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Riley Gaines opens up on getting a law to ban trans athletes from women's locker rooms named after her

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey hosted Riley Gaines Wednesday as he signed Riley Gaines Act into law, codifying definitions of “man” and “woman” into state law. According to text of the measure, it “reaffirms longstanding meaning[s]” of sex, male and female in state law, preserves women’s restrooms, sleeping quarters, locker rooms and other private facilities for the sole use of women — to prevent “abuse, harassment, sexual assault and violence committed by men.”

West Virginia · 2025-03-13
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Atlanta Black Star

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‘He Destroyed My Whole World’: Georgia State Trooper Who Jailed 84-Year-Old Black Man for DUI Because He Walks with a Limp, Accused of Pattern of Racially Profiling, False Arrests

Samuel McCrary, an 84-year-old Black man who walks with a limp, was falsely arrested on DUI charges last year by a white Georgia state trooper […] ‘He Destroyed My Whole World’: Georgia State Trooper Who Jailed 84-Year-Old Black Man for DUI Because He Walks with a Limp, Accused of Pattern of Racially Profiling, False Arrests

Houston County, GA · 2025-03-12

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Unsanitary Conditions & Pests Result in Duluth Restaurant’s ‘U’ Grade

The GNR County Health Department failed a Duluth city restaurant with an unsatisfactory “U” grade on March 12.

Duluth, GA · 2025-03-13

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Tool Is Booed Onstage at Their Own Music Festival as Fans Mull Class-Action Lawsuit Over 'Disappointing' Set

The rockers performed two sets at the Tool in the Sand festival, and played four repeat songs on the second night

Georgia · 2025-03-12
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25 years after tri-state water wars, Georgia farmers get green light to tap into the Floridan Aquifer

Farmers in southwest Georgia will be able to apply for new or expanded permits to pump water from the Floridan Aquifer to irrigate their crops starting April 1. They’ve been cut off from the vast, water-filled cave network that underlies the southeast corner of the U.S. since 2012, when a two-year drought dried up rivers that flowed through Florida, Georgia and Alabama.

Georgia · 2025-03-13

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Georgia election bill replaced in late-night maneuver, an attempt to change voting laws

ATLANTA - Late at night in the Georgia House last week, representatives pushed through a hastily rewritten elections bill with little notice, less debate and no hint of its significance. This short bill is called a "vehicle" - a piece of legislation that can be amended to include very different...

Georgia · 2025-03-12

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101st Airborne Division soldier dies at Fort Campbell, incident under investigation

FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Officials are investigating the death of a 101st Airborne Division soldier this week at Fort Campbell. Officials confirmed to Clarksville Now that Spc. Stephen Akinlotan, 21, died Monday afternoon in the garrison area. “The incident and cause of death are under investigation,” said Lt. Col. Marty Meiners.

Fort Campbell, KY · 2025-03-12

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Suspected Interstate Killer Caught, North Carolina Man Charged with Murder and Fraud in Multi-State Crime Spree

A multi-state murder investigation led by a coalition of law enforcement agencies, including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s Office, Arkansas State Police, and City of Denton Police Department, has culminated in a series of grave charges against 29-year-old North Carolina resident Michael Thomas Dusch. Dusch, hailing from West End in Moore County, stands accused of a slew of crimes, with the charges spanning from Malice Murder to Identity Fraud.

Moore County, NC · 2025-03-12

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Governor's Office releases list of lowest-performing public schools in Georgia

(WGXA) — The Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) has released its list of Georgia's lowest-performing 25% of public schools that are eligible for the Georgia Promise Scholarship. 63 Middle Georgia public schools are on that list. NEWS FOR YOU | Macon-Bibb to demolish former charter school to build...

Georgia · 2025-03-11

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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust; Georgia legislature considers alternative path for corpses

ATLANTA – Legislation that would regulate an alternative method for disposing of the dead is moving through the Georgia General Assembly, leaving astonished lawmakers in its wake.

Georgia · 2025-03-12

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Wildwood woman arrested after pulled over in car with suspicious Georgia tag

A Wildwood woman was arrested for driving without a license after being stopped in a vehicle with a paper permit plate from Georgia. A deputy conducted a traffic stop on the driver of a 2011 Hyundai Sonata, later identified as 24-year-old Alona Diamond Fullwood, at County Road 466A and East County Road 462, Wildwood, at 9:54 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle did not have a tag, instead displaying a piece of paper that read “Temporary Operating Permit Plate” with “TEST DRIVE” in bold letters.

Wildwood, FL · 2025-03-12

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South Carolina, North Carolina, & Georgia Weather Alert: Severe Storms, Tornado Risk This Weekend

Greenville, SC – A powerful storm system is expected to bring severe weather to western North Carolina, upstate South Carolina, and northeast Georgia late Saturday into Sunday, with damaging winds and embedded tornadoes possible. According to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, confidence is increasing that the storm system...

Georgia · 2025-03-11

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Potential for strong tornadoes, damaging winds this weekend

Severe storms are likely, and the significant severe weather risk will be increasing into the night for damaging winds, large hail and the potential for some strong tornadoes.

Georgia · 2025-03-12

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Georgia’s largest jury verdicts award billions in damages

Georgia’s largest jury verdicts in recent years have ranged from $100 million to a record-setting $2.5 billion.

Georgia · 2025-03-12

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One dead after single-vehicle accident in Hall County

A Gainesville man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck early Wednesday morning, March 12 on Tanners Mill Road, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. The victim has been identified as Jason Jeffery Jones, 51, who was the driver and sole occupant of a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe. Deputies responded to the scene of the crash at around 12:05 a.m. near Tanners Mill Circle, where they found the SUV overturned.

Hall County, GA · 2025-03-12