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‘Breaks my heart’: First openly trans woman to compete in Miss Georgia steps away from competition, gives up title

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A transgender woman from metro Atlanta will no longer run in the Miss Georgia USA competition, she announced on Monday. In a social media statement, 22-year-old Bella Bautista said she has relinquished her Miss Buckhead USA 2025 title and will not take the stage at the statewide event, which will be held in McDonough in June.

Atlanta, GA · 2025-03-18
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Hephzibah man killed in car crash

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Coroner’s Office responded to Wellstar / MCG Monday night regarding a fatal crash. The incident occurred on the 4300 blk of Deans Bridge Road at 2:51 pm. 80-year-old Edwin Potter from Hephzibah was transported by EMS to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:21 pm. […]

Hephzibah, GA · 2025-03-18

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High-speed chase ends in arrest of man with meth, fentanyl

A high-speed chase across multiple counties ended in South Carolina with the arrest of Matthew Clayton Barber, 33, who was found with significant quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Gaston County, NC · 2025-03-18

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Clemson is under a Trump Administration investigation

Clemson University among 45 colleges named in federal DEI-related investigation. Clemson University is among 45 colleges nationwide under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for its partnership with an organization that aims to increase the number of Black, Hispanic and Native American doctoral students and professors within the country’s business schools.

Clemson, SC · 2025-03-17
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‘They lied:’ Attorney of woman charged with sparking Carolina Forest wildfire has proof of her innocence, he says

CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (WBTW) — An attorney representing the woman charged with sparking the March 1 Carolina Forest wildfire says his client is being scapegoated by Horry County and The South Carolina Forestry Commission. He says he has proof investigators are lying. Alexandra Bialousow, 40, is charged with negligently allowing fire to spread to lands of another […]

Horry County, SC · 2025-03-18

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Border feud: Georgia lawmakers revive bid to reclaim 'lost territory' in Tennessee

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. — A legislative push making it's way through the Georgia General Assembly again looks to fix what some have called 'an error that is hundreds of years old.'. It would bring Georgia's border closer to Nickajack Lake, roughly a mile into Tennessee. The new resolution would...

Tennessee · 2025-03-18

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Georgia Church Daycare Shut Down After Employee Drugged Toddlers With Benadryl

State officials have closed Forsyth Methodist Church’s Caring for Kids daycare after disturbing allegations surfaced about child mistreatment. The emergency shutdown follows an employee’s arrest for giving toddlers Benadryl without parental consent. 🧩 What’s Happening: Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) issued an emergency closure order...

Georgia · 2025-03-18

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‘Substantially groundless and vexatious’: Irate judge orders Fani Willis to pay attorneys fees for ‘intentional’ violations of open records laws in Trump RICO case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has lost yet another case and is now being ordered to once again pay attorneys fees for her office’s intentional violations of Peach State open records laws. As Law&Crime previously reported, the final judgment in the matter ancillary to the district attorney’s failed...

Fulton County, GA · 2025-03-15

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Doctor who practices in GA ordered to pay $700K in restitution to Medicare over alleged fraud

A Tennessee doctor who also practices in Georgia has settled claims that his office knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary therapy.

Georgia · 2025-03-18

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People from Austin Scott's district wanted a town hall with the congressman. They had it without him

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Close to 200 people brought their concerns about President Trump's policies to the Warner Robins office of Republican U.S. Rep. Austin Scott on Monday. Congress is in recess, but Scott was not at the office. So people from around Scott’s 8th Congressional District, including Maggie...

Warner Robins, GA · 2025-03-17

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Missing Teen Asata Amun Found Safe Over a Year After Vanishing

A 16-year-old girl from Georgia who had been missing for over a year has been found alive in. , authorities confirmed Monday, March 17, 2025. Asata Amun, who disappeared in February 2024, was discovered in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, where she had been living under a different name.

Gwinnett County, GA · 2025-03-18

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State orders GA church daycare to shut down after director, 2 workers arrested

The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning DECAL sent the order to Forsyth Methodist Church-Caring for Kids Child Care Learning Center in Forsyth, Ga. on Monday.

Forsyth, GA · 2025-03-18

WSB Channel 2 Atlanta

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Former executive at GA flooring company sentenced to prison for fraud, stealing thousands

The former Global Chief Information Officer of a Calhoun-based flooring manufacturer has been sentenced to prison for defrauding the company.

Marietta, GA · 2025-03-18

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Kemp fills state labor commissioner job with historic pick

Barbara Rivera Holmes is set to become the first Latina to hold a statewide constitutional office in Georgia. On Tuesday, Gov. Brian Kemp appointed the Albany resident as state labor commissioner. Holmes succeeds Bruce Thompson, who died in November from pancreatic cancer. Holmes, who most recently served as president and...

Georgia · 2025-03-18

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GA lawmaker asks for investigation to see if major insurance companies are hiding profits

Rising insurance costs in Georgia are one of the main reasons Gov. Brian Kemp has cited for pushing for tort reform this legislative session.

Georgia · 2025-03-17

WSB Channel 2 Atlanta

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Immigration protesters rally after governor asks ICE to train Georgia State Patrol Troopers

A group of pro-immigration protesters gathered in Clayton County Monday night and responded to the governor’s announcement that ICE will train Georgia officers isn’t going to deter their efforts.

Clayton County, GA · 2025-03-18