Category: Georgia

Sheriff: 3 People Dead, Suspect Detained in Georgia Shooting

CONYERS, Ga.—Three people are dead in what authorities said was a shooting in an Atlanta-area home early Monday, according to a news report. The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office received a report of gunshots at 12:10 a.m. in the Honey Creek Country Club neighborhood of Conyers, Georgia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Atlanta, the…


Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Deny Racist Motives in Appeals

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Three men serving prison sentences in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions, with two of them arguing their histories of making racist comments don’t prove they targeted Arbery because he was black. “Every crime committed against an African American by a…


23 Face Domestic Terror Charges Over Attack on New Georgia Police Training Center

The Atlanta Police Department arrested and charged 23 individuals with domestic terrorism after they set fire to construction equipment at a new police training facility and threw rocks, bricks, and fireworks at police officers on Sunday. Among those arrested was Thomas Jurgens, a lawyer and employee of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a non-profit…


Georgia Nuclear Plant Begins Splitting Atoms for First Time

ATLANTA—A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in one of its two new reactors, Georgia Power said Monday, a key step toward reaching commercial operation at the first new nuclear reactors built from scratch in decades in the United States. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. said operators reached self-sustaining nuclear fission…


Atlanta Bail Fund Jumps to Support Arrested Protesters Who Face Domestic Terrorism Charges in ‘Cop City’ Attack

Organizations are defending and helping bail arrested protesters out of jail after the group of activists attacked the site of a planned police training center in Atlanta on Sunday, some of whom threw Molotov cocktails at officers. The Atlanta Solidarity Fund on March 6 said it’s committed to providing bail and other resources to protestors…


Amid Trump Probe, Georgia GOP Passes Prosecutor Oversight Bill

The Senate of Georgia passed a bill last week that aims to toughen up oversight measures on the state’s prosecutors, after a special purpose grand jury counsel wrapped up investigations into alleged election interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies. The bill, SB 92 (pdf), would create a Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, which would…


Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Bill to Declare Antifa Domestic Terrorist Group

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) will introduce legislation designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization on March 7 after protesters allegedly aligned with the group set fire to the site of future police and fire training facility in Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Police Department, the fire was sparked on March 5 when, in a…


Atlanta Police Name 23 Domestic Terrorism Suspects in ‘Cop City’ Attack

The Atlanta Police Department confirmed the arrests of 23 people following a violent demonstration at a location where Atlanta plans to construct a police and fire training facility dubbed by opponents as “Cop City.” Authorities said that of the 23 people arrested, only two were from Georgia, and at least two are not U.S. citizens….


Violent Agitators Launch Attack Against Police At Training Center

A group of protestors attacked an up-and-coming new police training center in Atlanta on Sunday, including throwing Molotov cocktails at officers, with the incident leading to the arrest of 35 individuals. The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, also derisively called “Cop City” by critics, is a first responder training facility. Protestors allege that the facility…


Violent Agitators Launch Attack Against Police at Atlanta Training Center; 35 Detained

A group of protestors attacked an up-and-coming new police training center in Atlanta on Sunday, including throwing Molotov cocktails at officers, with the incident leading to the detainment of 35 individuals. The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, also derisively called “Cop City” by critics, is a first responder training facility. Protestors allege that the facility…