The state board that oversees teacher training rules voted to remove so-called "woke" words from educator preparation programs.

Tybee Island officials are asking state and federal lawmakers to consider restricting access to the island when it becomes crowded.

Forsyth County officials want their own look at the potential impacts of a proposed $2 billion development anchored by a new arena.

Closures of Highway 80 are among the proposed measures.

After more than three years and 1.1 million deaths, the United States on Thursday ended the public health emergency for COVID-19 — and Congress is attempting to better prepare for a possible resurgence of that virus or another.

Friday on Political Rewind: Since August 2001, Soumaya Khalifa has worked through the Islamic Speakers Bureau to educate Georgians on the ins and outs of life as a Muslim woman in America.

The members of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, which oversees educator training rules, have been getting a lot of emails ahead of the Thursday meeting in which they voted unanimously to remove references to diversity from Georgia’s teacher standards.

State officials in charge of checking Medicaid eligibility for millions of people over the next year gave their first update on the process Thursday.

The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted Thursday to remove certain words like “diversity,” “equity” and "inclusion” from educator training curriculum.

The U.S. Army officially renamed Georgia's Fort Benning to Fort Moore Thursday.

The US Army officially has renamed Georgia's Fort Benning as Fort Moore, whose two namesakes highlight military families.

State officials checking Medicaid eligibility for millions of people over the next year gave their first update on the process today.

South Korean auto maker Hyundai and Savannah Technical College signed an agreement on workforce training yesterday.

The review, by the American College of Surgeons, sets most standards for trauma care in the state. But standards, mostly in logistics, are missing across Georgia's 159 counties, especially south of Atlanta. 

Georgia’s new budget provides $1.7 million to the state health department for a pilot program that brings health care to the homes of some expectant mothers and young children.

Democratic lawmakers are urging Gov. Brian Kemp to convene a special legislative session to address the ongoing epidemic of gun violence.

Today's official end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency won't effect Georgia's offering of free tests and vaccines.

Georgia’s new budget provides $1.7 million to the state health department for a pilot program in bringing health care to the homes of some expectant mothers and very young children.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named Pierce Chapel African Cemetery in Midland among its 11 most endangered places for 2023.

Georgia Democrats are calling for Gov. Brian Kemp to convene a special session after a shooting in an Atlanta medical facility killed one woman and wounded four others.

Tomorrow's official end of the federal Covid-19 public health emergency won't effect Georgia's offering of free tests and vaccines.

Democratic lawmakers are urging Governor Brian Kemp to convene a special legislative session to address gun violence.

Georgia’s national championship college football team is declining an invitation to visit the White House on June 12th.

Psychiatric advance directives, or PADs, were authorized by law in Georgia last year, though not many people have heard of them.

Over the next year, adults and children covered by Medicaid during the COVID emergency will have their coverage terminated, unless they prove they’re still eligible. 

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named an African-American cemetery just north of Columbus as one of the country's 11-most endangered places.

Georgia is now one of 25 states allowing people to write directions for their future mental health care just in case they experience a behavioral health crisis.