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World Heart Games return to Northeast Georgia this weekend

"I had an uncle who had died at 55 from a massive heart attack, so I've kept up with because of family history,"...

Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates pushed up due to rising health care costs,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security's trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation...

Georgia to receive $126 million in Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

Georgia will join other states and U.S. territories in a settlement that extracts $7.4 billion from Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family,...

F.A.I.T.H. to hold groundbreaking ceremony for Mt. Airy child advocacy center

Construction of the new headquarters of Fight Abuse in the Home (F.A.I.T.H.), a child advocacy organization combatting sexual abuse, is set to begin following...

Karen Read found not guilty of second-degree murder, guilty of drunken driving in boyfriend’s...

DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A jury found Karen Read not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the 2022 death of her...

Deadly listeria outbreak linked to chicken alfredo fettuccine sold at Kroger and Walmart

A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettuccine...

Crews restore power, clear debris after Tuesday storms sweep across Northeast Georgia

Power has largely been restored and cleanup is well underway after powerful thunderstorms swept across Northeast Georgia on Tuesday, June 17, leaving a trail...

Nippon Steel finalizes $15B takeover of US Steel after sealing national security agreement

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel said Wednesday they have finalized their “historic partnership,” a deal that gives the U.S. government...

Republican Echols wins Georgia Public Service Commission primary as Democrats head for a runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Tim Echols won renomination in one of the Georgia Public Service Commission primary elections on Tuesday, while Democrats Keisha Waites...

Bipartisan ‘BARK’ act aims to bring food to shelter animals

Georgia's Sen. Raphael Warnock is pushing for a bipartisan bill to help shelter animals in Georgia. The "Bringing Animals Relief and Kibble" act, or BARK...

Georgia PSC primary election results

On Tuesday, Georgia voters wrapped up three weeks of voting in the statewide Public Service Commission primary. With all of the state's counties reporting,...

Habersham EMA Director set for ‘end of watch’ after nearly 20 years

Habersham County's Emergency Management Agency director is set to give her final all-call. Lynn Smith was recognized on her retirement during the county's Board...