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• Search continues for Texas professor who was last seen on North Georgia trail: "Time is critical"

  17-11-2025 16:25 via cbsnews.com
  A desperate search continues for a Texas law professor who disappeared while hiking on a trail in North Georgia.It's been nearly a week since anyone has seen 67-year-old Charles Hosch, authorities say.According to the Union County Sheriff's Office, the Southern Methodist University was last seen on Nov. 11 on the Byron Herbert Reece Trail near Blood Mountain in Union County. "We have several agencies, K-9s, and aviation searching for him, and this has been ongoing for a few days now," the a
  
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• Georgia to equip every public school with Narcan by spring 2026

  09-12-2025 15:00 via cbsnews.com
  By spring 2026, every Georgia public school will have opioid overdose reversal kits on hand.The initiative is part of a statewide plan, launched this fall, to curb rising overdose cases in schools."The opioid settlement funds give us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to turn tragedy into prevention," said DBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner in a statement. "Putting overdose reversal kits in every Georgia school is a practical, compassionate use of those dollars. It means we are giving our educators
  
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• Lawyers argue agreement made during pandemic should shield Georgia man from execution

  09-12-2025 14:09 via cbsnews.com
  Lawyers for a man set to be put to death next week in Georgia argue that an agreement entered into by the state and death penalty defense attorneys during the COVID-19 pandemic should shield their client from execution for the time being.A federal judge is set to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by lawyers for Stacey Humphreys, who is scheduled to die on Dec. 17. Humphreys, 52, was convicted of malice murder in the 2003 killings of 33-year-old Cyndi Williams and 21-year-old Lori Brown a
  
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• Brad Raffensperger sues to win more campaign spending power in Georgia governor race

  09-12-2025 14:02 via cbsnews.com
  Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican candidate for Georgia governor to attack campaign finance rules, saying they unconstitutionally limit his free speech while allowing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited contributions.Safe Affordable Georgia filed suit Monday in federal court in Atlanta asking a judge to rule that the political action committee chaired by Raffensberger can coordinate with his gubernatorial campaign in the same way that Jones' leadership committee c
  
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• "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" cast member arrested in DeKalb County on drug distribution charge

  09-12-2025 05:17 via cbsnews.com
  A cast member of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta is facing a drug charge after Brookhaven police arrested her during a traffic stop Monday, according to booking information reviewed by CBS News Atlanta.Erica Scharmane Breaux — who goes by Erica Banks on the VH1 reality series — was booked into the DeKalb County Jail on a charge of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with intent to distribute.Erica Banks performs on day four of the Lollapalooza Music Festival on Sunday, July 3
  
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• Raffensperger sues to overturn Georgia fundraising limits, says law gives Lt. Gov. Burt Jones unfair advantage

  09-12-2025 02:53 via cbsnews.com
  Georgia's secretary of state is taking his fight over campaign money to federal court, and the outcome could reshape one of the state's most-watched statewide races.Brad Raffensperger filed a lawsuit this week challenging Georgia's campaign-finance structure, arguing the current rules create an uneven playing field that benefits one candidate in particular: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who is already campaigning for governor and raising millions through a special leadership committee.The issue centers o
  
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• Castleberry Hills cafe and bookstore creates warm space for Atlanta's LGBTQ+ community

  09-12-2025 00:32 via cbsnews.com
  One Atlanta cafe is proving that coffee can do more than wake you up — it can uplift you. The owner is using her shop to honor her best friend and create a home for community and creativity.It may look like another cup of coffee, but for Lyshae Rollins, there's more to the pour.Rollins created Two Best Friends Café & Books in the Castleberry Hills neighborhood to provide a warm environment for Atlanta's LGBTQ+ community."Tonight we're getting ready for the Friendly Mic, which is
  
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• Chilly temperatures overnight

  09-12-2025 00:23 via cbsnews.com
  Next Weather meteorologist Orelon Sidney says to expect a front to arrive on Wednesday, but warmer temperatures will follow soon after.
  
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• Georgians feeling power bill pains during the holidays, but relief may be on the way next year

  09-12-2025 00:12 via cbsnews.com
  Most Georgians have felt the pinch when it comes to the power bill, and recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration has confirmed it's not just in your head.Since January, the average family in Georgia has been paying 13% more for electricity.Georgia Power tells CBS News Atlanta a rate decrease could be on the horizon. For now, however, the higher holiday power bills have many looking to save money.It's getting harder for Pastor Jordan Thrasher to keep the lights on at Embry Hill
  
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• Power bills are soaring in Georgia, but relief may be on the way

  09-12-2025 00:07 via cbsnews.com
  Since January, the average family in Georgia has been paying 13% more for electricity, and that pain can be felt more during the holidays.
  
