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Georgia police officer resigns over treatment of woman during traffic stop
CNN - Fri May 11, 2018
A suburban Atlanta police officer resigned after his department said he used foul language and inappropriate tactics during the arrest of a 65-year-old grandmother during a traffic stop, recorded on a police dashboard camera. More»

Neo-Nazis Hold Swastika Burning In West Georgia Town After Newnan Rally
WAGA-TV - Sun Apr 22, 2018
TEMPLE, Georgia - Hours after a planned white supremacist rally in Newnan Georgia brought around only two dozen participants, the neo-Nazi group that organized the event gathered together under the cover of dark night in a town about 50 miles away. More»

CDC to hold briefing on preparations for nuclear war
New York Daily News - Thu Jan 4, 2018
The CDC's got some handy tips on what to do in the case of a nuclear blast. More»

Words banned at CDC were also banned at other HHS agencies
The Hill - Sat Dec 16, 2017
Multiple agencies in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have reportedly been told by the Trump administration that they cannot use certain phrases in official documents. More»

CDC Gets List Of Forbidden Words
Washington Post - Fri Dec 15, 2017
ATLANTA, Georgia - The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation's top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases - including "fetus" and "transgender" - in any official documents being prepared for next year's budget. More»

Georgia election server wiped after suit filed
PBS - Wed Oct 25, 2017
A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed, The Associated Press has learned. More»

Georgia GOPer warns black attorney she 'may go missing' if she tries to remove Confederate monument
Raw Story - Tue Aug 29, 2017
A Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives issued a veiled threat of lynching to a black former colleague who expressed anti-Confederate memorial sentiments on his Facebook. More»

Georgia Pumps Taxpayer Money into Anti-Choice Fake Clinics
Rewire - Mon Aug 14, 2017
Georgia is funneling millions in state funds to anti-choice organizations that attempt to prevent people from seeking abortion care. More»

Many Troubling, Unanswered Questions about Voting Machinery in Georgia House Run Off
Alternet - Sun Jul 2, 2017
The results from Georgia's sixth district congressional race are odd. More»

Police: Alien pulled over in Atlanta
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon Jun 26, 2017
Police in Alpharetta had an extraterrestrial encounter on Sunday. More»

Georgia Voter Records Exposed On Internet
Associated Press - Tue Jun 20, 2017
A new report says that a security failure left Georgia's 6.7 million voter records and other sensitive files exposed to hackers, and may have been left unpatched for months. More»

New report finds sweeping mismanagement at Atlanta VA hospital
WSB-TV - Sat Jun 17, 2017
DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia - A new inspector general report shows sweeping mismanagement at Atlanta's VA hospital. More»

Georgia GOP Candidate For U.S. House: 'I Do Not Support A Livable Wage'
Huffington Post - Tue Jun 6, 2017
GEORGIA - Karen Handel, the Republican candidate for Georgia's 6th Congressional District, said Tuesday that she does "not support a livable wage". More»

Desperate Families Driven to Black Market Insulin
NBC - Mon Apr 24, 2017
Fourth grader Gabriella Corley is trapped. More»

Militia groups prepare for armed revolt if Clinton wins: 'Last chance to save America from ruin"
Raw Story - Tue Nov 1, 2016
Down a Georgia country road, camouflaged members of the Three Percent Security Force have mobilized for rifle practice, hand-to-hand combat training - and an impromptu campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. More»

'This is not how a democracy is supposed to work": Georgians already facing four hour waits to vote
Raw Story - Wed Oct 19, 2016
Thousands have headed to the polls for early voting in the weeks leading up to election day, but for some, the long lines are making it harder to exercise their right to vote. More»

GBI: Cop lied about being shot by black man
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Fri Sep 23, 2016
An officer shot - A bullet stopped by body armor - A 10-day chase for an unidentified shooter. More»

Ex-GOP Chairman Arrested And Charged In 3 States For Molesting Children As Young As Four
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon May 23, 2016
The former chairman of the Cobb County Republican Party was arrested Friday morning and charged with child molestation, according to police. More»

Mysterious cattle mutilations investigated in northeast Georgia
Associated Press - Fri Jan 15, 2016
BRASELTON, Ga - Authorities in northeast Georgia have a mystery on their hands after cows were found mutilated, with neatly-cut circles sliced into their rear ends. More»

Georgia Deputy Acquitted After Flash Bang Grenade Critically Injures Toddler
NBC News - Sun Dec 13, 2015
A former Georgia deputy has been acquitted in federal court of lying to a judge in connection with a drug raid last year that left a toddler critically injured. More»

Cops Raid Wrong House, Shoot Dog, Shoot Man, Then They Even Shot Another Cop
Counter Current - Tue Sep 1, 2015
Recently Georgia police carried out a home invasion of a house they never had a warrant to enter. More»

Cancer patient evicted after Atlanta church cancels lease to demolish affordable housing
Raw Story - Sun Jul 19, 2015
Ehsam Beroukhim was forced to move out of his apartment on Sunday even though he still had months on his lease after the church that owned the property decided to demolish five buildings that provided affordable housing in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. More»

VA to Iraq war vet: 'We're not accepting any new patients'
USA Today - Wed Jul 1, 2015
Iraq war veteran Chris Dorsey figured that no one would believe he had been turned away from a US Department of Veteran's Affairs clinic when he sought an appointment for post-traumatic stress disorder. More»

Georgia police chief, wife get 25 weekends in jail for Child Molestation
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed May 20, 2015
Richard Scott Burton, the former police chief of the tiny northwest Georgia town of Mt. Airy, was staring down 31 felonies - two counts of aggravated child molestation, one of child molestation and 28 of first-degree cruelty to children. More»

Sheriff Shoots Real Estate Agent as She Shows House, Then Walks Away Because 'He's the Sheriff'
AlterNet - Mon May 4, 2015
Gwinnett County, GA - Clayton County Sheriff, Victor Hill, has not been charged with a crime and was allowed to leave the scene after shooting a woman in the stomach on Sunday. More»

Georgia's Top Court Reins In Private Probation Firms For Illegally Extending Sentences
Think Progress - Mon Dec 1, 2014
While all eyes were on Ferguson last week, the Georgia Supreme Court issued an important ruling on another element of the criminal justice system. More»

Georgia police threw a stun grenade in a 19-month-old's crib
Vox - Fri May 30, 2014
A SWAT team raiding a home in Habersham County, Georgia at around 3 am Thursday, May 29th, threw a stun grenade into the crib of a 19-month-old toddler, Bounkham Phonesavanh, critically injuring him. More»

Insurer moves to drop Scientology's Narconon for fraud
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sun Sep 8, 2013
NORCROSS, Georgia - A local drug rehab facility that's been the subject of a year-long Channel 2 Action News investigation is facing new trouble. More»

State investigates Narconon Georgia after death at Scientology-linked facility
WSB-TV - Tue Oct 2, 2012
ATLANTA, Georgia - A Georgia drug rehab program with ties to the Church of Scientology is now under a state investigation after Channel 2 Action News showed inspectors new evidence. More»

Innocent woman spends 53 days in jail
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu Jul 5, 2012
From August 21 until October 12, Teresa Culpepper was locked in the Fulton County Jail. More»

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