Governor Brian Kemp signed a controversial school choice bill into law on Tuesday.

Savannah is getting 30-million-dollars to address flooding issues.

Emory University researchers have created a map that shows where lone star ticks are in Georgia.

Governor Brian Kemp signed a bill offering students at low-performing public schools $6,500 vouchers to attend private school.

A federal judge has found the Georgia prison official in contempt over conditions in the state's harshest solitary confinement unit.

A California recycling company said today it plans to build a $1 billion facility to turn used plastic into new plastic in Upson County.

The map can give researchers clues to understanding tick-borne diseases, while also showing the public where they’re likely to encounter a lone star tick in the state.

A federal judge has found leaders of the Georgia Department of Corrections in contempt of a 2019 agreement GDC made with attorneys for people incarcerated in the state’s most extreme solitary confinement unit.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars in congressionally directed spending is making its way down to Macon, where some of that money is helping grow emergency medical services. 

New historic markers unveiled in Macon on Monday will serve as the anchor points to a new digital presentation of the city’s Black history. 

An Earth Day announcement from the Biden administration is bringing Georgia $156 million to accelerate solar panel adoption.

A new study finds continuing pervasive disparities in access to in-network behavioral health care services, including in Georgia.

Delta Air Lines is raising pay for flight attendants and other non-union workers by 5% as the company faces another union push.

GPB headlines for the morning of April 22, 2024.

Georgia’s DBHDD is moving forward with recommendations from a long-awaited state-wide salary study it completed last year. 

Two Georgia incumbents in the US House are dominating the race for campaign dollars as this year's election cycle heats up.

The US House this weekend is expected to consider a bi-partisan bill to require TikTok parent company Byte Dance to sell the app.

Senate Bill 443 empowers local governments to seek financial damages from unpermitted event organizers.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed five bills that cut taxes into law on Thursday that will save Georgia taxpayers money. Organizers of a cannabis-themed art and music festival this weekend in Macon hope to establish it among the city’s regular rotation of spring and summer events.

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.

Grady Health System announced plans to build a $38 million free-standing emergency facility in Fulton County, south of Atlanta.

Governor Brian Kemp signed five tax-cutting bills into law today, including one that lowers the income tax from 5.49% to 5.39%

Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach shouldn't expect a warm welcome. Tybee Island's city leaders are bringing in dozens of extra police officers and using barricades to block parking lots and residential streets during Orange Crush, a sprawling beach party begun three decades ago.

The number of antisemitic incidents of violence, vandalism and assault rose a staggering 140% last year.

An Augusta man has been charged with trafficking millions of dollars in stolen merchandise and memorabilia from Augusta National Golf Club.

Leaders and artists gathered at an aquatic and recreation center in Southeast Atlanta to celebrate new public art Wednesday.

The number of antisemitic incidents of violence, vandalism and assault in the United States rose a staggering 140% last year.

An Augusta man has been charged with trafficking millions of dollars in stolen memorabilia from Augusta National Golf Club.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says arson and vandalism against a police training center have caused $10 million in damages

At a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday, Georgia's U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff grilled Postmaster General Louis Dejoy over problems at a new mail facility south of Atlanta.

On Tuesday, Georgia's Public Service Commission approved Georgia Power's plan to increase its electrical generating capacity.

Today is the start of Vidalia onion season. 

Atlanta is working to complete part of a trail connecting downtown Atlanta to the Chattahoochee River ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The head of the US Postal Service is promising to fix problems that have led to widespread mail delays, including in Georgia.

Georgia students will pay about 2.4% more to attend the state's public colleges and universities in the 2024-2025 academic year.

Savannah officials are crafting an ordinance aimed at reducing noise created by some tour operators in the city's Historic District.