ATLANTA—Two deputies were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta, a sheriff said Friday. The two deputies had returned to their vehicle after knocking on the door when another car pulled up Thursday night, Cobb County Sheriff Craig Owens said. The deputies got out…
Sheriff: 2 Deputies Killed in Ambush While Serving Warrant in Georgia
Flood Threat Continues in Southern States; Emergency Declared in Northwest Georgia
SUMMERVILLE, Ga.—Flood watches were in effect in the U.S. southeast early Monday as forecasters warn of the possibility of torrential downpours on Labor Day across already saturated ground. Among the hardest-hit areas in this weekend’s storms was northwest Georgia, where 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain fell in some spots, forecasters said. The flooding knocked…
Southeast, Northeast States Under Flood Threat; Emergency Declared in Northwest Georgia
SUMMERVILLE, Ga.—Flood watches were in effect in the U.S. southeast and much of the northeast on Monday as forecasters warned of the possibility of torrential downpours on Labor Day across already saturated ground. Among the hardest-hit areas in this weekend’s storms was northwest Georgia, where 12 inches of rain fell in some spots, forecasters said….
Lindsey Graham Loses Bid to Quash Subpoena in Trump Election Probe but Judge Limits Scope of Questioning
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has lost his bid to quash a subpoena for his testimony before a special grand jury in Georgia that’s probing possible unlawful interference in the 2020 election. Federal judge Leigh Martin May denied Graham’s motion on Thursday, stating that “after due consideration, the Court again declines to quash the subpoena in its entirety.” The ruling came…
Two Georgia Candidates Look to Surf Demographic Trends to Congress
The two candidates running for an open North Georgia Congressional seat each see an opportunity. Rich McCormick, the frontrunner in a district drawn for a Republican, sees it in his party’s growing appeal to minorities and women, work he thinks he is cut out to do. Democratic nominee Bob Christian, facing an uphill battle in…
Police Sent to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Home 2 Nights in a Row, Here’s What Happened | Facts Matter
Last week, over the course of two consecutive nights, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s private home in Floyd County, Georgia, was swatted not once, but twice. The act of “swatting” refers to when an armed police unit is falsely sent to someone’s house. Usually how it plays out is that someone picks up the phone, dials…
Police Investigating Fake Shooting Report That Prompted Armed Response to Rep. Greene’s Home
Local and federal officials are investigating after a fake shooting report triggered an armed response to the home Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). A phone call made at approximately 1:03 a.m. on Aug. 24 claimed a person was shot multiple times at a home in Rome, Georgia, the Rome Police Department said. But when officers…
Officers Did Not Commit Crimes in Fatal Shooting of Rayshard Brooks: Special Prosecutor
Two police officers charged in the fatal shooting of a man in Georgia in 2020 committed no crimes and will have all charges against them dropped, a special prosecutor announced on Aug. 23. Atlanta Police Department officers Devin Brosnan and Garrett Rolfe “acted as reasonable officers” when dealing with Rayshard Brooks, who resisted arrest after falling…
Georgia Jury Awards $1.7 Billion in Ford Truck Crash Case
A Georgia jury has returned a $1.7 billion verdict against Ford Motor Co. involving a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a Georgia couple, their lawyers confirmed. Ford plans to appeal, a company representative said Sunday. Jurors in Gwinnett County, just northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict late last week in the yearslong…
Sen. Lindsey Graham Won’t Have to Testify Before Georgia Grand Jury for Now
A federal appeals court delivered a victory for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday by blocking a subpoena that had ordered him to testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating the 2020 election. A three-judge panel with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued (pdf) a temporary injunction against the subpoena, sending the case back…
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