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Police have responded to Stone Mountain Park after a body was found at the mountain's summit.

Burned body found on top of Stone Mountain, park rangers say 352l46

Updated: 19 hours ago

By Atlanta News First staff

Police are currently on the mountain, trying to find out what happened.

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FILE - A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug istration is displayed outside their offices in...

FDA-approved colon cancer blood test now available across Georgia amidst rising cancer rates 5n3q29

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM EDT

By Abby Kousouris

Doctors say a new blood test could be a game-changer in early detection and survival.

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S.C. inmate chooses to die by lethal injection amid concerns about firing squad 83o1f

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

The next South Carolina death row inmate set to be executed – a killer in a case with ties to Augusta – has selected lethal injection as the method.

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Dollar General is planning to close nearly 100 stores across the nation in the first quarter...

Ga. pastor behind Target boycott turns focus to Dollar General 2b1m4c

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM EDT

By Staff

Jamal Bryant said he wants people to demand change by calling, emailing and calling out the giant discount retail Dollar General on social media.

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Ga. man accused of trying to abduct woman with crossbow 645h1i

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM EDT

By Staff

Deputies say Jack Thomas Harkins approached a woman walking her dog in north Georgia and tried to abduct her with a crossbow. She ran away.

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McMaster again vetoes dismissal of now-obsolete gun charges sd6i

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT

By Mary Green

For the second year in a row, Gov. Henry McMaster has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would impact people facing charges for actions that are no longer crimes in South Carolina.

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Malachi Chaney (left) and Tray Chaney (right)

Ga. tornado throws ‘The Wire’ actor’s 18-year-old son 100 yards 32445i

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM EDT

By Staff

Tray Chaney (Malik “Poot” Carr on HBO’s “The Wire”) said his son is in the intensive care unit and their Georgia home is destroyed after a tornado.

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These Ga. cities, counties are defying immigration law, feds say 3b183v

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM EDT

By Staff

“Sanctuary jurisdictions undermine the rule of law and endanger the lives of Americans and law enforcement,” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security says.

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11 taken to hospital, officers respond to apparent shooting in Little River

Teen arrested in South Carolina party boat shooting that hurt 11 294n2z

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

A 19-year-old has been taken into custody in Illinois and authorities said they plan to charge him in a shooting that hurt nearly a dozen people after a party boat cruise in South Carolina.

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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose...

Ga. businesses caught in whiplash after court allows tariffs to remain in place 5l2g2r

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM EDT

By Abby Kousouris

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s tariffs can remain in place after blocking them just 24 hours earlier.

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Manuel Pinzon, 78, was struck by a tree limb that fell on Wednesday afternoon, according to...

Ga. granddad dies saving twin girls from falling tree limb 6a6i2f

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 4:57 AM EDT

By Jasmina Alston

A Georgia grandfather was killed by a tree limb after saving his granddaughters in their backyard.

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Video: Rep. Nancy Mace speaks following bond hearing in Greenville

Mace comments on lawsuit against 3 men she calls ‘predators’ 3b349

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM EDT

By Patrick Phillips

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace said a woman she identified as a potential victim of a sexual assault filed a lawsuit against three men.

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What to know about Ga. Public Service Commission special election 58n3m

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM EDT

By Staff

Decisions by the Public Service Commission affect how much people pay for services such as electricity, telephone and natural gas.

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Beginning February 1, the program will be available on a first-come, first-served basis...

When will your Georgia tax rebate come in? Here’s what we know 605z57

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM EDT

By Staff

In April, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill promising tax rebates for Georgians. But when can you expect to see it hit your bank ?

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Energy, liquor liability, education and taxes all dominated attention for the last several...

Under new law, ‘revenge porn’ is now a crime in the Palmetto State 66r5p

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM EDT

By Mary Green

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said he does not plan to veto a measure that would threaten funding to cities with bans on conversion therapy.

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Damekion Garlington, also known as Sxarfaxe, is among the 28 people indicted in May 2022 for...

One of the last YSL defendants sentenced in historic Ga. case 1q6m68

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM EDT

By Staff

Damekion Garlington, also known as Sxarfaxe, was among 28 people indicted in May 2022 for alleged involvement in what prosecutors described as a violent street gang.

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Charleston pediatrician Dr. Annie Andrews announced her run against Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy...

