Earlier this month, Gov. Brian Kemp named GEMA’s new leader, former Georgia State Patrol Captain Chris Stallings, after longtime director Homer Bryson retired. Director Stallings joined “Closer Look” host Rose Scott on Monday’s edition of the program to discuss the role GEMA plays in monitoring the states’ number of hospitalizations and distributing personal protective equipment and other essential…

The Trump Administration says Georgia is finally out of the “red zone” when it comes to newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases. The latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force obtained by WABE says the state had just 92 newly confirmed infections for every 100,000 people in the week leading up to Sept. 27. Read the full article:…

The University of Georgia registered 1,417 official cases of COVID-19 this week. That puts the Athens university among the top COVID-19-infected campuses in the nation. “The UGA case rate is more than that of some countries,” said Jared Steckl, a senior majoring in business. Read the full article: WABE 

Some metro Atlanta school districts started the school year completely remotely. That’s been hard for some students with special needs. Those students typically get extra services in school that can’t be delivered virtually. Now, some parents want Gov. Brian Kemp to use federal coronavirus relief money to help those students. Read the full article: WABE 

Lately most Atlanta bars haven’t been overflowing with patrons sipping on cocktails and browsing local craft beers. But Georgia’s alcohol sales haven’t suffered overall during the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full article: WABE

A federal law protecting many tenants from eviction expired this week. Renters around Atlanta are noticing. For Jasmine Nelson, the letter came as she approached one year in her Lithonia apartment. “I was just really caught off guard with the whole thing,” she said. Nelson is a cosmetologist who does hair. The building she worked in shut down with…

For the second week in a row, a Trump administration assessment of states’ efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus says Georgia is falling behind most of the rest of the country. The latest report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force says the state had 167 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the week…

The Cherokee County School District said Wednesday it will close Woodstock High School due to possible exposure to the coronavirus. The district says Woodstock has 14 positive cases of COVID-19 with another 15 pending. Almost 300 students and staff at the school have been quarantined. Read the full article: WABE 

Two in five child care providers will shut their doors permanently this month without additional public funding, according to a report recently released by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Read the full article: WABE 

It has been a concern since the beginning of the pandemic. As the virus interrupts the economy and people lose their jobs, will they be able to stay in their homes? More than four months later, the answer to that question is still unclear. Tenants and landlords face a lot of uncertainty. Read the full article:…