U.S. House passes bill guaranteeing contraception access, with eight GOP votes
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. House voted mostly along party lines Thursday to send the Senate legislation that would guarantee people the right...
Stalemate over T-SPLOST could force county to scale back tax proposal
An intergovernment stalemate over Habersham County's proposed transportation special local option sales tax threatens to curtail county plans for the tax. Tallulah Falls has...
Cancer-fighting firefighter receives support from his buddies and the community
Garrett Reiser is a firefighter. It's a title you don't come by easily. It requires hours of vigorous training to get certified and nerves...
No injuries in early morning house fire in Lula
The Hall County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of an early morning blaze in Lula. The fire destroyed a house in the 9300...
Gainesville man charged with murder in fentanyl overdose
A Gainesville man is in jail on a felony murder charge in connection with a fentanyl overdose death in Lumpkin County. Law enforcement charged...
First Lady visits Athens summer learning program, plugs Biden administration COVID relief aid
ATHENS (GA Recorder) – First Lady Jill Biden came to Athens Thursday to promote a key educational piece of her husband’s American Rescue Plan.
The...
Biden tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House announced Thursday morning.
Biden, 79,...
Jan. 6 panel to detail Trump’s 187 minutes of delay as insurrection grew
(GA Recorder) — The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack and Donald Trump’s role in it will focus in a Thursday evening...
U.S. Senate bills would ban fake electors, clear up Electoral College procedures
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators released legislation Wednesday that aims to clarify the 1887 law that governs how Congress...
Ahead of Georgia’s PSC vote comes a call for more aggressive action on climate...
The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to decide Thursday on Georgia Power’s new 20-year plan to provide electricity to homes and businesses across...
Federal appeals court rules Georgia abortion ban can immediately take effect
A federal court ruled Wednesday that Georgia’s 2019 abortion law can take effect after the Supreme Court abolished nearly half a century of abortion...
Fake GOP electors targeted in Fulton County special grand jury probe
The 16 Republicans who submitted false documents claiming to be official Georgia electors and that Donald Trump won the state's election have been notified...