Georgia

Police: Care giver charged with murder, hit 91-year-old man

A Georgia man has been arrested after police say he caused the death of a 91-year-old man in his care at a senior facility.

Celebrities

Stone Mountain poses another test for Confederate symbols

Stone Mountain, like a Mt. Rushmore of the Confederacy, poses another test for Confederate symbols.

Nation & World

'Free speech rally' cut short after massive counterprotest

Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans converged on downtown Boston Saturday in a boisterous repudiation of white nationalism, dwarfing a small group of conservatives who cut short their planned "free speech rally".

Georgia

University of Georgia's newest students shattering records

A freshman class with record academic qualifications, culled from a record number of applications, is likely to push University of Georgia's enrollment to another high mark as fall semester classes began Monday.

Georgia

Georgia police chief retiring after 33 years at department

A veteran Georgia police chief is retiring after serving in the same department for more than three decades.

Nation & World

Massive counterprotest upstages Boston "free speech rally"

Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans upstaged planned "free speech rally" by a small group in Boston a week after a violent clash in Virginia.

Nation & World

The Latest: Police push protesters out of Dallas cemetery

Officers in riot gear, and some on horseback, have forced hundreds of protesters out a Dallas cemetery where they were clashing over a Confederate monument.

Georgia

Atlanta marches practice King's strategy of peaceful protest

A diverse crowd of several hundred people marched from downtown Atlanta to the home of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in protest of white supremacist and other hate groups surfacing across America.

Business

Mercer Univ. team helps people experience the solar eclipse

You don't have to be in the "path of totality" or have special glasses to see a total solar eclipse Aug. 21.

Georgia

Wear solar specs or make a viewer to safely watch eclipse

Solar specs are a must for safe viewing of Monday's total solar eclipse, the first to span U.S. coast to coast in 99 years.

Business

Officials consider removing part of bridge after drownings

The National Park Service is mulling new safety measures after two recent drownings by people who jumped off a 101-year-old bridge into the Chattahoochee River.

Georgia

Historic letter, artifacts are hidden in Confederate statue

Concealed in the base of a Confederate statue in central Georgia is a trove of historic artifacts and documents from the years soon after the battle between the states.

Business

Trump remarks could sidetrack Democrats from other issues

Responding to Trump's remarks about white supremacist violence could sidetrack Democrats from issues important to a wider range of voters in 2018 midterm elections.

Business

Georgia farmers plant most peanuts since '90s; looking good

Georgia farmers have planted the most peanuts in more than 20 years, and experts say the crop is looking great so far.

Business

Mississippi Power to buy $100M solar facility's electricity

Regulators are approving plans for Mississippi Power Co. to buy electricity from a $100 million solar facility to be built in eastern Mississippi.

Business

New $60M distribution center to add 200 jobs in Savannah

Furniture maker plans new $60M distribution center for coastal Georgia, adding 200 jobs.

Celebrities

Charlottesville mayor calls for swift removal of Lee statue

The mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia, is calling for an emergency meeting of state lawmakers to allow the city to swiftly remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, a request that was swiftly rejected by the state's governor.

Business

Dems risk culture war fight in Charlottesville response

President Donald Trump's widely criticized response to white supremacist violence in Virginia has left Democrats in a quandary: how to seize the moral high ground without getting sucked into a politically perilous culture-war debate.

Celebrities

Free book exchange movement continues in Coweta County

Across Coweta County, Little Free Libraries offer a good read to anyone passing by - often in unexpected spots.

Georgia

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter hits birthday milestone

Former First Lady and Georgia native Rosalynn Carter is celebrating her 90th birthday on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. The wife of former President Jimmy Carter says she plans to enjoy her birthday at their Plains, Georgia, home.

Videos

Police bodycam video shows Shia LaBeouf blowing up, swearing at Savannah officers

Jul 12, 2017

Shia LaBeouf was arrested early Saturday. Bodycam footage from Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department officers show LaBeouf acting belligerent during his arrest. Note: This footage has been edited for length and clarity.

Video from SCMPD; edited by Ashley Jean Reese Island Packet