Across the state as communities prepare for tree lighting ceremonies, concerts, art exhibitions, stage shows and more, a theme is emerging: nostalgia.

Four Georgia high schools are receiving a grant which will fund community events about online safety.

Josh Rogers, who led the non-profit NewTown Macon, has died.

Officials in Macon-Bibb County will use millions in American Rescue Plan money to help address persistent issues of food access. 

Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson dies; Medicare can no longer reimburse doctors for some telehealth visits after the COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends; and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified the results of the 2024 presidential election Friday.

Thanks to a partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program has provided nearly half a million meals' worth of venison to people in need.

The father of the accused Apalachee High School shooter entered a not guilty plea yesterday morning, a Georgia Senate committee studying transgender students participating in school sports hears testimony, and Hyundai's new electric vehicle plant in Southeast Georgia soon begins building the company's largest-ever electric SUV.

Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man who was accused of murdering nursing student Laken Riley, has been found guilty on all charges.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has been elected chairman of the Republican Governor's Association for 2025.

The Macon Bibb County Commission is moving ahead with a plan to demolish a long vacant downtown hotel by the end of the year to make way for new development. 

Prosecutors finished calling witnesses Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Study says human-caused climate change intensified hurricanes during a recent 5-year period. And Georgia is one of 15 states that require health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing for lung cancer.

The Georgia legislative session will get underway in less than two months. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is outlining the priorities they'll be keeping an eye on.

Farmers, restaurant owners and chefs gathered in Atlanta this week to discuss the impacts of climate change on the food industry. 

The Georgia prosecutor who tried the murder case made famous by the book "Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil" has died. Former Chatham County District Attorney Spencer Lawton Jr. died Wednesday at his home in Savannah.

The White House is renewing its push for Congress to pass emergency disaster relief funding. 

The Georgia legislative session will get underway in less than two-months.

Enrollment in Georgia's medical cannabis registry has hit 25,000 patients.

Coca-Cola is facing backlash over a series of new holiday ads created by AI.

Former Detroit Lion and Georgia Southern University football player Leander Antwione Williams is charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Kambera, a western lowland gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, delivered the 26th gorilla born at the zoo on Nov. 13.

The race is meant to improve gender parity in marathon participation, historically dominated by men.

Friday marks the start of the trial of Jose Ibarra in Athens, the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia's campus in February.

Because of settlements reached with major opioid manufacturers, Georgia has over $600 million to fund programs in communities hard hit by the opioid epidemic. State leaders came one step closer to distributing a portion of that money this week.  

In a report released Thursday, U.S. Justice Department officials say "inhumane, violent" conditions at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta violate the constitutional rights of people held in custody there.

Lawmakers are making themselves and others available for Hurricane Helene assistance.

President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to implement tariffs against some strategic trade partners. Experts say the move could wind up hurting American consumers.

Georgia State University plans a multi-million dollar remake of its downtown Atlanta campus.

Six weeks after a massive fire at the BioLab plant released chemicals into the air, triggering evacuations and weeks of shelter-in-place notices, the company has partially reopened its Conyers facility to fulfill customer orders.