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State officials warn of refreeze, falling trees as winter storm enters dangerous phase

ATLANTA — State officials urged Georgians to stay off the roads and prepare for worsening conditions overnight as a winter storm continued to impact...

Massive winter storm dumps sleet, freezing rain and snow around much of US

A massive winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and halting air and...

Another person in Minneapolis shot and killed by feds

(Minnesota Reformer) -Federal immigration officers shot a third person in Minneapolis in as many weeks, according to video posted to social media and confirmed...

Georgia opens warming shelters at state parks

ATLANTA — The State of Georgia is bracing for sub-freezing temperatures and precipitation over the weekend into early next week. The National Weather Service...

Judge rules US Justice Department filed a lawsuit over Georgia voter data in the...

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge in Georgia on Friday dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit seeking voter information from the state, ruling the...

GEMA: Rare ice storm prompts full state emergency activation

ATLANTA — Georgia emergency officials are activating full statewide operations ahead of a rare and potentially devastating ice storm expected to bring dangerous travel,...

Stranded by winter weather? Here’s what airlines owe you

Winter weather can upend even the best-laid travel plans, but one less thing to worry about is losing money if your flight is canceled:...

Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here’s what the numbers show

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush...

Raffensperger rebuffs pressure campaign to hand over sensitive voter data to feds

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is refusing to turn over sensitive personal information from Georgia’s voter rolls to the U.S. Department of Justice in...

Fulton County DA will not prosecute advocate accused of stealing Georgia Power’s ‘trade secrets’

(Georgia Recorder) — Clean energy advocate Patty Durand, who was accused of stealing a booklet labeled as containing “trade secrets” during an energy regulatory...

Smith defends his Trump investigations at a House hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith defended his investigations of President Donald Trump at a congressional hearing Thursday in which...

NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challengeraccident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark...