Latest Georgia Headlines
All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Georgia Business Owner Arrested for Insurance Fraud
Jun 4 2018 // A business owner in Gwinnett County, Ga., has been arrested and charged with one count of insurance fraud after presenting a fraudulent certificate of insurance coverage, according to a statement from Georgia Insurance...
Georgia Jury Hands Down $1B Verdict Against Security Company in Rape Suit
May 25 2018 // A Georgia jury has awarded an eye-popping $1 billion verdict against a security company after an apartment complex guard was convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl. Hope Cheston was outside by some picnic tables with her...
Georgia Business Owner Arrested for Insurance Fraud
May 24 2018 // A business owner in Gwinnett County, Ga., has been arrested and charged with one count of insurance fraud after presenting a fraudulent certificate of insurance coverage, according to a statement from Georgia Insurance...
Georgia Gov Vetoes Controversial Cybercrime Bill
May 21 2018 // Georgia’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have criminalized unauthorized computer access after receiving blowback from the state’s booming cybersecurity industry. The bill, vetoed by Republican Gov....
Thieves Steal $20K in Hives, Equipment from Georgia Beekeper
May 17 2018 // A Georgia beekeeper says thieves stole dozens of hives, taking off with up to $20,000 worth of equipment. Don Kuchenmeister tells WSB-TV the hives disappeared Sunday morning. With more than five decades of experience in...
Georgia Bans Use of Handheld Devices While Driving
May 16 2018 // Georgia has become the latest state to ban the use of handheld devices while behind the wheel. Gov. Nathan Deal signed H.B. 673 into law on May 2, making Georgia the 16th state to ban using a cellphone, including texting,...
Train Fire at Six Flags Over Georgia Injures 2 Workers
May 15 2018 // Two theme park employees were hurt when a fire broke out in a train engine at Six Flags Over Georgia on Saturday. The park said in a statement that no guests were on the train, and the flames were quickly contained. WSB-TV...
Georgia Gov Vetoes Cybercrime Bill, Cites Potential for ‘Unintended Consequences’
May 10 2018 // Georgia’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have criminalized unauthorized computer access after receiving blowback from the state’s booming cybersecurity industry. The bill, vetoed by Republican Gov....
INSUREtrust of Georgia Adds Kinkade as Professional Lines Account Manager
May 8 2018 // INSUREtrust has added Brady Kinkade as a Professional Lines account manager on the production team of Executive Vice President Christiaan Durdaller. Kinkade’s experience in the insurance industry comes from his...
Google, Microsoft Urge Georgia Governor to Veto Cybercrime Bill
May 4 2018 // Tech giants Google and Microsoft have joined a chorus or cybersecurity experts urging Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to veto a bill that makes unauthorized computer access a crime punishable by up to a year in prison. The...
Georgia School System Approves Policy for Employees to Carry Guns
May 4 2018 // A Georgia school system has decided to allow its employees to carry guns. The Laurens County school board has approved a policy allowing select staff to carry guns on school property, in vehicles and at school functions,...
Tall Trucks Threatening Historic Georgia Bridge
May 3 2018 // A historic covered bridge near Atlanta that was rebuilt after being burned down during the Civil War now faces a different foe: GPS systems. WABE-FM reports that five vehicles since December have rammed into the top of the...
Investigators Say Serial Arsonist Likely Behind Vacant House Fires in Georgia
May 2 2018 // Authorities believe a serial arsonist is targeting vacant homes in a Georgia city. Macon-Bibb Fire Department Capt. Michael Williamson tells The Telegraph that two vacant homes were destroyed by fires on Sunday. He says...
Georgia’s InsuranceHub Hires Woody to Lead Consumer Division
May 1 2018 // InsuranceHub has chosen Diane Woody, an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in customer service management, to lead its sales and customer service teams for the consumer division. Assuming the role of...
The Reason You Only Need One Auto Policy
Apr 18 2018 // This weekend was really good one for one of my sons. He got the all-too-rare opportunity to go see his girlfriend (who lives almost 350 miles from us). They both work and go to school, so their time is super tight. Before...
Tour Bus in Georgia Overturns On Way To Masters Golf Tournament
Apr 9 2018 // A tour bus headed to the Masters golf tournament flipped over on a Georgia interstate on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and snarling traffic as scores of fans made the pilgrimage to one of golf’s premier...
Georgia-Based Auto Insurer Access Insurance To Be Liquidated
Apr 4 2018 // Insurance regulators in the Southeast are notifying policyholders in their states of a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that is to be liquidated after being placed in...
Matthews Joins Alternative Service Concepts in Georgia
Apr 3 2018 // Alternative Service Concepts, a national third party claims administrator (TPA), has added Jim Matthews as a national account executive in its Norcross, Ga., office. As a national account executive, Matthews will assume a...
Georgia-Based Auto Insurer Access Insurance To Be Liquidated
Apr 2 2018 // Insurance regulators in the Southeast are notifying policyholders in their states of a Texas-domiciled/Atlanta, Georgia-headquartered property/casualty insurance company that is to be liquidated after being placed in...
Georgia Close to Passing Distracted Driving Bill
Mar 27 2018 // Georgia is one step closer to joining 15 other states that have already made it illegal to hold a cellphone while driving. By a non-unanimous voice vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill by...
