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Former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson is the focus of a grand jury investigation. The scope of the review is unclear. AJC 2013 file photo.
Crime & Public Safety
Former Brunswick district attorney focus of grand jury probe
A presentation is made to board members of the Development Authority of Fulton County during a meeting in August 2019 at the Fulton County Government Center in Atlanta. School leaders and the city’s development authority want Fulton County to stop handing out tax breaks to development projects located in the city. (Photo by Phil Skinner)
Local News
Our reporting about the Development Authority of Fulton County
Fulton County commissioners are scrutinizing per diem payments by the county's development authority. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Local News
Fulton authority halts controversial payouts as tensions with county mount
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Protesters demonstrated outside the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, on Sept. 26, 2020. Newly released documents show immigration officials did not monitor treatment of detainees by a gynecologist. (John Arthur Brown/Zuma Press/TNS)
News
At Georgia immigration jail, warnings about women’s medical care went unheeded
Kelly Stewart, 41, at her home in Chatsworth, Georgia, where she lives with family. Stewart has lived for years in the Medicaid gap; she is an adult with no minor children, and Georgia has not expanded Medicaid to include people like her. (PHOTO by Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Coronavirus
Standstill on Medicaid expansion leaves poor Georgians without coverage
Defense lawyers for Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and Roddie Bryan are accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. Episode 10 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast focuses on a crucial hearing to determine whether Arbery's past can be used during the murder trial.
Breakdown Podcast
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 10: The defense makes its case
The Development Authority of Fulton County board gets a briefing in August 2019. A joint investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News has found tens of thousands of dollars in questionable per diem charges at the authority since January of that year. (Phil Skinner / AJC file)
Investigations
Questionable payments made to Fulton Development Authority board members
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, left, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, greets 12-year-old Larry Hall while visiting the Whitfield County Health Department in Dalton, Georgia on Thursday. Walensky then observed Hall, his brothers and their mother get vaccinated against COVID-19. (PHOTO by Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Coronavirus
CDC director: One-on-one effort needed for vaccine campaign
At Marietta's Life University, the nation's largest chiropractic school, a traditional, philosophy-based form of chiropractic dominates, promoting spinal adjustments and healthy living as the best protections against disease. Seen here is the campus's sculpture of the hands of founder Sid Williams. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Investigations
Some Ga. chiropractors are stoking fears of COVID vaccines
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News
New police use-of-force training draws interest, criticism throughout Georgia
Featured
Standing with the Children protesters march down Rope Mill Rd from Woodstock Elementary on their way to Park at City Center in Woodstock Saturday, August 22, 2020. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
ONLY IN THE AJC: EXTREMISM IN GEORGIA
Supercharged conspiracy theory QAnon takes root in Georgia
Emanuel Medical Center emergency room technician Patrice Thompson uses disinfectant to clean a trauma room after a patient was seen. Cleaners, personal protective equipment has added costs to the operational budget of the rural hospital in Emanuel County. (Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Investigations
Rescue efforts fail for rural hospitals
The COVID-19 death toll at the Riverside Health Care nursing home, a 158-bed home in Covington, is the second-highest among Georgia nursing homes. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
Investigations
Georgia’s oversight of long-term care shaky as COVID-19 cases jump
Alison Greene said she created this website for Olivia Ware's 2021 mayoral campaign. When the pandemic hit, she said, Ware asked her to collaborate on social programs, but Greene said she eventually became wary about Ware's operation. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Coronavirus
Billions in low-dollar stimulus loans may never be scrutinized
Clarissa Strickland holds her sister Nan Durrett's ashes at her home in Lilburn on Aug. 27. Her sister died in April of suspected COVID-19 after a stay in an assisted living facility. Strickland is still waiting to hold a funeral for her sister because her family has been scattered by the coronavirus. The family thought the state could have done more to alert them to citations regulators issued to the home related to Durrett's case. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
News
Families struggle for answers in senior care investigations
Columnists
The Imperfect Alibi
A new bill, expected to be passed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp, will require the Georgia Medical Composite Board to report how many physicians have been the subject of sexual misconduct investigations, including assault, abuse and exploitation. Pictured last year (from left) are board members Dr. John Antalis, Dr. John Jeffrey Marshall, and Dr. E. Dan DeLoach, and interim executive director LaSharn Hughes. (AJC file)
Investigations
Legislation to require transparency, reporting of doctor sex abuse
Dr. Jeffrey Siegelman, an emergency physician, poses for a photograph in his Atlanta home on March 9, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Investigations
Georgia’s next public health crisis already unfolding, health experts fear
Betty Pippin, 92, is unable to leave her home and is still waiting to receive her first COVID vaccine Thursday, April 8, 2021. Pippin is on a list to received the shot at her home but has not yet been scheduled. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Investigations
Many of Georgia’s homebound still waiting for vaccine
033021 Jackson: Administrator Jennifer Vasil, RN, looks over a bed in an empty room on the hallway where residents with Covid used to be and have since died at Westbury Medical Care and Rehab on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Jackson. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”
Local News
Exhaustion and trauma take toll on Georgia’s front-line medical workers
Jerry Kotyuk is shown here in his Marietta home office, where the retired travel agent spends his time advocating for conservative policies. Kotyuk, like nearly half of Republican men, is choosing to not yet take the COVID-19 vaccines. He had a mild case in December and is waiting to see what the long-term side effects are and longevity of protection the vaccine provides. Public health advocates are exploring ways to hear the group's concerns and answer their questions. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Investigations
New focus for vaccine push: Republican men
James Dempsey died in 2014 after authorities say his caregivers ignored his pleas for help.
