State & National News

Testimony ends in trial of officers charged with murder of Eurie Martin

SANDERSVILLE — Testimony has wrapped up today in the murder trial of three white former Georgia sheriff’s deputies in the 2017 stun gun death...

Herschel Walker’s Senate run is heavy on Fox News spots and curated, closed-door campaign...

Herschel Walker has been no stranger to the limelight over the years, but his bid to become a U.S. senator so far has been...

U.S. Senate Republicans again block debate on voting rights legislation

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. Senate Republicans blocked the advance of voting rights legislation Wednesday, the second time this year—thwarting again Democrats’ attempts to pass...

Arbery background ruled off limits, but spilled on Glynn County Court page

The second day of jury selection in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery continued Tuesday with jurors questioned about court filings on the Glynn...

State rests its case against the three deputies charged with murder of Eurie Martin

SANDERSVILLE (GPB) — On Monday, the state rested its felony murder case against three former Washington County Sheriff’s deputies in connection to the 2017...

Race permeates day one of jury selection in trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers

(GA Recorder) — The difficult and time-consuming process of selecting impartial jurors who will decide the fate of the three white men accused of...

About 1 million Georgia children five to 11 to become eligible for COVID vaccine...

(GA Recorder) — Naomi Williams of Evans said the beginning of the pandemic was especially tough on her family, including her 12-year-old son. He has...

Slow start to early voting lets counties ease into new election law rules

(GA Recorder) — When Marcia Killingsworth noticed some troubling election plans for the Edison citywide election she checked in with the Georgia Secretary of...

Booster shot of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recommended by FDA panel

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A federal vaccine advisory panel on Friday endorsed a second dose of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine, meaning millions...

FDA panel recommends booster shot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Millions of Americans who received Moderna’s two-shot COVID-19 vaccine are expected to be eligible soon for booster shots after a federal...

Majority of Georgians fear inability to pay for COVID treatment if infected, survey finds

(GA Recorder) — About two-thirds of Georgians who participated in a new survey said they had trouble paying for health care in the last...

Three former police officers on trial for murder of Eurie Martin

(GPB) — Jurors heard opening statements Thursday in the trial of three former Washington County sheriff’s deputies charged with murder in the 2017 stun...