FBI Joins Search for Missing 4-Year-Old Javeayah Kemauni Harris in Aiken County
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAiken, SC – According to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and regional news reports, local, state and federal agencies are continuing to search for 4-year-old Javeayah Kemauni Harris, who was reported missing Tuesday night from a home in Aiken County. The search began in the Hillsboro Street and Ridgecrest Road […]
Georgia Man Gets More Than Four Years in Federal Prison in Sampson County Equipment Fraud Case
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorSalemburg, NC – A Georgia man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after prosecutors said he used stolen identities and fake driver’s licenses to fraudulently obtain more than $65,000 worth of farm machinery and equipment from a business in Sampson County. According to the U.S. […]
Georgia Medical Cannabis Law Expands Access, but Details Will Matter for Patients and Regulators
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – Georgia’s medical cannabis program is entering a new phase this week, with a state law taking effect July 1 that expands who may qualify, changes product limits, and allows vaporization products under the state’s regulated program. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the Georgia Patient First Act expands […]
Congress Passed a Housing Bill. For Georgia, the Bigger Question Is What It Actually Changes
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – Housing is one of the easiest problems to describe and one of the hardest to fix. Congress has now passed a major bipartisan housing package, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, with supporters calling it one of the most significant federal housing efforts in decades. But […]
New South Carolina Red Drum Rules Take Effect July 1 as State Moves to Rebuild Fishery
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorCharleston, SC – South Carolina anglers who fish for red drum will face tighter limits beginning July 1, as state officials move to reduce harvest pressure on one of the coast’s most familiar game fish. The new rules lower the recreational daily limit, create a smaller boat limit, adjust the […]
Nearly Half of Georgia Households Struggle With Basics, Even as Many Work
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – The simplest version of the story is that many Georgia families are still having trouble paying for the basics. The more accurate version is slightly harder: a large share of households are working, earning above the federal poverty line, and still falling short of what it actually […]
Georgia Lawmakers Push QR Code Voting System Deadline to 2028
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – Georgia voters will continue using the state’s current ballot-marking and QR code tabulation system through this year’s midterm elections after lawmakers voted to delay a self-imposed deadline for replacing it. The decision does not settle the larger fight over Georgia’s voting equipment. It only postpones it. According […]
Atlanta Doctor Accused in $4 Million Medicaid Fraud Case as Georgia Joins National Crackdown
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – Health care fraud is one of those crimes that can sound abstract until the numbers get attached to real programs. In Georgia, the latest case involves an Atlanta-area doctor accused of submitting more than $4 million in false claims to Georgia Medicaid over several years, according to […]
Duke Energy Foundation Wraps America250 Grants With More Than $550K for South Carolina Groups
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorGreenville, SC – Corporate grants are often announced in the language of celebration. The harder question is what they actually pay for once the press release fades. Duke Energy Foundation says it has completed more than $550,000 in America250-related grants to South Carolina organizations, including a final round of more […]
School Panic Button Alerts Rise as Georgia Expands Campus Safety Requirements
Aiman Tariq – Regional News EditorAtlanta, GA – School safety technology is often discussed in the context of worst-case emergencies. But a new school safety trends report suggests that wearable panic buttons are being used far more often for the everyday problems that can unfold across a campus long before they become headlines. According to […]