A Georgia lawyer jailed for his role in the January 6th attack on the US Capitol has been released after a Supreme Court ruling.

Georgia residents with ties to Jamaica are worried and closely watching as a strong Hurricane Beryl roars by the island nation.

Meanwhile, here in Georgia, we're expecting dangerous heat this week, including for tomorrow's Fourth of July holiday.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider the case of a Black man on death row in Georgia who says his trial was unfair because the prosecutor improperly excluded Black jurors.

Providers of services to the homeless in Macon- Bibb County are asking for help from the public to stock emergency water stations.

While Georgia is home to mosquitoes that carry the West Nile and encephalitis viruses, local health officials are warning of mosquito-borne diseases acquired abroad.

US Senator Jon Ossoff is asking the US Justice Department and FBI for information on how they're protecting election workers.

A challenge to voter registrations in Macon-Bibb County failed on the first day of a new state law addressing those challenges.

The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper plans to sue the City of Atlanta over dangerous discharges from a city wastewater treatment plant.

The Atlanta City Council has approved a $2 million settlement to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car in 2020.

A challenge to voter registrations in Macon-Bibb County failed Monday on the first day a new state law took effect that many say is aimed at making those challenges more successful.

People in Middle Georgia's Upson County are beginning to question whether or not they want to be the site for a cutting edge plastics recycling facility. 

Today begins the state's new fiscal year, with many new laws going into effect.  Those include a pay-raising budget for teachers.

Many critical infrastructure sites in coastal Georgia are projected to flood at least twice a year by 2050 because of sea-level rise.

Five members of a Georgia family visiting New York for a baseball tournament died when a small plane crashed in rural New York.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump's nights didn't end when their CNN debate in Atlanta finished yesterday.

The Savannah City Council has settled long-running questions about the future of the city-owned Martin Luther King, Jr. Arena.

The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta remains quote "quite optimistic that things are heading in the right direction."

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in Atlanta last night in the first debate of the 2024 election.

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Midtown ahead of the presidential debate in Atlanta last night.

Savannah councilmembers voted Thursday to demolish the city-owned Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, a roughly 10,000-seat venue downtown.

Georgia swing voters, along with partisans on both sides of the political spectrum, all have their eyes on a presidential debate.

President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump could shake up the race for the White House tonight on CNN in Atlanta.

GPB's Sarah Kallis is traveling with the president and will be inside CNN. GPB's Amanda will be outside covering potential protests.

President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump are facing off in Atlanta for the first presidential debate of 2024.

A ‘Sickle Cell Sanctuary’ in Atlanta is providing health support and education for managing chronic disease and the pain that goes with it. 

A program of the US Department of Agriculture aimed at stemming child hunger during the summer break from school has officially begun in Georgia.

Presidential campaign surrogates are in Atlanta today stumping for Biden and Trump ahead of their presidential debate tomorrow.

Macon is the latest Georgia city to invest in housing specifically for unhoused people. The city has opened several tiny cottages.

National hotel brand Red Roof Inn has reached a settlement that ends a federal trial in Atlanta over sex trafficking allegations.

One man is dead and another hospitalized after apparent opioid overdoses inside a Georgia prison.

Fulton County court officials are blaming U.S. Postal Service consolidations and problems at a new sorting facility south of Atlanta for various court-related issues.

Macon is the latest city to invest in housing specifically meant for people experiencing homelessness. 

A judge has dismissed a case against the state that put into question a contract for a new health care provider for state prisons.

One man is dead and another hospitalized after apparent opioid overdoses inside Central State Prison in Macon-Bibb County.

Fulton County court officials are blaming US Postal Service problems at a new sorting facility for various court-related issues.

A Fulton County Judge dismissed a case against the state of Georgia Monday that put into question the legality of a contract for a new health care provider in the state’s prisons. 

Monday marked two years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade, ending the federal right to an abortion.

Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is proposing legislation that would designate $20 million to make improvements to one metro-Atlanta city’s water system.

A Florida woman has filed a federal sex discrimination lawsuit against a luxury resort company operating on coastal Georgia's privately owned Sea Island near Brunswick.

A Georgia House study committee will begin to answer a question this summer brought on by a bill passed this legislative year: what counts as a navigable river or stream?

Gas prices continue to drop in Georgia.

A Florida woman has filed a federal sex discrimination lawsuit against a luxury resort company operating on coastal Georgia's privately owned Sea Island near Brunswick.

A new exhibit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention features a dozen commercial airline seats, complete with locked tray tables and a lack of leg room.

A charitable food distribution in Macon drew hundreds of people Friday.