ARSON
Woman Arrested After Attempting To Burn Down MLK Jr.’s Birth Home
A Florida woman has been arrested after attempting to burn down renowned American activist Martin Luther King Jr.’s childhood home in Atlanta, Georgia.
Abril Elfi
Officials Stock Up On Naloxone Amid Receiving Fentanyl-Laced Letters
Officials are now stocking up on naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters were sent to six different states this month.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
US weekly jobless claims at three-month high; import prices tumble
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased to a three-month high last week.
Abril Elfi
Third Out Of Four Escaped Georgia Inmates Captured, 1 Inmate Still On The Run
Three out of four inmates who escaped from the Bibb County LEC jail have been arrested. The fourth inmate is still on the run, according to authorities in central Georgia.
Abril Elfi
Fentanyl-Laced Letter Sent To Georgia Election Official
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffenspenger stated that a letter that contained fentanyl was sent to a Fulton County official.
abortion
Georgia Supreme Court Rules To Keep Six-Week Abortion Ban
The Georgia Supreme Court has overturned a lower court’s judgment that Georgia’s restricted “heartbeat” abortion ban was invalid keeping the six-week ban in place.
discount retailers
Dollar General Settles In Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
Dollar General reportedly fired an employee in Georgia after she informed her store manager that she was pregnant, according to allegations made by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a lawsuit.
Burt Jones
Georgia State Senate Announces Investigation Into Fulton County Jail Conditions
A Georgia state subcommittee has opened an investigation into Fulton County Jail conditions.
Crimea
Russia Agrees To Build Naval Base In Breakaway Georgia Region Abkhazia
Russia has signed a deal for a new permanent naval base on the Black Sea coast of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia.
