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UPDATE: Jury deliberations begin in Arbery murder trial

BRUNSWICK, Ga.— Jurors — 11 white and one Black — began deliberating Tuesday the fate of three white ... Read more

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Arbery defense rests; residents testify about crimes in neighborhood

BRUNSWICK, Georgia — Closing arguments in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial are expected to begin Monday following the ... Read more

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Police testimony: Father would have shot Arbery if son hadn’t

BRUNSWICK, Georgia — Two of three white men accused of killing a Black man in their neighborhood made ... Read more

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First responders testify to state of defendants at Arbery murder scene

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — While Greg McMichael told a police officer his son, Travis, “had no choice” but to ... Read more

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Viral video, tight community prolong search for impartial jurors in Arbery case

BRUNSWICK, Ga. —The selection of jurors for the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery will ... Read more

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A year after Ahmaud Arbery’s death, citizen’s arrest repealed

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp signed the repeal of the state’s Civil War-era citizen’s arrest statute Monday. The ... Read more

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What bills made final gavel of 2021 legislative session

ATLANTA — While the saga of Georgia’s election changes dominated the news cycle during the 2021 legislative session, ... Read more

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General Assembly repeals Georgia’s citizens arrest law

ATLANTA – Legislation repealing Georgia’s 150-year-old citizen’s arrest law gained final passage in the General Assembly Wednesday. On ... Read more

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House unanimously passes bill to repeal citizen’s arrest law

ATLANTA — House lawmakers unanimously passed a measure Monday that would do away with Georgia’s Civil War-era citizen’s ... Read more

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Citizen’s arrest repeal in Georgia advances in state House

ATLANTA — A repeal of Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law that still allows people to detain suspected criminals in ... Read more