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Raffensperger checks voting machines, pushes against political violence during election
Following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says the political temperature in the United States needs to come down, before November’s presidential election.
Meet the new judge assigned to Georgia rapper Young Thug’s trial
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A new judge has been assigned to take over Young Thug’s internationally watched criminal trial in Atlanta. According to the Fulton County Superior Court, Shukura Ingram is an appointee of former Gov. Nathan Deal who won reelection in May after running unopposed. She served on Fulton County’s magistrate court from 2015-2018. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Clark Atlanta University and a law degree from Georgia State University.
Family medicine residency program brings new doctors to South Ga.
CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) - The CareConnect Family Medicine Residency Program is the first of its kind in Georgia. It’s the only residency program in the state that takes place primarily outside the hospital. Residents will spend most of their time at CareConnect’s Family Medicine Clinic in Cordele. To gain...
Biden asks Congress for 5% rent increase cap
ATLANTA — Efforts to address affordable housing could soon come from the federal government. This Tuesday, the Biden administration announced a proposal to cap how much landlords could raise rent or risk losing tax breaks. Metro Atlanta realtor Alex Szemetyllo, he adds, in recent years he’s watched rent drastically...
Interior Department nominates Civil Rights Movement sites for World Heritage List
Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland announced Tuesday that the National Park Service will potentially nominate 11 different sites from the U.S. Civil Rights Movement to be added to the World Heritage List. “The U.S. sites that mark the civil rights movement are integral in helping us tell a full and complete story of American history,”…
$10M suit in Georgia truck accident moved to federal court
A $10 million lawsuit by a Georgia man who says he was badly injured when his pickup was struck by a semi driven for an amusement rides company has been transferred to federal court in Georgia. The suit, first filed June 6 in Muscogee County Superior Court in Georgia, moved...
Two more Georgia Southern home game times announced
Georgia Southern has announced two more game times for home football games this fall at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, as released Monday. The Eagles and Marshall will kick off at 6pm Oct. 12, and Georgia Southern and James Madison will kick off at 4pm a week later, on Oct. 19. Both of these kick times could change if one of the Sun Belt Conference's television partners pick up the game when the selection window opens 12 days before kick. If neither game is selected, they will be streamed through an ESPN platform. The Marshall game serves as the Hall of Fame contest and the Tackling for a Cure game. JMU will serves as the Homecoming game. Seven of the Eagles' game times are now announced, and the full schedule can be found here. Tickets can be purchased at GSEagles.com/Tickets.
New details in Port Wentworth family's legal battle against the city
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The city is looking to compromise with a Port Wentworth family after taking them to court after their use of a private water well. LaRay Benton said the city of Port Wentworth shut off the water to his mom's home and fined her $500 daily after he disconnected the house from the city's water and started using the family's private water well, which Benton said has added up $7,500.
Allegiant Air adds new nonstop routes to Savannah/Hilton Head Int. Airport
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Three new routes will be added to the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. On Tuesday, Allegiant Travel Company announced the new nonstop routes which include: The company said the additional routes come at a time of high demand. “The addition of new routes is a testament to the success of our existing […]
Son charged with neglect after father found dead in Grovetown, police say
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 74-year-old was found dead in Grovetown, and now his son is being charged with neglect, Chief Jamey Kitchens stated on Thursday. April Evalyn Short was charged with premeditated murder in the death of her 11-month-old son on post. On Wednesday, July 17, at approximately 8:40...
Augusta-Richmond County fire receives FEMA Assistance
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - More than $240 thousand in federal grant money is on its way to Augusta-Richmond County to strengthen fire safety. Georgia Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff made the announcement Wednesday, July 17. With families getting ready for the first day of school now, some campuses...
Coffee Franchise To Open First Georgia Location In Augusta
The original Ziggi’s Coffee opened as a small coffee shop on Main Street in Longmont, Colorado in 2004. Over the years, the coffee shop expanded and began franchising across the United States. Now, Augusta is getting the first Georgia location of the coffee chain. We’ve known about Ziggi’s Coffee...
Daily forecast | From First Alert Meteorologist Emily Acton
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A cold front will move through the region today and stall out over the CSRA on Friday and Saturday. This will bring a high chance of rainfall for the next few days. High temperatures will reach the middle 90s this afternoon with heat index values near...
Rainy Days Continue…Hot Wednesday with Storms
If you didn’t get any rain today, chances are you’ll get some by the weekend! Rain chances are up to 70% tomorrow, 80% on Friday, and 60% throughout the weekend. These storms pop up in the late afternoon and go into the evening. With these storms, be careful for gusty winds, dangerous lightning, and flooding as most of the CSRA has a marginal flash flood threat and a few counties with slight threats for tomorrow. Despite possible damage, the rain will also bring lower temps. Tomorrow will be like today in the mid 90s, but will drop to the low 90s as we go into the weekend. Heat indices will drop to the high 90s, getting out of the triple digits! The lows will be in the low 70s through the weekend and into next week.
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