Keisha Lance Bottoms on her Georgia governor race

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is polling within a point of Rick Jackson in the race to be the next Georgia governor. She joins "The Takeout" to discuss her campaign.

• Sep 28

Georgia park mass shooting wounds 11 teens at birthday party

The wounded victims were identified as four 18-year-old men, five 17-year-old boys and two 18-year-old women, according to the sheriff's office.

• Sep 27

Georgia couple who survived Nepal flood shares their story

Mita and Hemant Parikh decided to split from their group and take a side trip during their long-planned pilgrimage. They're now safely back home, but none of the families they were traveling with have been found.

• Sep 22

Feds plan to transfer hundreds of pre-trial detainees in private prison dispute

The U.S. Marshals Service is preparing to transfer some Georgia detainees to another private facility 200 miles away.

• Sep 18

Cyclospora outbreak tied to 3 more states, FDA says

U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.

• Aug 27

WaPo: Ex-Mike Collins intern posted KKK imagery

A former intern for Republican Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, who is the GOP nominee in the Peach State Senate race, posted imagery sympathetic to the KKK and Nazism, the Washington Post found. Political strategists Robyn Patterson and Leslie Shedd join with analysis.

• Aug 27

Everton Blair wins special election for late Rep. David Scott's seat

Everton Blair Jr. will serve out the remaining few months of the late Rep. David Scott's final term, the Associated Press projects.

• Aug 25

Retiree helps families bond with free tables

Brian Unger tells the story of a Georgia retiree who built a second career crafting tables for families in need.

• Aug 22

Student shot during argument in Georgia high school bathroom, officials say

An argument in the bathroom of a high school in Warner Robins, Georgia, ended with one student shot and another in custody, officials said.

• Aug 13

Water system cyberattacks spread to more states

Several states are experiencing cyberattacks on their water systems after Minnesota reported at attack last week. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has the latest.

• Aug 5

Dad who gave gun to school shooter sentenced

Colin Gray, the father of the teen who was convicted of killing four in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors said he ignored warning signs, giving his son an assault-style semiautomatic rifle and ammunition as a gift.

• Jul 31

New forecast shifts 14 races toward Democrats

The University of Virginia's election forecaster Sabato's Crystal Ball has updated its outlook for this year's midterm elections, favoring Democrats in some House races and the Georgia Senate race. Sabato's managing editor, Kyle Kondik, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

• Jul 30

Father of Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison

Colin Gray gets 15 years in prison after emotional sentencing hearing in Apalachee High School shooting case.

• Jul 30

Colin Gray sentenced to 15 years in prison

Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday. CBS News' Skyler Henry has more.

• Jul 30

The American South's evolving politics

A new YouTube series is pulling back the curtain on the political complexities of the American South. "Long Play: Winning the South" explores the importance of six states through the people who've helped shape them. Co-host and former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

• Jul 28

Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to life without parole

Colt Gray, the teenager who admitted to killing four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole.

• Jul 28

Colt Gray sentenced to life without parole

A judge on Tuesday sentenced Colt Gray to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Gray pleaded guilty to killing four people in the deadly 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has the latest.

• Jul 28

Georgia man who ran toward Capitol with shotgun pleads guilty

Prosecutors say Carter Camacho of Smyrna, Georgia, told police officers who apprehended him outside the Capitol that he intended to confront members of Congress and "scare them into speaking the truth."

• Jul 27

Apalachee High School shooting suspect pleads guilty to all charges

Colt Gray was charged with 55 counts, including malice murder, and faces life in prison without parole for the deadly mass shooting at Apalachee High School.

• Jul 24

Georgia school shooting suspect pleads guilty

Nearly two years after a school shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School, a 16-year-old pleaded guilty to killing two fellow students, two teachers and wounding nine other people in Georgia. Jericka Duncan reports.

• Jul 24

Poll: Ossoff holds large lead in reelection bid

New AARP polling out of Georgia offers competing states in two elections, with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff holding a nine-point lead in his reelection bid over GOP Rep. Mike Collins, and Democrat Keishia Lance Bottoms slightly ahead of Republican Rick Jackson in the governor's race, but within the margin of error. NOTUS reporter Kadia Goba and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Washington bureau chief Tia Mitchell join to discuss.

• Jul 24

Apalachee shooting suspect pleads guilty

The teen accused of killing four people during a 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has pleaded guilty to all charges. CBS News' Jared Eggleston reports.

• Jul 24

Raffensperger on DHS noncitizen voting claims

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said on Tuesday that, three years ago, a computer glitch resulted in some 6,600 noncitizens being registered to vote in the state. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger joins to discuss.

• Jul 22

Trump speaks at school after dignified transfer

President Trump spoke at a high school in Marietta, Georgia, on Wednesday, after attending a dignified transfer for four U.S. troops killed in the Middle East. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has the latest.

• Jul 22

Clayton grilled on 2020 election, Gabbard

Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff questioned President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, about who he believed won the 2020 presidential election. Ossoff also brought up Tulsi Gabbard's highly scrutinized presence at an FBI raid on an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia. Also, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, scolded Clayton for not being prepared to answer questions about Gabbard.

• Jul 15

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