The Georgia Sun

2 days ago | thegeorgiasun.com | B.T. Clark

A devastating multi-vehicle pileup on Mother's Day evening created chaos on I-75 right at the Georgia-Tennessee Line, forcing emergency responders to perform

5 days ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Shauneen Miranda

The U.S. House approved a measure Thursday that would codify part of President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”The bill — which was passed on a nearly party-line vote, 211-206 — calls on the head of each federal agency to “update each document and map of the Federal agency in accordance” with the new name within six months of enactment. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska was the only Republican to vote against the measure.

1 week ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Chase McGee

From a distance, it might look like any other ant. But the Asian needle ant is unique, and you won’t see them marching in a line up a tree. According to University of Georgia Orkin Entomologist Dr. Dan Suiter, these ants travel alone, and they have a venomous bite that can result in a simple sting or, in some people, more serious problems.

3 weeks ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Stanley Dunlap

Clean energy advocates say that a new exemption granted by the Trump administration for dozens of power plants – including two in Georgia – is the latest example of federal policy favoring the coal industry despite pollution concerns. Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency approved a two-year exemption allowing Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen and Plant Scherer to bypass federal emission regulations for mercury and other air pollutants.

3 weeks ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ellen Eldridge

Elijah Stacy is going to die. Soon. The 23-year-old suffers from a rare genetic muscle wasting disease known as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which has a global prevalence of 1 in 3,500 to 5,000 male births. The average life expectancy for someone with DMD is about 30 years, according to a 2021 study published in Neurology. Stacy was diagnosed at age 6, after his parents noticed him walking on his toes. Now, he uses a powered wheelchair.