Democrat Annie Andrews challenges Graham for Senate seat 1s521l

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM EDT

By The Associated Press

Dr. Annie Andrews, the South Carolina Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in 2022, says she’s running against Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2026.

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FILE - Former DeKalb Police Officer Robert Olsen stands during his arraignment in Decatur, Ga....

Ga. ex-cop who fatally shot naked man pleads guilty to aggravated assault 6s2j4e

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM EDT

By The Associated Press

A former Georgia police officer who shot and killed an unarmed, naked man has pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated assault and won’t serve any additional time behind bars.

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Georgians who have been wrongly convicted of crimes now have a new way to get compensated for...

New law will fairly compensate wrongfully convicted Georgians 4p3n1m

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM EDT

By Doug Reardon

A bill signed into law this month will help Georgians who spent years – sometimes decades – behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit.

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Fight for justice continues 2 years after teen shot at S.C. store 3a675q

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 5:47 AM EDT

By Deric Rush

Wednesday marked two years since 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton was killed near a northeast Columbia gas station.

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Wilkinson High School Class of 1968 proudly represented at the legacy walk.

Alumni take final walk before of historic Orangeburg school is razed 4s2ca

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM EDT

By Marley Bassett and Lenah Allen

Howard Middle School, which was once Wilkinson High School and Orangeburg’s first African-American high school, is being demolished to make way for the new Robert E. Howard Elementary School.

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Gov. McMaster says he does not intend to veto SC proviso threatening funding over conversion...

McMaster doesn’t intend to veto S.C. proviso on conversion therapy bans 1t6f4n

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM EDT

By Staff

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said he does not plan to veto a measure that would threaten funding to cities with bans on conversion therapy.

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Updated: May 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM EDT

By Staff

Michael Sumler was killed Sunday in Mableton. He is best known as “Chicago Mike,” the hype man and wardrobe valet for R&B/soul group Kool & the Gang.

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S.C. governor, lawmakers and businesses hail new liquor liability law 2s1u3f

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM EDT

By Mary Green

The South Carolina General Assembly likely met for the last time this year Wednesday, ing a budget that included an $18,000-a-year raise for all of its .

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In 2021, the most stolen guns have been reported in southeast Jefferson County, according to...

Ga. high court upholds ban on adults under 21 carrying handguns in public 272pe

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM EDT

By Atlanta News First staff

The state’s Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a state law prohibiting adults under 21 from possessing or carrying handguns in public.

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FILE - Tamara Lanier attends a news conference near the Harvard Club, on March 20, 2019, in...

Harvard to give up early photos of slaves to S.C. museum, ending long fight 5s266m

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM EDT

By The Associated Press

Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum.

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South Carolina’s budget es with a big raise in lawmaker pay 4d3n4u

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

The South Carolina General Assembly likely met for the last time this year Wednesday, ing a budget that included an $18,000-a-year raise for all of its .

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A washout on Little Horse Creek Road in Screven County after Tropical Storm Debby.

Feds sending a fortune to help repair roads, bridges damaged by Helene 2j3u1b

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM EDT

By Staff

The Federal Highway istration's Emergency Relief Program provides funding to help states perform repairs caused by major natural disasters.

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One Midlands police department claims there’s been a rise in scam callers claiming to be...

SAFETY ALERT: Don’t let text scam drive you into becoming a victim 3n443g

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM EDT

By Staff

The text asks for an outstanding ticket to be paid through what the department said is a fraudulent link.

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Woman can use insanity defense in Ga. fatal crash, court rules s143e

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

Michelle Wierson believed God was driving her car at the time of a crash that killed a 5-year-old.

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S.C., Ga. attorneys general want answers on AI role in sexual exploitation 3n6r4d

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM EDT

By Staff

The Georgia and South Carolina attorneys general are demanding answers from Meta over concerns that its AI program may cater to pedophiles and expose kids to sexual content.

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Ossoff grills FDA on baby formula safety as new concerns emerge 4cc2b

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM EDT

By Doug Reardon

New concerns are emerging over the safety of the nation’s baby formula supply and possible contaminants that aren’t fully known even to experts.

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CSRA residents heed lessons of Helene as hurricane season nears k122x

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM EDT

By Cameron Jacobs and Staff

Eight months after Helene raked the CSRA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric istration predicts an above-average 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Are you ready?

