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After more than four years of delays, Tiffany Haddish is asking a Georgia court to toss her DUI case, claiming the holdup has hurt her work and travel.

9. Mai 2026 Von KI berichtet

A 75-year-old Georgia man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him of fatally shooting his neighbor during a dispute over dogs. Stanley Nathaniel Elliott received the sentence this week in Gwinnett County.

Nicholas Michael Mimms was sentenced to life in prison for shooting his wife's ex-fiancé during a supervised child visitation in Acworth, Georgia. The incident occurred in 2021, with Mimms convicted last month of felony murder and other charges. Prosecutors highlighted the stark contrast in the men's preparations for the meeting.

15. April 2026 Von KI berichtet

Georgia Power, the state's largest utility, has approved a new program allowing companies to propose and fund their own clean energy projects. The Customer-Identified Resource program received bipartisan support from public service commissioners on April 7 and is set to launch this summer. Supporters see it as a way to meet rising energy demands with renewables rather than natural gas.

Neighbors in Mableton, Georgia, discovered a 5-year-old boy screaming for help outside their apartment building late Sunday night after he woke up to find his mother gone. The boy told a neighbor he was alone and crying. Hailey Saunders, 23, faces charges of cruelty to a child and reckless conduct.

30. März 2026 Von KI berichtet

A judge in Georgia has awarded more than $56 million to the family of Beth Buchanan, a 23-year-old Ph.D. student killed by an alleged drunk driver in 2023. Buchanan died while driving her mother to the Atlanta airport when Cesar Raudales Macias allegedly drove the wrong way on a highway and crashed head-on into her car. The family described the judgment as symbolic, not expecting payment from the fugitive defendant.