The family of a 62-year-old deacon who died after struggling with an Atlanta officer has sued the city, the officer and the police chief.

The estimated cost to build Atlanta's planned police and fire-fighter safety training center has grown by $20 million to $110 million.

A former student at a Southeast Georgia high school filed a federal lawsuit against the school district, alleging sex discrimination.

A judge will hear a motion alleging a romantic affair between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and another prosecutor.

Some Democratic state lawmakers want to former President Donald Trump’s name off Georgia ballots. The effort won't go far.

Georgia's commercial shrimp harvesting season comes to an end today with some in the industry worried about their future.

Georgia's Department of Human Services Commissioner says the state has ended the foster child placement process known as hotelling.

Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is responding to requests from lawmakers to remove the QR codes from ballots. 

Atlanta is joining a growing list of cities considering banning drivers from turning right on a red light, at least in two of the city's most walkable neighborhoods.

Georgia's Department of Human Services Commissioner says the state has ended the foster child placement process of "hotelling."

Advocates for the unhoused work, sometimes unsuccessfully, to get residents into shelter during very cold weather like this week's.

State representatives presented their policy recommendations following a study into Georgia’s preschool program Tuesday.

Gov. Brian Kemp and legislative budget writers Tuesday vowed to continue a cautious approach to spending, despite the huge budget surplus.

The Atlanta Braves earlier this week signed a 17-year-old amateur prospect from Venezuela for $5 million.

Governor Brian Kemp and legislative budget writers are vowing a cautious approach to spending, despite the huge budget surplus.

Kemp is promoting Georgia business at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for the second January in a row.

Federal transportation officials have rejected a request from Macon-Bibb County for money to fix one of the area's deadliest roads.

Bitter cold is headed into Georgia.

An Atlanta nonprofit is working to improve the streets for people walking, rolling, or riding.

Savannah hosted its first minor-league hockey all-star game Monday night.

Communities with higher than average poverty and unemployment rates wait much longer to get their power back after major storms, according to a study of over 500 counties in the southeast.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is defending the qualifications of a special prosecutor she hired for her case against Donald Trump and others over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

Snow and sleet are falling in parts of North Georgia. 

A federal judge is allowing part of Georgia's contested 2021 election law overhaul to stand as a lawsuit against it moves forward.

Lawmakers say Medicaid -- and whether or not Georgia will choose to expand it -- will be a major issue this legislative session.

Savannah has approved the wording on a historical marker to be placed in the public square whose name they recently changed.

A historic public square in downtown Savannah which was recently renamed after a formerly enslaved nurse will soon be getting new signage to reflect the name change.

Columbus is having problems with its new automated trash collection system.

Physicians, public health workers, advocacy groups and hospital administrators all testified in favor of Medicaid Expansion during a hearing this week hosted by the Georgia Democratic Caucus.

Governor Brian Kemp delivered his 6th State of the State address, painting his policies as bringing prosperity and opportunity.

Speaker Jon Burns says the House is in a fact-finding phase on expanding health care access for lower income working families.

Hundreds of thousands of Georgians could be at risk of losing home internet access, if Congress does not extend a federal subsidy.

A North Atlantic right whale calf has been injured and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is asking boaters off the coast of Georgia, South Carolina, and northeast Florida to report sightings of the calf.

Governor Brian Kemp says he wants to fund new medical schools at Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia.

A panel of state Senators is backing a new effort to legalize sports gambling in Georgia.  A similar legislative effort last year failed.

A state judge again has delayed the trial for the first defendant indicted in protests against the Atlanta public safety training facility.

Lawmakers are renewing the push to legalize sports betting in Georgia.

Georgia has recorded its sixth-hottest year on record.

Fulton County elections officials are hosting a series of recruitment fairs to hire poll workers ahead of elections season.

Police in Clayton County are confirming a death related to the severe storms that rolled through Metro Atlanta this morning.

Fulton County elections officials are hosting are a series of recruitment fairs to hire poll workers ahead of elections season.

Georgia set its sixth-hottest year on record, the result of human-caused climate change and the warm-weather pattern, El Nino.