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Georgia teen speaks publicly days after returning home from ICE custody 254k48

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM EDT

By Alani Letang

A Dalton State College student, who was wrongfully pulled over and then held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for weeks, spoke publicly about her immigration journey Tuesday evening.

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Florence County deputy Nate Ansay died in a crash on Tuesday, May 20.

‘So full of life’: Hundreds gather to S.C. deputy killed in crash 2p1g4t

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM EDT

By Eric Richards

Family, friends and coworkers said their final goodbye to a Florence County deputy who was killed in a crash last week.

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‘Extremely painful’: Wave pool closes after kids report feeling electrical shocks in the water 5h5y11

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM EDT

By Olivia Wright and Jordan Gartner

Swimmers reported feeling an electric shock over the holiday weekend while they were at a Statesboro water park.

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Do state actions concerning Columbia’s conversion therapy ban violate local rule? 6q506u

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM EDT

By Mary Green

A fight over how much control local governments have over their own communities versus the state’s authority to step in is brewing in South Carolina’s capital city.

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Congressman Buddy Carter, left, and Augusta University President Brooks A. Keel, PhD., during...

Transgender politics comes to early forefront in Georgia U.S. Senate race 2k5171

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM EDT

By Tim Darnell

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter releases new ad targeting Democrat incumbent Jon Ossoff.

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FILE - A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rests on a table at an inoculation station in...

US health officials remove COVID shot from list of recommended vaccines for pregnant women, children 3a195u

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM EDT

By Doug Reardon

Announcing the move in a video posted online, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the decision was “good science.”

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Slutty Vegan founder’s Bentley stolen in front of new Ga. restaurant 593t58

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM EDT

By Staff

Pinky Cole, the founder of the acclaimed hamburger chain Slutty Vegan, said her luxury SUV was stolen in front of her new restaurant earlier this week.

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New details emerge on S.C. shooting that hurt 10 after dispute on boat 424q48

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

The Horry County Sheriff’s Office is giving an update on a Sunday night shooting that left nearly a dozen people hurt.

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The South Carolina Department of Public Safety says they're cracking down on impaired driving...

19 traffic deaths reported across S.C., Ga. over Memorial Day weekend 5v45d

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM EDT

By Atlanta News First staff

Authorities across both sides of the two-state region urged drivers to be careful on the road as travelers returned from Memorial Day weekend.

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Lawmakers are considering a state-level version of DOGE, a controversial federal agency meant...

What’s taking Republicans so long to announce bid for Ga. governor? 9m5y

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM EDT

By Doug Reardon

With still over a year to go until the election for Georgia’s 84th governor, the field is already shaping up —just far more on one side of the ticket than the other.

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Memorial adds names of Ga. natives killed in line of duty u127

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM EDT

By Bridget Spencer

The names of two Georgia service who died in the line of duty were inscribed at the Fallen Heroes Memorial and Armed Forces Monument memorial.

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Senator Jon Ossoff honored fallen military heroes Monday during Gwinnett County’s Annual...

Georgia service honored by Sen. Jon Ossoff 1i31j

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM EDT

By Staff

Senator Jon Ossoff honored fallen military heroes Monday during Gwinnett County’s Annual Memorial Day Ceremony.

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Planning a summer vacation? Watch out for these hotel scams before you unpack 3z4sq

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM EDT

By Rachel Bogle

As you look forward to some much-needed relaxation and fun during your summer trip, scammers are primed and ready to take advantage of unsuspecting travelers.

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Savannah Riverkeeper installing litter traps across Savannah to track trash in waterways 5b14s

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM EDT

By Joe Hennessy

They believe using the traps will stop 4,500 pounds of trash every year from flowing into waterways.

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The University of South Carolina unveiled a plaque honoring fallen Gamecocks who served in the...

USC honors alumni who died in line of duty with plaque at stadium 481o1g

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM EDT

By Marley Bassett

The University of South Carolina is honoring fallen Gamecocks with a plaque at Williams-Brice Stadium.

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S.C. officer sent to hospital after accidentally shooting himself 5q4c29

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM EDT

By Staff

An officer with the North Myrtle Beach Police Department is recovering after officials say he accidentally shot himself.

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Ga. family grieving after losing young mother in double murder-suicide 3s4mu

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM EDT

By Bridget Spencer

The family of Cindel Rhoden is left absolutely heartbroken and two little girls are now without their mother after she was killed in a double murder-suicide.