SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Georgia wants to be the leader when it comes to domestic electric vehicles and the battery supply chain. Tuesday elected officials and industry leaders took part in a panel discussion at Savannah Technical College. The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) Education Fund hosted the round table. From battery manufacturing to automotive…
A woman who gave birth to a baby boy that wasn’t hers due to an embryo transfer mix-up filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a fertility clinic in Georgia after she was forced to give up the 5-month-old infant. Krystena Murray, a White woman, realized something went wrong at the Coastal Fertility Specialists clinic in May…
The fatal shooting of a police officer responding to a shopping center in Georgia is under investigation, authorities said Saturday. A suspect, identified as 23-year-old Edward Espinoza, was taken into custody. The police officer, who has not been identified, responded to a report of a suspicious person in the parking lot of a pickleball club…
How a changing ecosystem is impacting sharks Study examines how sharks are being impacted by a changing ecosystem 02:00 The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH was spotted in Florida waters. The shark, named Contender, was first tagged and released by OCEARCH on Jan. 17. OCEARCH tracks sharks to study…
Authorities in rural Alabama say they will charge a man with murder for allegedly shooting and killing a Georgia fire chief, who approached his home Sunday night while trying to assist a driver stranded in the road. The driver had hit a deer and couldn’t call for help because of poor cell phone service, CBS…
What caused first severe bird flu case in U.S.? Breaking down what caused the first severe bird flu case in U.S. 01:20 Bird flu was detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia for the first time since the current outbreak started in 2022, officials announced on Friday. The positive case of the H5N1 strain…
December 30, 1977 would mark a profound moment in history, and in the heart of a Cleveland resident serving in the United States Marine Corps at the time. At 20 years old, Corporal Rick Roderick was stationed at a post in Warsaw, Poland with nine other soldiers. They’d gotten word earlier in December that President…
MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Parents of students attending Marietta City Schools will see firsthand how the district plans to expand its ban on cell phones at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The district already has a ban on cell phones at two of its schools. Students must put their cell phones and smartwatches inside…
This is Russia’s imperialist thinking laid bare: a belief in greatness that demands sacrifice, a messianic purpose untethered from reason and a chilling comfort with violence. No war crime is too heinous, no bomb too big for a system that knows nothing but oppression and subjugation. Many in Russia are even bizarrely convinced they’re liberating Ukraine…
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. DeKalb County residents want more options for physical activity and healthy food and better access to health care providers, according to the latest Community Health Needs Assessment. DeKalb Public Health CEO Dr. Sandra Valenciano presented the findings at a quarterly meeting of DeKalb…