Tag: Georgia

South Korean Supplier Plans $40 Million Auto Parts Plant in Georgia Near New Hyundai Complex

STATESBORO, Ga.—A South Korean company will build a $40 million factory in coastal Georgia to make heating and cooling systems near a Hyundai Motor Group auto assembly plant. Hanon Systems announced Tuesday that it would build the plant in Statesboro, with plans to hire at least 160 new employees. Hanon Systems is the eighth major…


NTD Evening News (May 19): Georgia DA Prepares for Possible Trump Indictment; $3 Billion ‘Accounting Error’ Frees Aid for Ukraine

In Georgia, the Atlanta prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump has asked local judges to clear their calendars, in what could be a hint of a potential indictment. The Pentagon says it overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine, and the accounting error may have freed up $3 billion of additional…


Georgia Prosecutor Signals Possible August Timeline for Indictments in Trump Probe

The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally interfered in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election appeared to suggest on May 18 that any grand jury indictments in the case are likely to come in August. In a letter (pdf) to Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville, Fulton County District Attorney Fani…


Remains of Georgia Woman Identified, Confirmed as Serial Killer’s 1977 Victim

MACON, Ga.—The remains of a Georgia woman killed 46 years ago were identified and confirmed as a victim of Samuel Little, known as the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, authorities said Thursday. Yvonne Pless was about 20 when Little killed her in 1977, according to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s…


Drifting Down River Into Darien: A Georgia Getaway Awaits

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service Driving north into Darien on U.S. Highway 17, I pass over a long bridge that crosses the Darien River, an offshoot of the Altamaha River considered Georgia’s wildest and most beautiful. To the right, clustered shrimp boats bob slightly in shimmery water, as if they are curtsying,…


Georgia Court of Appeals Revives 2020 Fulton County Counterfeit Ballot Inspection Case

The Georgia Court of Appeals on May 11 revived a lawsuit alleging that fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were found in Fulton County during the 2020 general election. The appeals court issued an order (pdf) remanding the ballot case back to the Superior Court. However, the order only applies to petitioners who are residents of Fulton County. Nine plaintiffs, among…


Sheriff: 2 Dead, 4 Injured in Shooting at Georgia Motorcycle Club Event

AUGUSTA, Ga.—Two people were killed and four were injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gunfight between rival motorcycle clubs in a Georgia city, a sheriff said Monday. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office charged 12 people with murder and aggravated assault in the shootout in Augusta on Saturday night, including the four…


Search for Teen in Philadelphia Ambush Zeroes in on Atlanta

PHILADELPHIA—The search is focusing on the Atlanta area for a teenage suspect in a 2022 ambush that killed a 14-year-old and wounded several other teenagers outside a Philadelphia high school after a football scrimmage, authorities said Monday. U.S. marshals in Philadelphia are working with their counterparts in the Southeast and are seeking help from the…


Alan Dershowitz: ‘No Way’ Case Against Trump in Fulton County Can Be Successful

There isn’t anything for former President Donald Trump to worry about with a potential lawsuit coming from a Georgia district attorney, although he might have more serious trouble with some of his other cases, said Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz. Speaking to EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program on May 8, Dershowitz was asked about the…


Georgia Adopts Law to Crack Down on ‘Far-Left’ Prosecutors Who Are Soft on Crime

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law on Friday creating a new commission with the power to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors, saying it will curb “far-left prosecutors” who are making communities less safe by being soft on crime. Kemp, a Republican, made the remarks at the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office in Savannah,…