Georgia ranks 49 in overall prevalence with 37.3% of children considered either overweight or obese. The Georgia prevalence of overweight and obese children has risen since 2003.

The state House has given final passage to a bill requiring cash bail for 30 more crimes. Governor Kemp is expected to sign it.

A South Korean auto parts supplier plans to build a $30 million manufacturing facility in Southeast Georgia's Candler County.

Georgia is suing the federal government over its handling of Georgia's partial Medicaid expansion program, Pathways to Coverage.

Gov. Brian Kemp announced last week the state is suing the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, alleging the agency isn’t giving the governor enough time to test out his partial Medicaid expansion program. 

Algae levels in West Point Lake, on the Chattahoochee River downstream of Atlanta, are at their highest in more than a decade.

The White House says Black business ownership is growing at its fastest pace in 30-years.

Governor Brian Kemp joined more than a dozen other Republican governors at a US-Mexico border crossing in Texas on Sunday.

The head of the US Small Business Administration visited Clark Atlanta University on Monday to promote small business resources.

Algae levels in West Point Lake, on the Chattahooeee River downstream of Atlanta, are at their highest in more than a decade.

Vending machines carrying opioid-overdose reversal drugs are the center of a bill moving through the Georgia House that aims to make more drugs available to combat deaths from overdose.

Atlanta will host eight-matches of the FIFA World Cup in 2026, including a semi-final match.

Vending machines carrying opioid-overdose reversal drugs are the center of a bill moving through the Georgia House that aims to make more drugs available to combat deaths from overdose. 

More and younger people are struggling with obesity and diabetes, especially in rural parts of the South.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis is confirming she's in a "personal relationship" with a special prosecutor in the Trump election case.

President Biden will get a chance to fill a vacancy on the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit US Court of Appeals, where a judge is retiring.

The annual Health Georgians report from Augusta University offers policy-makers advice on obesity, diabetes and other concerns.

The remains of the three service members killed in a drone attack in Jordan this weekend are returning to U.S. soil today.

When a new nuclear reactor in Georgia can begin generating power has been delayed again. 

State Senators are backing a measure that could create a new city in Gwinnett County.

Students and staff at Windsor Forest High School in Savannah gathered this morning to pay tribute to Sergeant Breonna Moffett.

The state Senate has passed a bill to allow sports gambling -- but only after adding a measure that dims its chances for passage.

The state Senate has passed a measure that could allow citizens of Gwinnett County's wealthiest enclave to form their own city.

23-year-old U.S. Army Specialist Breonna Moffett was killed in a drone attack in Jordan last weekend. Today Windsor Forest High School remembers a promising young leader.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill creating a state definition of antisemitism into law on Wednesday

Macon's nearly $2 million investment in addressing youth violence is working, according to city leaders.

Georgia is getting a 16% annual increase in federal funds to combat homelessness.

All nine continuums of care in Georgia will see an increase in their HUD funding.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been called to testify at a hearing over claims that she had an improper relationship.

A state House panel is advancing a proposal to reduce the legal burden for proving private ownership of Georgia's coastal marshes.

Members of a union representing Georgia university system faculty and staff gathered at the state capitol to present their demands.

Tributes are pouring in for the three soldiers from Georgia killed on Sunday in a drone attack on a military base in Jordan.

A proposal to reduce the legal burden in Georgia for proving private ownership of coastal marshlands has been advanced by a state House committee.

Facing a primary challenge, state Sen. Ben Watson jumps on a library-critical effort.