Jake Shore

1 day ago | thecurrentga.org | Eli Hager |Jake Shore

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The clear-cutting across the federal government under President Donald Trump has been dramatic, with mass terminations, the suspension of decades-old programs and the neutering of entire agencies. But this spectacle has obscured a series of moves by the administration that could profoundly harm some of the most vulnerable people in the U.S.: children.

1 week ago | thecurrentga.org | Jake Shore

The killing of a gay man in Savannah last month has raised concerns among LGBTQ advocates about the Savannah Police Department’s once robust procedures and practices intended to keep their community safe from violence. SPD has arrested the suspected killer of Chris Allen Villegas Fentress, and officials have previously said it has no evidence to suggest the shooting was a hate crime.

2 weeks ago | thecurrentga.org | Jake Shore |Jake Shore ReporterReporter

Georgia legislators allocated more than a quarter million dollars in the upcoming budget for two gang prosecutors in Savannah. The specialized prosecutors would be based in “the Savannah region” and work under the Georgia Attorney General’s Gang Prosecution Unit, according to budget documents. The $268,464 line item was included last week in an appropriations bill that awaits Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature before becoming a part of the state’s fiscal year 2026 budget.

2 weeks ago | thecurrentga.org | Alma Beauvais |Jake Shore

This story was originally published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its newsletters here. K.C., a stay-at-home mother in North Canton, Ohio, knew her husband had hidden multiple guns around their home. He never pointed the weapons at her, but he routinely invoked them to silence her during arguments.

3 weeks ago | appenmedia.com | Jake Shore

Georgia Republican legislators slotted in major changes to the Georgia Open Records Act – including limiting public access to police reports – near the end of its legislative session without the regular due process most bills receive. The House Rules Committee passed an altered version of Senate Bill 12 late in the day Wednesday, which would restrict the already-limited amount of information the police must disclose to the public after a crime occurs.