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List | Impacts around Central Georgia from Crowdstrike tech disruptions
MACON, Ga. — People and businesses from around the world suffered setbacks Friday morning, as computer systems using Microsoft went offline following a defect in an update with the IT security company CrowdStrike. Many of these disruptions have continued throughout the day, as many businesses are affected. CrowdStrike President...
Georgia Democrats sue to overturn law allowing unlimited campaign cash, saying GOP unfairly benefits
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats are suing to overturn the ability of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and others to raise unlimited political contributions and spend them on behalf of any political cause. The Democratic Party of Georgia on Thursday filed suit against the governor in federal court in Atlanta. The lawsuit asks a judge to declare that a 2021 […]
More officers are watching the road this week throughout the southeast for Operation Southern Slowdown
MACON, Ga. — Both Memorial Day and July 4th saw record-high travel, and it brought out more law enforcement to patrol the streets. A study by the Vacationer Travel Journal says more than 200 million Americans plan to travel this summer. However, you may have noticed this week that...
Is it legal to hunt coyotes in Georgia?
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Coyotes are a non-native species to Georgia, with a population appearing in the 1970s and progressively growing large based on their adaptive abilities. This also means that an influx of their population could harm the local ecosystem since they are considered an apex predator in many Georgia areas. It is legal […]
Pair from Tifton among UGA's 40 Under 40
ATHENS -- A pair of Tifton professionals has been named to the University of Georgia's 40 Under 40 Class of 2024, a group of young alumni that includes a deputy national intelligence officer, a senior entertainment writer for Variety, an AI innovator at Microsoft, and more. Tamara Branch, the vice...
Houston County High School senior wins Distinguished Young Woman of Georgia
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Abi Bragg, a rising senior at Houston County High School, has been crowned the Distinguished Young Woman of Georgia for 2024. The competition took place over the past weekend in Rome, where Bragg impressed judges and secured $2,900 in scholarships. Bragg, who was named the...
Georgia Power revamps streetlight outage tools
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Georgia Power introduced an update to its streetlight outage reporting tools designed to make reporting outages easier. The “Streetlight Outage Map” is an interactive platform where customers can submit outdoor lighting repair requests in their area. The update has simplified the reporting processing. Georgia Power says customers can report an outage following […]
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