The American Civil Liberties Union will help the Ku Klux Klan in its bid to join Georgia’s highway cleanup program as a legal fight looms. ACLU of Georgia Executive Director Debbie Seagraves tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the civil rights …
A Ku Klux Klan group wants to join Georgia’s “Adopt-A-Highway” program for litter removal, which could force state officials to face a legal fight or end the program. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that an application has been filed by the …
Drivers in Georgia could face a traffic ticket if they don’t buckle up. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is launching the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign on May 21. Drivers can expect a ticket if they don’t buckle …
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has selected the RoadRunner on-board video surveillance system and Vehicle Information Management (ViM) Software from Apollo Video Technology for its fleet of approximately 1,000 transit buses, trains and mobility vans. The surveillance system …
The former general manager of a restaurant co-owned by Paula Deen claimed in a lawsuit filed Monday she was sexually harassed and subjected to a hostile work environment rife with sexual innuendo, physical intimidation and racial slurs. Lisa Jackson said …
State agents raided a metro Atlanta car body shop as authorities investigate whether cars were being intentionally rammed into each other to collect insurance money. Agents from the Georgia Insurance Commissioner’s Office, armed with guns and a search warrant, raided …
Investigators say 23 cars were damaged as high winds fueled a fire that spread to a car lot north of Atlanta, Ga. WSB-TV reported that firefighters discovered the flames at US Auto Sales in Forsyth County Sunday afternoon. Fire officials …
The family of an elderly woman fatally mauled by an 8-foot (2.4-meter) alligator as she searched for her daughter’s dog told the state’s high court Monday that the neighborhood homeowners association should have removed the reptiles from the area. The …
A Gwinnett County, Ga., jury has awarded $2.3 million in damages after a judge determined that Kroger destroyed and manipulated key video evidence involving an injured customer. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that 49-year-old Craig Walters said he slipped on crushed …
Almost 2,500 day care programs in Georgia have failed to meet the state’s standards for children’s health and safety at least once in the past four years, according to an analysis of internal records obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The …