A female student was shot and killed this weekend at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, the university confirmed. The shooting occurred during a dispute Saturday in front of the Austin Residence Complex, KSU officials said, before the suspect fled campus. “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the victim’s family and friends during this incredibly […]
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Georgia student shot and killed by ‘armed intruder’ on college campus
An armed intruder shot and killed a female student on a college campus in Georgia on Saturday, plunging the university into a temporary lockdown. The incident unfolded at around 4pm on Saturday when Kennesaw State University said that a “dispute” broke out in front of the Austin Residence Complex on the Kennsaw Campus of Kennesaw […]
11 injured in shooting in Savannah, Georgia
Police in Savannah, Georgia, are investigating a shooting that injured 11 people in the city’s downtown area on Saturday night. The shooting broke out just before midnight in Ellis Square, a fixture of Savannah’s historic district and a popular tourist attraction. Several precincts responded at 11:55 p.m. to reports of gunfire in the area, the […]
Georgia college student shot and killed on Kennesaw State University campus
A female student was shot and killed this weekend at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, the university confirmed. The shooting occurred during a dispute Saturday in front of the Austin Residence Complex, KSU officials said, before the suspect fled campus. “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the victim’s family and friends during this incredibly […]
Biden Flipped Georgia in 2020. This Year Could Be Different.
ATLANTA — The official purpose of Joe Biden’s trip to Georgia in the final days of 2020 was to rally support for two Democratic Senate candidates facing tight runoffs. But the visit looked an awful lot like a victory lap. “I have to say, it feels pretty good,” Biden told a crowd in Atlanta, reveling […]
Germany and France ‘deeply concerned’ about situation in Georgia
Germany and France have expressed their “deep concern” about the situation in Georgia. In a statement published on Sunday, the two countries said they took note with deep regret of the decision by the Georgian government and ruling party to deviate from the European path. The background to this is the adoption of a controversial […]
Conservative media personality appointed to seat on Georgia State Election Board
ATLANTA (AP) — A media personality who co-founded a conservative political action committee has been appointed to a seat on the Georgia State Election Board, which is responsible for developing election rules, investigating allegations of fraud and making recommendations to state lawmakers. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican, on Friday announced the appointment of […]
Biden campaign set to double down on Black voter outreach with visits to Georgia and Detroit this weekend
President Joe Biden plans to visit with Georgia voters on Saturday ahead of his commencement speech at Morehouse College on Sunday, before heading to Detroit to meet small-business owners later that afternoon, according to a new memo shared with NBC News by the Biden-Harris campaign. He will also deliver an NAACP speech that night. Neither […]
Native plant-eating beetles should soon make an appearance in Georgia
Spring season means warm weather, flowers blooming and a visit from the plant eating green June beetle. “They begin to appear around late May, early June depending on where you are in the state,” said Will Hudson, extension entomologist and professor for the Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia. “Where they’re likely to […]
Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC
ATLANTA (AP) — Amy Kremer stood near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, and told thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. “Hello, deplorables,” she said, embracing a label Hillary Clinton once lobbed against Trump’s followers. Kremer, a conservative activist from suburban Atlanta, wasn’t part of the mob that […]
Georgia homeowners share horror stories of HOAs abusing power with excessive fees — here’s what is going on
Georgia homeowners share horror stories of HOAs abusing power with excessive fees — here’s what is going on Homeowners associations (HOAs) have come under fire in Georgia for abusing homeowners with excessive fees and foreclosures. “None of it makes any sense,” said Karyn Gibbons, who received a foreclosure notice from her HOA in Gwinnett County, […]
Georgia defies EU and ‘returns to past’ with Russia-style law that sparked mass protests
Like many Georgians, Rati Khazalia believes he is in a “fight to save” his country’s democracy and free the Eastern European nation from Russia’s attempts to isolate it. “We’ve been betrayed by our government,” he said. “We’ve been sold to (Russia) for nothing.” The 29-year-old business owner who founded and runs a print shop in […]