Eugene K. Pettis Elected Regent Of The American College Of Trial Lawyers

By Carrie Carrie T. Cox Eugene K. Pettis, a Co-Founder and Senior Partner at Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, has been elected to the 15-member Board of Regents of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He will represent Region 7,...

Early settlers share their stories at LOCAL’s Tombstone Trail event

Fascinating stories of Logan County pioneers who showed courage and perseverance came to life Saturday at Logan County Arts League’s third annual Tombstone Trail held at Riverside Cemetery. LOCAL partnered with Overland Trail Museum in putting...

YWCA Northern New Jersey Partners with Ulta Beauty to Uplift Young Women Through Wellness and STEM

OCTOBER 21, 2025 – YWCA Northern New Jersey (YWCANNJ), in partnership with Ulta Beauty Charitable Foundation, is proud to announce its participation in Pretty Empowered, a nationwide initiative that took place on Oct. 18, 2025, designed to inspire...

Atlanta Police identify officer seriously injured in fiery crash into home

Officer Safi was taken to Grady Hospital after the crash. ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department identified the officer seriously injured when his vehicle crashed into a home and caught fire Monday night. In an update Tuesday, APD said Officer...

Nyra Medical initiates first-in-human study of heart implant

A screengrab of an animation of the CARLEN system in action from a marketing video. [Image from the Nyra Medical website] Nyra Medical announced that it began the first-in-human clinical study evaluating its novel cardiac leaflet enhancer (CARLEN)...

Money, drugs at core of Atlanta businessman’s fraud trial

Metro Atlanta Jared Wheat and his company, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, have pleaded not guilty. The owner of Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, a Norcross-based dietary supplement manufacturer, is on trial in Atlanta, accused of fraud and other charges. (Jason...

Police investigate double shooting in Northeast Atlanta

ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating a double shooting in Northeast Atlanta that left one man critically injured. Officers responded to Latta Street, where they found an 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back. He was taken to the...

Georgia Tech Partners With Emory School of Nursing to Strengthen Nursing Workforce

Nursing students at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University Georgia Tech and the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University are partnering to develop a pipeline that prepares more local nurses to meet...

Piedmont Newton partners with Diabetes Association of Atlanta to offer free diabetes education classes

COVINGTON, Ga. – Piedmont Newton Hospital will hold a free diabetes education class on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 5 in partnership with the Diabetes Association of Atlanta and Willing Helpers Medical Clinic. The class starts at 10:30 a.m. and...

Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities announces name change ahead of new facility opening

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - As a part of a global rebranding plan, the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities has undergone a name change. The organization unveiled its new name, Ronald McDonald House Atlanta, saying that it’s now...

To hold or not to hold: that is the question for certain Medicare fee-for-service claims

McDermott+ is pleased to bring you Regs & Eggs, a weekly Regulatory Affairs blog by Jeffrey Davis. October 23, 2025 – We in the health policy world have been kept on our toes lately as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made...

Optimizing Micafungin Dosing in Patients with Critically Ill Candidemia and Trends of Candida Species Causing Bloodstream Infections in a Tertiary Hospital in Thailand: A Monte Carlo Simulation Approach

Introduction Candida species are common components of the normal human microbiota but can act as opportunistic pathogens, especially in immunocompromised individuals. The five most common species causing invasive infections are C. albicans (38%),...

ICE detains AMC’s ‘Manager of the Year’ during routine hearing

A family and community are rallying to help a man after he was detained by immigration officials. Mohamed Shama, a North Carolina man from Egypt, was detained during a routine immigration hearing in Durham on Oct. 9 and taken to Stewart Detention...

How Higher Education Can Advance Capital Projects Amid 2025’s Challenges

Photo: The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Dr. Thomas A. Fanning Student-Athlete Performance Center in Atlanta, where the institution’s office of corporate engagement has secured nearly 15% of the campus research funding from industry, with...

Former Georgia swimmer Abby McCulloh named among 30 finalists for NCAA Woman of the Year

Former Georgia swimmer Abby McCulloh has been named one of the 30 national honorees for the 2025 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, the NCAA announced Wednesday. The award, created in 1991, celebrates graduating female student-athletes who have...

James Lyons-Weiler: RFK Jr. Gave Ed Martin a List of 28 Scientific Studies that Defrauded the American Public – The Scientific Journals Have Been Put on Notice

Steve Bannon interviews James Lyons-Weiler on The War Room. On Wednesday morning James Lyons-Weiler joined Steve Bannon on The War Room to discuss the “weaponization of science” and its destructive effects on the American people. James...

Police: Pedestrian killed on Savannah's Abercorn Street

Police: Pedestrian killed on Savannah's Abercorn Street The victim's identity has not been released. THIS MORNING ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS AT 6-- ONE MAN SHOT AT A RICHMOND HILL MCDONALD'S. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION SO FAR AS THE...

Americans see insurance costs surge as health subsidy fight fuels shutdown

Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. Healthcare.gov — the federal website used by 28 states — is expected to post plan...

Vermont Mechanical to partner with Atlanta-based Grizzly MEP

Vermont Business Magazine Grizzly MEP, a commercial mechanical, electrical and plumbing platform based in Atlanta, GA, has announced the expansion of its platform through a new partnership with Vermont Mechanical Incorporated, a full-service...

Local opinion: Immigration reform is key to America’s future

The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Isaac Felix Strawberry fields, peach orchards and orange groves are being left to rot because farmers can’t find workers. The problem goes far beyond agriculture. Restaurants, hotels,...