Georgia
The latest Georgia coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Atlanta crypto biz owner caught up in fraud says it’s ‘like living in a James Bond movie’
Marlon Williams said he was surprised to find hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from his Buckhead-based cryptocurrency startup three years ago.
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Dade County teenager dead after being hit by train
A 16-year-old in foster care was struck and killed by a train while walking down the railroad tracks in Dade County, officials said.
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Georgia’s bald eagle population takes flight as rebound continues years after near extinction
While the well-known story that Benjamin Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird may be exaggerated, it is true that the founding father praised the wild gobbler's virtues in a tongue-in-cheek letter to his daughter.
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Confederacy group sues Georgia park for planning an exhibit on slavery and segregation
The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a state park with the largest Confederate monument in the country, arguing officials broke state law by planning an exhibit on ties to slavery, segregation and white supremacy.
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A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill’s green energy cuts
When two South Korean companies announced a multibillion-dollar investment to build solar panel and electric battery factories in northwest Georgia, federal subsidies helped close a deal to diversify the local economy.
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First Amendment groups push for release of Spanish-language Georgia reporter detained by ICE
Several organizations dedicated to preserving free speech and protecting members of the press are calling for the release of an immigration reporter who was detained while covering a protest in Atlanta earlier this month and is now on track to be deported.
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Walker County man gets life for 2022 road rage shooting
A Chickamauga man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole for murdering a man during a 2022 road rage incident.
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Waymo’s robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnership
Waymo's robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta on Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber that began earlier this year in Austin.
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There’s something toxic in the Okefenokee food chain, UGA study finds
There's something in the water — and in the gators.
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Georgia schools are about to loop cursive writing back into the classroom
The next generation of Georgia youths may be able to decipher those birthday cards from grandma without any help from a grown-up.