Politics
After intense debate, ‘granny cams’ bill fails
Rob Bozicevich, an EMS Academy manager, demonstrates a high-flow nasal cannula device on a patient simulator as paramedic student Devin Drinkwater watches, at the Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service in Marietta. The pandemic has changed the way emergency crews work. Now, EMS workers are adapting to the need to treat more patients with respiratory distress, etc. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Investigations
Battered by the pandemic, EMS struggles to adapt
March 10, 2021 Atlanta: Billboards getting the message out about vaccines to combat the COVI-19 pandemic are up throughout the metro Atlanta area. Here Kerstin Johnson walked her dogs along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive at Centennial Olympic Park Drive in downtown Atlanta on Thursday March 11, 2021. Johnson said up to this point she had been “Too young” to get a vaccine. She said she’s looking forward to it. Georgians as young as 55 and others with high-risk medical conditions will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine under plans announced Wednesday by Gov. Brian Kemp. An additional 3.3 million Georgians will be eligible for the vaccines starting Monday. The list of high-risk conditions will likely make the vast majority of Georgia adults qualified to get the shots such as those with cancer, heart conditions and diabetes, high blood pressure, pregnancy and asthma. Kemp also said he hopes to expand vaccine eligibility to all adults by early April. In the latest move, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the federal government will purchase an additional 100 million doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Local News
Kemp eases Georgia coronavirus restrictions despite worries about new surge
The Georgia Composite Medical Board meets in 2017. A new report says the panel imposes serious penalties against physicians less often than almost any other medical regulatory body in the country.
Investigations
Georgia lags in disciplining doctors
Prosecutors say that two Georgians and three other people were traveling the country to run what’s known as the Grandparent Scam. Posing as attorneys or officials, the group would phone elderly people and tell them that a relative was in trouble and needed cash. Victims sent thousands of dollars, some pulling out life savings, according to court documents. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Crime & Public Safety
Georgia women accused of nationwide ‘grandparent scam’ conspiracy
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The veranda of Martha and Jean-Francois Morizur’s home looks out over their backyard and pool area. A sofa, chair and coffee table from Wayfair provide seating around the outdoor fireplace, and the fleur-de-lis wood and iron art above the fireplace from Hobby Lobby ties the outdoor decor into the French style of the interior of the home. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.
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Senior care investigation
Rosemont at Stone Mountain is a senior living facility that has experienced a large number of Covid deaths. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Investigations
Warnock, Johnson seek investigation of Georgia’s nursing home death data
James Dempsey died in 2014 after authorities say his nurses neglected his repeated calls for help.
Investigations
‘Granny cams’ bill disappoints senior advocates
Connie Kendrick and her son, William Kendrick, embrace as they see each other at The William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta on Thursday. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Local News
Nursing home residents finally get to see their loved ones face to face
Sisters Clarece Jones, right, and Betty Crowder, third from right, visit their brother Johnny Simmons, left, with their mother, Lucille Simmons, Thursday at Westbury Medical Care and Rehab in Jackson. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Politics
Georgia House votes to allow visitors at hospitals, nursing homes
Data journalism
Dody Bunn sorts bread for families in need during a drive-through food pantry at the Hearts to Nourish Hope in Riverdale last month. “We’ve still got people falling through the cracks,” according to the nonprofit's CEO. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
AJC SPECIAL REPORT
Falling through the cracks: pandemic exacts heavy financial toll on Georgians
For only the second time since World War II, both of Georgia’s U.S. senators — Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff, right, shown campaigning with Joe Biden before November's election — live in metro Atlanta. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Politics
Georgia’s center of political gravity shifting toward Atlanta
Covid-19 vaccination rates for Georgia counties.
