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Democratic local officials in Georgia clashed with Republican Governor Brian Kemp on Thursday and accused the governor of playing politics a day after he banned localities from issuing mandates requiring residents to wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Kemp extended Georgia’s coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday but overruled local mask mandates, calling …

Atlanta media mogul Tyler Perry is doing what he can to bring his fractured city together. The creator of the “Madea” film franchise bought 1,000 Kroger’s supermarket gift cards — and turned them over to Atlanta police to hand out to the community, his office said Thursday. “This is about the community that I love, …

Georgia governor Brian Kemp issued an executive order Wednesday overruling mask mandates put in place by local governments in the state to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, calling such rules “unenforceable.” Kemp’s order, which extended the state’s COVID-19 restrictions through July 31, prohibits local municipalities from enforcing mandatory mask orders that are more restrictive than …

Federal judges in Tennessee and Georgia blocked restrictive abortion bans in both states on Monday. District Judge Steve Jones ruled unconstitutional Georgia’s “heartbeat” law, which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, around six weeks of pregnancy. Jones previously temporarily blocked the law, which was never implemented, in October. The law included exceptions for abortions …

A pair of Atlanta friends who ordered print-outs of Black Lives Matter posters were shocked when they found All Lives Matter prints tucked into their bundle, according to a new report. Sania Chandrani, 23, who was organizing a Black Lives Matter fundraiser with her friend, Jessica Noel, 33, told BuzzFeed News she received the disturbing …

Atlanta police officer Devin Brosnan, charged with aggravated assault in the death of Rayshard Brooks, called the shooting a “tragic event,” but denied claims from Fulton County district attorney Paul Howard that he was testifying against his former partner Garrett Rolfe. “I have full faith in the criminal justice system,” Brosnan said in a Thursday …

A number of Atlanta police officers did not show up for their Wednesday-night shifts in protest of murder charges brought against a former officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks after he resisted arrest. Hours after Fulton County district attorney Paul L. Howard said officer Garrett Rolfe would be charged with felony murder, Atlanta police …

A white Atlanta police officer was charged with murder on Wednesday after shooting African American suspect Rayshard Brooks during an attempted arrest last week. Officers Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan were called to an Atlanta Wendy’s on Friday when an employee complained that Brooks was sleeping in his car while blocking the drive-thru. The officers …

An Atlanta Wendy’s, the site where Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by Atlanta police on Friday, was burned to the ground Saturday by an angry mob during protests over Brook’s death. On Sunday, Atlanta police offered a $10,000 reward for the arrest and indictment of those responsible for starting the fire that destroyed the …

The man who filmed the death of Georgia resident Ahmaud Arbery has been arrested on murder charges, state authorities announced on Thursday. William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr., 50, was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in connection with George and Travis McMichael, who Bryan filmed killing Arbery. Lee Merritt, an attorney for Arbery’s family, released …