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• DeKalb school board votes 5–2 to modernize 98-year-old Druid Hills High School

  09-12-2025 00:07 via cbsnews.com
  The DeKalb County School District's Board of Education voted 5–2 in favor of modernizing Druid Hills High School, a long-debated decision involving one of the district's oldest campuses.School leaders stress that despite tonight's vote, this is only the first step. The funding to actually pay for the renovation will not be finalized unless voters approve it on the ballot next November.The plan — and the price tagDistrict officials say the nearly century-old building has become increa
  
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• Chevrolet's holiday magic tour to light up Atlanta sky with 1,000-drone show Tuesday night

  08-12-2025 23:39 via cbsnews.com
  Atlanta families can expect a holiday spectacle Tuesday night as Chevrolet's Holiday Magic Tour makes its next stop at The Promenade in Piedmont Park, featuring a 1,000-unit drone show designed to illuminate the city skyline with festive shapes and messages.The event, a part of Chevy's nationwide holiday caravan, runs from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the drone show set to launch at 7 p.m.As part of the celebration, Chevrolet will donate 1,000 toys to the Atlanta Toys for Tots chapter —
  
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• King family members disappointed by National Park Service axing free entry on MLK Day, Juneteenth

  08-12-2025 22:30 via cbsnews.com
  Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., says he is "beyond disappointed" by the Trump administration's decision to remove the holiday honoring his father from the list of free days at U.S. National Parks.On Saturday, CBS News reported that the National Park Service was eliminating free admission for U.S. residents on Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth.The new list of free days, which will go into effect next year, includes June 14, which is both Flag Da
  
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• Former Georgia beauty queen sentenced to life in prison for killing boyfriend's toddler son

  08-12-2025 22:15 via cbsnews.com
  A former Georgia beauty pageant winner has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her boyfriend's 18-month-old son.Prosecutors say the case was driven by resentment and documented through shifting stories and disturbing text messages.Trinity Poague, who was a reigning pageant winner in Donalsonville at the time of her arrest in January 2024, will have to serve 30 years before she can be eligible for parole, District Attorney Lewis Lamb told CBS News Atlanta.Lamb said jurors heard several c
  
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• Georgia State Rep. Sharon Henderson charged with stealing nearly $18K in pandemic unemployment funds

  08-12-2025 19:18 via cbsnews.com
  Georgia State Representative Sharon Henderson is facing federal charges after investigators say she illegally collected nearly $18,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits while serving as an elected official.According to prosecutors, Henderson began applying for the benefits in June 2020, when she was still a candidate for the Georgia House. Investigators say she claimed she was working as a substitute teacher for Henry County Schools, even though she had not worked for the district since 2018.Hen
  
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• Family-owned Atlanta restaurant closing doors for good in January after 25 years in business

  08-12-2025 19:07 via cbsnews.com
  After 25 years in business, a popular family-owned restaurant in Atlanta's Cabbagetown neighborhood will close its doors for good in 2026.Agave Restaurant announced the upcoming closure on Instagram, saying that its last day of business will be on Jan. 31.The owners of the restaurant, which sits on Boulevard SE close to Oakland Cemetery, said that the "current economic climate and unsustainable conditions" were the reasons behind shutting down the business."This decision was not made lightly, bu
  
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• Sen. Ossoff warns of rising costs for Georgians ahead of Senate vote on Affordable Care Act subsidy extension

  08-12-2025 18:06 via cbsnews.com
  Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has released a new video highlighting how more than a million Georgia residents could see their insurance premiums skyrocket if Congress fails to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits before they expire at the end of the month.Ossoff's message comes as the Senate prepares for a high-stakes vote this week on a Democratic proposal to extend the enhanced ACA subsidies. More than 1.4 million Georgians could see their premiums double, and the state could lose 3
  
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• Insurance company sues BioLab for over $20 million in payments from 2024 Georgia chemical plant fire

  08-12-2025 17:47 via cbsnews.com
  An insurance company has filed a federal lawsuit against BioLab Inc. and its parent companies over payments it was allegedly forced to make following a massive warehouse fire that happened in 2024 in Conyers, Georgia.Verlan Fire Insurance Company, a subsidiary of The Hanover Insurance Group, filed the lawsuit against BioLab, KIK Custom, and KIK International in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in November.The lawsuit accuses BioLab of "negligence, carelessnes
  
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• 2026 World Cup schedule: Eight matches, including semifinal to be played at Mercedez-Benz Stadium

  08-12-2025 13:28 via cbsnews.com
  Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host eight matches, including a semifinal, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA announced on Saturday.The newly released match schedule outlines how the record-breaking 48-team tournament will unfold across 16 host cities in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Atlanta's state-of-the-art 75,000-seat venue will host five group-stage games, along with one Round of 32 match, a Round of 16 matchup, and one of the tournament's final four showdowns.Mercedes-Benz Stadium,
  
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• 2026 World Cup schedule: Eight matches, including semifinal to be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

  08-12-2025 13:28 via cbsnews.com
  Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host eight matches, including a semifinal, during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, FIFA announced on Saturday.The newly released match schedule outlines how the record-breaking 48-team tournament will unfold across 16 host cities in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Atlanta's state-of-the-art 75,000-seat venue will host five group-stage games, along with one Round of 32 match, a Round of 16 matchup, and one of the tournament's final four showdowns.Mercedes-Benz Stadium,
  
