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Updated: 3 hours ago
|By WTOC News Staff
A Georgia man has been accused of falsely claiming a drug his company was selling would lower the risk of becoming infected with COVID-19.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Steve Byerly
A statement Monday by Gov. Brian Kemp may indicate whether he’ll extend restrictions meant to protect nursing home residents.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 9:32 AM EDT
Masks will be required on South Carolina school buses this year and they’ll be capped at 67 percent capacity.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Kennedi Harris
Many students are not returning to school in-person this year, but tax-free weekend in South Carolina is still happening.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 7:32 AM EDT
|By Emily Wakeman
The battle over grants that would help pay for private school tuition across the state might be heading to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 7:23 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is signing into law a new measure providing additional legal protections to police officers. He signed another law despite problems, and plans a special session to fix it.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 5:18 AM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
An investigation is underway in Georgia into what led up to a violent incident at Ware State Prison in Waycross.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 8:28 AM EDT
South Carolina families using SNAP benefits are set to receive more funds on their EBT card this month.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 1:44 PM EDT
Georgia’s governor has called a special election to fill the remainder of Rep. John Lewis’ current term after the civil rights leader’s death.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2020 at 7:56 AM EDT
Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler addressed complaints about the “slow” processing of unemployment claims.
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Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 8:05 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that Georgia would increase hospital bed capacity as COVID-19 hospitalizations surged, the state set a new single-day record for coronavirus infections and he clashed anew with Atlanta’s mayor.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 11:21 AM EDT
Two weeks after a police reform bill introduced by Sen. Tim Scott stalled in the senate, U.S. Attorney General William Barr was in South Carolina.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:50 PM EDT
|By Tyria Goines
Six Flags has announced an extended operating calendar, along with park adjustments for the remainder of the summer season, as part of its phased reopening plan.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 7:53 AM EDT
|By Staff
The three suspects charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery are set to be in court next week.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 6:02 AM EDT
Georgia is under a state of emergency with National Guard troops given law enforcement powers.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 12:35 PM EDT
A murder-suicide left two people dead in Salley as a wider wave of violent crime that gripped the CSRA and the rest of the two-state region over the July Fourth weekend.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 1:18 PM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he hasn’t yet weighed whether the state will take legal action against local governments trying to impose mask requirements.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 8:30 AM EDT
A Black man in Georgia is accusing police of violating his civil rights, saying a white officer slammed him to the ground and broke his wrist in the mistaken belief that there was a warrant for his arrest.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 8:39 AM EDT
Starting Wednesday, South Carolina drivers will see some changes at the pump.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 6:00 AM EDT
With coronavirus cases soaring in the two-state region on the verge of a holiday weekend, we checked with experts to see what you need to know as officials try to contain the new outbreak.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 12:21 PM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
Georgia and South Carolina are seeing record and near-record levels of new coronavirus cases. But what's the true total?
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 11:47 AM EDT
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office continues its poll-worker recruitment campaign ahead of the Aug. 11 runoff and Nov. 3 general election.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 8:14 AM EDT
History is being made this week in the South, between Georgia’s hate crimes bill taking effect and Mississippi lawmakers’ decision to remove the Confederate battle symbol from the state’s flag.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 4:41 AM EDT
|By Staff
Health officials urge residents of the region, especially those with lung conditions, to protect themselves as a Saharan dust cloud continues to move over us.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 11:06 PM EDT
Georgians could soon get alcohol delivered to their doorstep under a bill headed to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Kennedi Harris
Several cities in Georgia and South Carolina are stepping in to do what the states aren't doing: mandating masks in public. But are they overstepping their powers?
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 1:31 PM EDT
|By Jeremy Turnage
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster had a strong message for young people in the state as COVID-19 cases continue to spike on Friday.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 10:28 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Turnage
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will sign the state’s new hate crime bill in a Friday afternoon ceremony, according to his office.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 8:05 AM EDT
While there’s a lot of disagreement in Washington on how to approach police reform, law enforcement agencies in the CSRA are open to it.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 10:22 AM EDT
The South Carolina attorney general is clearing up some confusion over whether individual cities can pass ordinances that require people to wear masks in certain places.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 9:36 AM EDT
|By Jason Raven
By a vote of 109-2, South Carolina House members signed off on the allocation plan for a bulk of the CARES Act money the state is receiving from the federal government for COVID-19 response.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 6:33 AM EDT
|By Staff
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he'll sign a new hate crimes bill after it goes through a legal review.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 5:03 AM EDT
|By Ray Rivera
After more than 17 hours, crews have brought down the statue of former United States Vice President and South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun in downtown Charleston Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 4:53 AM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
Authorities have arrested the woman accused of burning down the Wendy’s restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was killed by a police officer.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 5:08 PM EDT
Gov. Henry McMaster announced a new program focused on keeping people safe at restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 10:05 AM EDT
In an abrupt turn, Republicans in the Georgia Senate have removed protections for police from hate crimes legislation, just days after adding them in over the objection of civil rights groups and Democrats.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 9:52 AM EDT
|By Staff
The Georgia Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has been extended.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 7:14 AM EDT
|By Staff
The South Carolina Department of Education has announced its final recommendations for returning to school this fall.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 4:28 AM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
A funeral will be held this afternoon for Rayshard Brooks — the black man fatally shot in the back by a white Atlanta police officer at a Wendy’s drive-thru earlier this month.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 12:51 PM EDT
|By Staff
The task force created to determine how South Carolina schools can safely reopen in the fall in a pandemic will make its recommendations public this afternoon.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
A new study says South Carolina still ranks near the top when it comes to patriotism.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 9:30 AM EDT
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working on a new recommendation for face masks.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 5:18 AM EDT
Across the country, for the fourth weekend in a row, many Americans were out protesting police brutality.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 4:29 AM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
This morning, we’re learning more developments in the death of Rayshard Brooks — the man shot and killed by Atlanta police at a Wendy’s drive-thru.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 10:40 PM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
There have been major new developments in the Rayshard Brooks case since charges were announced Wednesday in Atlanta.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 9:00 PM EDT
|By Tyria Goines
The University System of Georgia has created a group to review the names of buildings on campuses and report if any changes should be made.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 11:47 AM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
A revised version of Georgia’s state budget for the upcoming year would cut $2.6 billion in state money after Gov. Brian Kemp told lawmakers to reduce spending by 11%.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 11:20 AM EDT
|By Staff
All residents of Georgia nursing homes with 25 or more beds have now been tested for COVID-19, state officials say.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 10:22 AM EDT
Many Georgians are unemployed and concerned about how they will be able to pay their power bill and keep their air conditioner running as summer heat arrives.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 6:55 AM EDT
|By Adam Mintzer
The group in charge of training all law enforcement and corrections officers in South Carolina is discussing potential changes to the education of officers.