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Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 3:11 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
This past Friday, law enforcement and volunteers helped celebrate National Donut Day by collecting donations at Dunkin’ locations across the state to support Special Olympics Georgia’s mission to help athletes realize their dreams of training and competing in athletic competitions year-round.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 10:13 AM EDT
|By Chris Joseph
Thursday, the SC Department of Social Services confirmed emergency food aid benefits will no longer be maxed-out on August 1.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2021 at 4:37 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The Republican announced his candidacy for the 2022 Senate race on Friday on social media.
Updated: May. 26, 2021 at 8:00 AM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments on a 21-year-old law passed as part of a compromise to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse dome.
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Updated: May. 19, 2021 at 7:57 AM EDT
|By Patrick Lloyd
A new gun law will take effect soon in South Carolina. But not everyone is pleased with it.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 8:44 AM EDT
After signing the Fiscal Year 2022 budget on Monday, Governor Brian Kemp toured the state Tuesday to speak about some of the highlights.
Updated: May. 12, 2021 at 8:33 AM EDT
|By Staff
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is one of 44 attorneys general asking Facebook not to launch a version of Instagram for children.
Updated: May. 10, 2021 at 2:42 PM EDT
|By Staff
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp today signed into law the state’s new citizen’s arrest legislation, a measure prompted by the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Updated: May. 10, 2021 at 12:06 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The Peach State's chief justice says Georgia is taking "yet another step in our court system’s return to robust court operations.”
Updated: May. 9, 2021 at 9:59 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The bill also requires the public schools to print contact information for a second crisis hotline of its choice, which could include a dating abuse prevention or other organization.
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Updated: Apr. 29, 2021 at 9:42 AM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
A state lawmaker says no method of execution is without faults, but that a firing squad is preferable to hanging or the electric chair.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2021 at 3:26 PM EDT
|By Riley Bean
The Palmetto State Teachers Association says members of the South Carolina Senate Finance Committee have proposed funding a $1,000 pay raise with part of the year’s budget surplus.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2021 at 8:13 AM EDT
|By Staff
Otters at the Georgia Aquarium most likely picked up COVID-19 from an asymptomatic staff member, officials say.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2021 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
A group of senators have approved a bill that would prevent prosecuting on prostitution charges anyone who is a victim of sex trafficking.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 7:52 AM EDT
|By Staff
South Carolina announces the selection of Dr. Brannon Traxler to serve as director of public health, a role she's been filling on an interim basis.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 1:22 PM EDT
|By Associated Press and Staff
South Carolina authorities are cracking down on litter this week.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 1:17 PM EDT
|By Staff
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Tuesday the state is purchasing 235 new school buses and three public transit buses.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 12:35 PM EDT
|By Staff
Saluda County deputies arrest Jesus Elizondo after they say he tossed meth out the window during a traffic stop. Among the charges: littering.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 11:30 AM EDT
|By Staff
Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Education have opened up applications for the Families of Children with Special Needs Reimbursement through May 14.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 11:42 AM EDT
|By Staff
Georgia and South Carolina are both reporting windfalls in revenue, and one lawmaker predicts a "mad scramble" over how to spend the money.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 9:01 AM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has stepped up his attack on Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from the state in response to a new voting law.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 2:18 PM EDT
Governor Brian Kemp declared the pecan as Georgia’s official state nut Friday.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 10:41 AM EDT
|By Michelle Liu
South Carolina is one step closer to becoming the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 10:29 AM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
S.C. state lawmakers have passed a hate crime bill and a bill removing the need for a concealed weapon permit to carry a gun
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 4:19 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The South Carolina Senate has approved a proposal to prevent employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for workers.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2021 at 11:18 AM EDT
|By Staff
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has filed an appeal on a pause of the fetal heartbeat law that would prevent most abortions in the state.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 1:48 PM EDT
|By Staff
Funded by federal aid and is being run through Georgia's Department of Community Affairs, a new program is specifically targeted at renters.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 11:45 AM EDT
|By Staff
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp applauded the final passage of HB 479, an overhaul of Georgia’s citizen’s arrest statute, a top priority of the legislative session after the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 1:34 PM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
The CEO of Georgia-based Delta Air Lines says the state’s new election law overhaul is “unacceptable” and “based on a lie.”
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 10:37 AM EDT
|By Staff
Civil and voting rights advocates filing another lawsuit accusing Georgia Republicans of targeting Black voters with new election restrictions.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 9:24 AM EDT
|By Staff
We’re learning new details this morning about 26 Georgia State Patrol troopers who were fired after being accused of cheating on a test in February last year.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 4:16 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Georgia lawmakers complete final legislative action on a few bills and send them to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature or veto.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 2:39 PM EDT
|By Staff
Twitter has briefly suspended the account of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but later said the move was a an error.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2021 at 4:04 PM EST
|By Associated Press
The South Carolina House has approved a bill that would make sure churches and other religious organizations are treated as essential services during a state of emergency.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 10:45 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Georgia’s Supreme Court justices voted unanimously Thursday to select the high court’s next leader.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 2:32 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
Democratic former president says the Republican-backed proposals “appear to be rooted in partisan interests, not the interests of all Georgia voters.”
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 8:26 AM EST
|By Staff and wire reports
Georgia’s House voted unanimously for a bill to overhaul the state’s citizen’s arrest law. The move comes more than a year after a Black man, Ahmaud Arbery, was fatally shot.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2021 at 2:36 PM EST
|By Mariah Congedo
A Georgia family and their local representative have been working to pass legislation that would protect organ access for Georgians with disabilities.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2021 at 1:55 PM EST
Among top news out of the South Carolina Legislature: Gov. Henry McMaster wrote a letter to every lawmaker, plus senators vote to send funds to charter schools.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2021 at 1:21 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
Georgia lawmakers reach a key deadline in the legislative session, and voting rules are one of the considerations.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2021 at 3:32 PM EST
|By Associated Press
A bill that would allow pharmacists to directly give birth control to women in South Carolina without a prescription is heading to the Senate floor.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2021 at 3:22 PM EST
|By Associated Press
The South Carolina House has passed a bill that would let police write a ticket for someone driving too slow in the left lane.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 3:46 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
Georgia has moved closer to possible repeal of an 1863 law that lets private citizens make an arrest, more than a year after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 2:54 PM EST
|By Staff and wire reports
Among the top news out of the Georgia Capitol: Making porch piracy a felony and new developments on the budget.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 1:31 PM EST
|By Patrick Phillips
South Carolina officials say more than 2,800 unemployment insurance claims are being investigated for fraud, a problem the Palmetto State is not alone in experiencing
Updated: Mar. 4, 2021 at 12:22 PM EST
|By Staff and wire reports
Among the top news today out of the Georgia Capitol: More money for mental health and higher education, plus vouchers for students with special needs.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 3:22 PM EST
|By Staff
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and health officials will give an update on the vaccine rollout process in the Peach State.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2021 at 8:13 AM EST
|By Staff and wire reports
The Georgia House approves a change in voting rules over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups who protested at the Capitol.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 8:47 PM EST
|By Gabrielle Ware
Funded by federal aid and is being run through Georgia's Department of Community Affairs, a new program is specifically targeted at renters.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 10:25 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Georgia lawmakers are seeking to increase penalties for hazing, seeking to honor a Georgia teen who died from alcohol poisoning.