Georgia unemployment claims dropping
There is some good news coming from the unemployment picture. According to the labor commissioner, unemployment claims are down from last week by 323,000. That’s great. But unemployment is still a huge issue across the state. Let’s take a look at the numbers.
Authorities are ready to crack down on COVID-19-related executive order violations
More Georgia businesses are opening every day and many of you reach out to FOX 5 with your concerns about their safety practices.
US economy shrank at 5% annual rate in Q1
It was the biggest quarterly decline in more than a decade, since an 8.4% fall in 2008 during the depths of the financial crisis.
UGA researchers to conduct national survey on travel behavior, motivations during COVID-19
Airports on Memorial Day weekend are usually packed, and hotels are all booked up, but not this year.
It’s not junk mail: Coronavirus stimulus payment debit cards come in plain envelope
Some have reportedly mistaken their Economic Impact Payment debit cards as junk mail after being confused by the envelope.
Trooper cites 2 Chainz's restaurant manager for not following Georiga's executive order
State officials say the manager of a popular Atlanta restaurant owned by rapper 2 Chainz was cited over the weekend for violating Gov. Brian Kemp’s executive order on social distancing.
Perry’s studio moves toward reopening while industry waits
Tyler Perry is planning to make his Atlanta-based mega studio one of the first domestic filming grounds to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. But while Perry is looking to restart production in July, other studios in Georgia and beyond are anxiously waiting for Hollywood’s green light.
Pence visits Georgia cafe that reopened despite virus
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday praised Georgia’s decision to quickly reopen businesses during the coronavirus outbreak during a visit to the state that included lunch with the governor at an Atlanta café that had resumed dine-in service.
State, county partnership helps cash-strapped farmers and struggling families
Dante Smith is one of the hundreds of people who were in line Friday before the gates at a food giveaway in Clarkston even opened. He lays tile for a living but hasn't worked since the deadly coronavirus flat-lined much of Georgia's workforce. He said he wasn't shocked to see the long line of families waiting for free boxes of food.
Overnight summer camps allowed to reopen in Georgia at the end of this month
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed an executive order allowing sleep away camps to reopen as early as the end of the month.
DOL: Social media threads offer bad unemployment benefits advice
New unemployment figures are out. Georgia is at the highest unemployment rate on record, nearly 12 percent. It passed the previous record from the Great Recession which was 10.6 percent a decade ago.
Mayor releases 5-phase plan to reopen Atlanta
Atlanta’s mayor released her official plan to reopen the city late Thursday evening.
Georgia unemployment claims reach record high in April
The number of initial unemployment claims in Georgia has reached another all-time high, with April's total surpassing the number of claims reached in the past four years combined, officials said Thursday.
'09 grad encourages Class of 2020 to keep pushing forward
Graduating is hard, but being a self-sufficient adult is harder. COVID-19 hasn’t helped.
US health officials quietly release more reopening guidance
U.S. health officials have quietly released more reopening guidance that was created more than a month ago but initially shelved.
Where’s my stimulus check? IRS adds phone operators to answer relief payment questions
The IRS is adding 3,500 phone representatives to handle a flood of calls from taxpayers waiting for their stimulus checks.
Coronavirus pandemic causes challenges for truckers
Traffic on the roads is picking back up, but truckers who are deemed essential are not back to full force. There are a lot of businesses that are still closed and that means a lot of trucks are parked.
IRS to issue coronavirus stimulus payments on prepaid debit card
The IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department will begin sending economic stimulus payments on preloaded debit cards this week, the Trump administration said on Monday.
Dow surges over 900 points amid coronavirus vaccine progress as lockdowns ease
U.S. equity markets soared Monday after drugmaker Moderna announced progress toward a COVID-19 vaccine and as lockdowns continued to ease nationwide.
How one Athens gym reopened with safety protocols in place
Many hair salons and restaurants have reopened, albeit with modification, but what about gyms?