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On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its decision on Roe v. Wade, the 49-year-old landmark case that granted American citizens the Constitutional right to abortion. The moment the opinion was released, it sent shockwaves that rolled from Washington D.C. across the entire United States. This ruling reverses the courts’...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The Supreme Court released its ruling Friday to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. The decision will have wide-ranging implications in Georgia with its own restrictive abortion law. HB 481 or Georgia's Heartbeat Bill bans abortions when a "fetal" heartbeat can be detected -...

ATLANTA — Attorney General Chris Carr announced Wednesday that the state of Georgia, along with 45 other attorneys general, has received a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line. This million-dollar settlement stemmed from a 2019 data breach involving the personal information of nearly 180,000 Carnival employees...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Sen. Raphael Warnock’s campaign announced Thursday that he’s accepted WTOC’s invitation to debate Herschel Walker in the race for Warnock’s US Senate seat. Rev. Warnock also accepted invitations to two other debates, one in Atlanta and the other in Macon. In a...

The Georgia General Assembly passed a bill banning abortions after fetal cardiac activity could be detected, but it was blocked by a federal district judge based on Roe v. Wade protections.

Democratic darlings Stacey Abrams and Sen. Raphael Warnock have recently released a slate of policy proposals on energy, crime, and abortion rights in an effort to energize their party's base and turn the political conversation away from President Joe Biden's dismal approval ratings and toward their plan for Georgians as they head into tough midterm matchups.

ATLANTA – The State of Georgia has obtained a multistate settlement with Carnival Cruise Line involving a breach in data. Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the State of Georgia, along with 45 other attorneys general, has obtained a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach that involved the personal information of approximately 180,000 Carnival employees and customers nationwide. Georgia is positioned to receive $29,399.10 from the settlement.

Atlanta — As thermometers in Atlanta reach triple digits, people have to decide between comfort and cost when it comes to rising power bills. Channel 2′s Larry Spruill spoke with Georgia Power about what you can do for your home to lower energy costs during the summer months and what they are doing to handle the increase in energy usage in homes.

As temperatures rise with the official beginning of summer and more Georgians take to the state’s waterways to cool off, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is highlighting the importance of boating safety. Each year, an average of 650 people die in boating-related accidents in the United States. More...

ATLANTA - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion Friday, heralding a new era for dealing with a controversial issue that has split the nation for decades. “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion,” Associate Justice Samuel Alito stated in the 6-3...

Top Georgia officials are reacting to the historic but expected U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade which guaranteed a woman's right to an abortion. "We're angry, we are heartbroken, especially for the patients who now find themselves living in an abortion desert, or in states where...healthcare is now severely restricted," said Lauren Frazier, Spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Southeast. "While we have been anticipating this day and doing everything that we can to prepare for it and to prepare patients and supporters for this moment, it doesn't make it any less devastating."

By Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission. This story was updated at 5:45 p.m. Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade began a major shift in Georgians’ future access to abortion, but how exactly that shift will play out remains to be seen.

ATLANTA, GA- In response to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which undoes the precedent set in Roe v. Wade, Democratic Party of Georgia Chair Congresswoman Nikema Williams released the following statement:. “Today’s devastating Supreme Court decision has paved the way for Republicans in many states to roll...

LEESBURG — Making good on its commitment to leave no town behind, Kinetic has kicked off a project to deliver fiber internet service to more than 4,000 homes and businesses in Lee County. The project is part of the working agreement with Sumter EMC of Americus. Windstream’s project investment...

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - In a concurring opinion released today, Justice Clarence Thomas said that the Supreme Court should reconsider its past rulings codifying rights to contraception access, same-sex relationships and same-sex marriage. That leaves many people wondering if today’s ruling by the Supreme Court opens the door for justices...

As the Senate race in Georgia heats up, a recent poll shows that U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican football legend Herschel Walker are deadlocked. According to a poll conducted by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research, the two candidates are tied at 46 percent, with Sen. Warnock, also the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, being more favorable among Black voters and Walker appealing more to the white vote.