bridget Hazel wanted to recreate a photo of her late mother but had no idea where it had been taken. So she posted it on social media, where a group of Georgia hikers helped make her dream come true.