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.
Former Detroit Lion and Georgia Southern University football player Leander Antwione Williams is charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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.
State lawmakers to consider how Georgia should plan for natural disasters, Georgia Democrats look to recalibrate after Tuesday's election, and the effort to establish Georgia’s first national park at Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds site is one Middle Georgia’s congressional delegation hopes to finish by year's end.
Georgia Republicans celebrated as ormer President Donald Trump won Georgia's 16 electoral votes last night; counting votes in Georgia was largely drama free yesterday; and Kamala Harris' presidential campaign fired up Georgia's Black communities with enthusiasm.
Several witnesses of the fatal dock collapse on coastal Georgia's Sapelo Island testified Thursday at a state senate hearing on the tragedy.
Public health and school officials in metro Atlanta's Cobb County confirmed Thursday that no students were exposed to the germs that cause tuberculosis in a suspected outbreak this week.
Georgia early voting numbers show that women are voting in higher numbers than men.
Today on Legislative Huddle: Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland talks to Lawmakers' Donna Lowry about Hurricane Helene's devastating impact on Georgia, and what lawmakers are doing to provide relief to their neighbors.