News
Current COVID-19 vaccination rates for Georgia counties
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Coronavirus
Coronavirus two-week trends by Georgia county
'Breakdown' podcast
Defense lawyers for Travis McMichael, his father Greg McMichael and Roddie Bryan are accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. Episode 10 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast focuses on a crucial hearing to determine whether Arbery's past can be used during the murder trial.
Breakdown Podcast
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 10: The defense makes its case
Lawyers for the men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery want the jury to hear about Arbery's past scrapes with the law and his mental health history. Episode 9 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast explores how Arbery's past could impact the trial. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Breakdown Podcast
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 9: Is Ahmaud’s imperfect past relevant?
Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, speaks to "Breakdown" about her son's killing one year ago. The podcast's latest episode looks at who Arbery was, and explores a 2017 incident Arbery had with law enforcement. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Breakdown Podcast
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 8: He ran. And ran. And ran.
This viral video of Ahhaud Arbery's last moments made the case nationally known. Now the producers of the AJC's 'Breakdown' podcast have been able to see the bodycam footage from the first police officers on the scene. That footage is the subject of the seventh episode of the 'Breakdown' podcast, now in its eighth season.
Breakdown Podcast
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 7: The immediate aftermath
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Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, speaks to "Breakdown" about her son's killing one year ago. The podcast's latest episode looks at who Arbery was, and explores a 2017 incident Arbery had with law enforcement. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
Breakdown Podcast
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 8: He ran. And ran. And ran.
This photo, taken at about 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 13 and provided to the AJC by a cheerleading parent, shows people congregating near food trucks inside the Georgia World Congress Center during that weekend's Cheersport Nationals competition. (Special)
Investigations
Mayor cautions against All-Star gatherings, while other events draw thousands downtown
210116-Atlanta- Ronald Murphey looks away as he gets his COVID-19 vaccine during an event Saturday morning, Jan. 16, 2021, for Fulton County School employees and their spouses who are 65 and older at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Investigations
A look at major COVID-19 developments over the past week
Verden Andrew Nalley of Buford was charged with three felonies for his role in the breach of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. He was arrested Feb. 16, 2021, by the FBI and Gwinnett County sheriffs.
News
Buford man arrested for Jan. 6 insurrection gets bond, house arrest
Pro-Trump protesters storm the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, on the same day as a joint session of Congress met to certify the electoral votes from the 2020 presidential election. Poor planning among a constellation of government agencies and a restive crowd encouraged by President Trump set the stage for the unthinkable. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
News
Another Georgian arrested in Capitol riot; judge denies bond for two others
Single doses of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine are ready for use at a vaccination event at Morehouse School of Medicine in early February. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Coronavirus
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Facing possible sanctions by the State Bar, attorney L. Lin Wood is calling on his supporters to investigate members of the Bar's disciplinary panel.
Election 2020
L. Lin Wood enlists ‘Army of Patriots’ in battle to retain law license
Michael Purvis suffered serious complications due to COVID-19 not long after he was hired as CEO of Candler County Hospital. In late November, he kicked off his second year at the helm of the 25-bed critical access facility. (HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM)
Investigations
A community in peril as its hospital CEO falls victim to COVID-19
An ambulance delivers a patient to the Rosemont at Stone Mountain senior living facility on Thursday. On one day in January, Rosemont reported 21 COVID-19 deaths to the state’s daily public case-tracker. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Coronavirus
In spite of months in COVID lockdown, Ga. senior care homes report highest deaths, cases...
Director Jin-Xiong She works in the genomics core laboratory by a newly installed Ion Gene Studio S5 Prime Semiconductor Sequencer and an Ion Chef System at Augusta University Medical Center. The lab currently conducts genomic sequencing to study various illness, but has the capabilities to do the type of sequencing to identify variants of the virus. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
AJC EXCLUSIVE
U.S. now ramping up to track mutant viruses, but effort may be too little, too late
Shown here, an Atlanta nurse-practitioner prepares Pfizer vaccines at a mass vaccination program at Mercedes-Benz Stadium earlier this year. According to documents, the city of Atlanta arranged for some people to get vaccinated at the Mercedes-Benz site who are not yet eligible under state rules. (PHOTO by Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
Investigations
DOCUMENTS: City of Atlanta Fire Dept. family members jump vaccine line
The Lil’ Big South girls volleyball tournament was held at the Georgia World Congress Center last month with spaced seating for spectators and signs reminding people to wear masks. (Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Investigations
Youth sports tournaments go on despite COVID dangers
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