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• Rashid Shaheed returns kickoff 100 yards for TD and Seahawks blow away hapless Falcons 37-9

  07-12-2025 22:36 via cbsnews.com
  Rashid Shaheed returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, Seattle's defense came up with three turnovers and the Seahawks won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the hapless Atlanta Falcons 37-9 on Sunday.Sam Darnold threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair of scores to Jaxon Smith-Njigba and another to Cooper Kupp. The Seahawks (10-3) broke away from a 6-6 tie at halftime with a 31-point beatdown of the Falcons over the final two quarters. With their
  
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• Atlanta synagogue marks 111 years with Hanukkah Bazaar celebrating food, culture and community

  07-12-2025 22:26 via cbsnews.com
  One of Atlanta's oldest Jewish congregations marked a milestone Sunday with food, music and community celebration. Congregation Or VeShalom hosted its 49th Annual Hanukkah Bazaar, an event that drew crowds for authentic Sephardic and Mediterranean dishes, handmade pastries, local vendors and family-friendly activities as the synagogue celebrates its 111th anniversary.The annual festival, held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., offered freshly prepared cuisine—including traditional Turkish, Spanish an
  
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• 150 Georgia families impacted by childhood cancer celebrate the holidays at CURE's annual party

  07-12-2025 21:58 via cbsnews.com
  More than 150 Georgia families affected by childhood cancer came together Sunday afternoon for a festive celebration aimed at lifting spirits and giving parents and children a long-needed break from treatment schedules and hospital routines.Hosted by CURE Childhood Cancer, the annual holiday party transformed the Atlanta Marriott Northeast into a winter wonderland filled with games, crafts, face painting, arcade activities, holiday music, baked treats, and visits with Santa. The event runs each
  
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• New Birth hosts World AIDS + HIV Awareness Sunday, offering free testing and critical health resources

  07-12-2025 21:02 via cbsnews.com
  New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is launching a full-scale community health initiative on Sunday as it hosts World AIDS and HIV Awareness Sunday, offering free HIV testing, on-site screenings, take-home test kits, and education aimed at combating one of Georgia's most persistent public health crises.The event began at 9:30 a.m. on December 7 and is led by the church's Health Ministry in partnership with several major public-health organizations, including HealthyMD, DeKalb Public Health, AIDS
  
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• Here are the new Georgia laws taking effect in 2026

  07-12-2025 20:50 via cbsnews.com
  Several new Georgia laws will go into effect in 2026, reshaping everything from how schools manage student devices to how homeowners interact with insurance companies. Most measures begin Jan. 1, 2026, while others—including major changes for public schools—take effect in July.The sun sets behind the gold dome of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022.Steve Helber / AP Finance & insurance changes beginning Jan. 1, 2026Georgia taxpayers will see the next step
  
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• SEC pays tribute to late former Commissioner Roy Kramer before conference title game

  07-12-2025 19:57 via cbsnews.com
  The Southeastern Conference paid tribute to former Commissioner Roy Kramer, who died on Thursday at 96, before Saturday's SEC Championship Game between No. 3 Georgia and No. 10 Alabama.Kramer, a Vanderbilt athletic director before his time guiding the SEC from 1990-2002, reshaped college football by dreaming up the precursor to today's playoff system — the Bowl Championship Series. He also championed the SEC title game.There was a moment of silence for Kramer, who was referred to as the "f
  
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• Young adults are waiting in line to worship at this fast-growing Atlanta church

  07-12-2025 19:44 via cbsnews.com
  After Atlanta pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell stopped dwelling on growing his congregation about three years ago, its attendance surged. Now, lines packed with young adults snake outside 2819 Church, some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to secure a spot for Sunday worship.Christian rap and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers — up from less than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere
  
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• After brawl fallout and reversed suspensions, Gainesville–Langston Hughes playoff game finally happens

  07-12-2025 19:17 via cbsnews.com
   For a moment, it looked like the coin toss might not happen at all.Two weeks after a viral on-field brawl in Brunswick that led to nearly 80 player suspensions and threw the high school football playoffs into chaos, fans who packed the stands on Friday night said they were relieved — and ready — to finally watch Gainesville and Langston Hughes play."We got kids that deserve to be playing and didn't deserve to be suspended in the first place," one Gainesville fan told CBS N
  
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• After brawl fallout and reversed suspensions, Gainesville–Langston Hughes playoff game finally hap

  07-12-2025 19:03 via cbsnews.com
  Two weeks after a viral on-field brawl led to nearly 80 suspensions, a judge reversed the penalties — allowing Gainesville and Langston Hughes to resume their playoff matchup.
  
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• Bullet-pocked marker memorializing 1918 lynching goes on display in Atlanta

  07-12-2025 18:40 via cbsnews.com
  A historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized in recent years is now safely on display in Atlanta in an exhibit that opens Monday.It memorializes an event that some people in rural southern Georgia have tried hard to erase: the killing of Mary Turner by a white mob that was bent on silencing her after she demanded justice for the lynching of her husband, Hayes Turner, and at least 10 other Black people.Pocked with bullet holes and cracked at its pedestal by
  
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