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The investigation into a high-level security scare targeting Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Brad Raffensperger has taken a more serious turn. Campaign officials revealed on Wednesday, that a "manifesto" was sent to the campaign shortly before a suspicious object was discovered at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. While the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Unit determined the item found in a vending machine on Tuesday was not hazardous, the discovery of the document has kept law enforcement on high alert.

A 20-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, identified as James Erdman III, is providing explosive public testimony on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, before the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee. Erdman, who previously served within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is accusing high-level intelligence officials of suppressing evidence that pointed to a laboratory origin for the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing, titled "Whistleblower Testimony on the COVID Cover-up," was convened by Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY), who has spent years investigating the government's response and transparency regarding the virus.

President Donald Trump touched down in the Chinese capital on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, greeted by a lavish red-carpet welcoming ceremony that underscored the weight of his first visit to China in nearly a decade. With a military honor guard, a full brass band, and cheering youths, the pageantry set the stage for what many are calling the most consequential diplomatic meeting of the year.

A massive milestone for healthcare in the South Metro area arrives Wednesday, as Piedmont Henry Hospital officially unveils its state-of-the-art patient tower. The ribbon-cutting marks the completion of a $212 million expansion project—the largest financial investment in an existing facility by Piedmont Healthcare in over half a decade. Our Eli Jordan is on-site at the Stockbridge campus, where hospital leadership and Henry County officials are celebrating a project that was completed ahead of its original summer 2026 schedule.

Does a "D" or an "R" next to a candidate's name influence your vote, or would you prefer to judge local officials solely on their records? That question is now at the heart of a major legal and political battle in Georgia after Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 369 into law on Tuesday, May 12. The legislation mandates that several key local offices in five of Georgia’s most populous counties—Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb, and Clayton—will become nonpartisan starting in 2028. Governor Brian Kemp has officially signed a record-breaking $36.6 billion state budget for the 2027 fiscal year. While the spending plan represents the largest in Georgia's history, the Governor paired the signature with a stark warning about the nation's financial trajectory. Citing "national economic uncertainty" and the ongoing war in Iran, Kemp emphasized that Georgia must remain "fiscally resilient" even as it invests heavily in its workforce.

In a unanimous and stunning decision delivered Wednesday, May 13, 2026, the South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the double murder convictions and life sentences of disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh. The state's highest court has vacated the March 2023 guilty verdicts for the June 2021 shooting deaths of Murdaugh's wife, Maggie, and his 22-year-old son, Paul, at their family estate in Colleton County. The ruling remands the case back to the circuit court, effectively clearing the path for a new trial.

A domestic dispute at a Sandy Springs apartment complex escalated into a SWAT standoff Wednesday morning.

Top stories for Wednesday morning include controversial non-partisan election bill, paid parking in Roswell, Atlanta weather and traffic. 

The family of Sebi started a foundation to help families' of children battling cancer. 

The City of Roswell will begin charging $2 per hour for specific on-street downtown parking locations starting Friday to collect data on local parking demand.