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When many were rushing to rewatch the eerily prophetic 2011 film “Contagion” during the pandemic, others were searching for more comforting escapes.

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) reported 35,793 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, according to the 12 p.m. Thursday (5/14) update.

A judge in 2015 ordered Cassandra Callender, known as “Cassandra C.” during her legal fight, to undergo chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s lymphoma after she refused treatment, saying she didn’t want to poison her body.

An Auburn man is heading to federal prison after pleading guilty to felony gun possession charges.

A new study suggests COVID-19 patients who took famotidine, the active ingredient in Pepcid, were more than twice as likely to survive.

An internal memo by Southwest Airlines tells flight crews not to stop passengers from boarding if they refuse to wear a mask.

An officer stepped in to rescue an infant during a tense confrontation between police and the child’s father.

Publix has announced a change to its store hours as the reopening process continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Instead of celebrating his birthday, Ahmaud’s family is grieving and angry after he was shot to death while jogging in a Savannah suburb.

In Georgia, where the school year is ending early for one of every 10 students, many district leaders say the final weeks of the school year would have been dedicated anyway to preparing for and taking standardized