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'It’s just wildly reckless' | Grieving father criticizes Georgia for leaving controversial guardrails on roads An 11Alive investigation found multiple states removed the once prevalent guardrail for safety concerns. Georgia isn't one of them. Author: Lindsey Basye, Kristin Crowley Published: 9:00 PM EDT July 27, 2021 Updated: 9:23 PM EDT July 27, 2021 ATLANTA — Guardrails found across the country are now being removed by some states, citing safety concerns where in multiple instances, the rail “penetrated a vehicle cabin.”  11Alive's in...

(The Center Square) – While Georgia’s gas prices remain below the national average, AAA predicts the cost of fuel will continue to climb over the holiday weekend. More Americans will take road trips this Fourth of July weekend than ever before, AAA predicted. Nearly 44 million Americans will take a road trip this holiday, reflecting a 5% increase from the previous record in 2019. About 1.4 million of those drivers will be from Georgia, AAA estimated. Drivers traveling in and out of Georgia will pay an average of 92 cents a gallon more for gas than they paid a year ago. Regular unlea...

The USCGC Hamilton recently completed a visit around the Black Sea. This visit was notable for a couple of reasons. First, this was the first time the United States Coast Guard has operated in the Black Sea since 2008 when Russia invaded Georgia. Second, this U.S. deployment to the Black Sea came on the heels of a sizable Russian military buildup in the region. Russia deployed tens of thousands of troops along its border with Ukraine during this recent military buildup. These military deployments were spontaneous and unrelated to any scheduled training exercises. Unlike major U.S. and NATO t...

They say it violates the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. One lawsuit said the law is discriminatory and will disproportionately disenfranchise Black, Hispanic, disabled and elderly voters. "Personally, I’m still processing. Obviously the court cases are front and center. But all of the nuances, I’m still digging into," said Wesley Wilcox, supervisor of the Trump-leaning Marion County and the incoming president of the statewide supervisors association. Florida's new voting law unclear over signature verification The new law is unclear about the signature verification process f...

Like the others, the suit asks the court to block implementation of the law, claiming it “creates major obstacles to vote-by-mail, curtails access to drop boxes, and criminalizes line warming activities such as providing water to voters.” “It is an anti-Democracy bill that makes it harder to vote by mail, criminalizes line warming activities… violates free speech rights...denies reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities," said Judith Browne Dianis, executive director of Advancement Project National Office, during a Zoom news conference Tuesday. Lawsuit 'explicitly alleges...