Georgia News

Most of north and Central Georgia was warmer-than-normal in June and most places were also drier-than-normal.

For law enforcement officials, the Independence Day holiday weekend is a time for heavy patrols, watching both land and sea for impaired drivers, as well as working accidents and incidents.

Two Republican presidential candidates went head-to-head for evangelical votes Sunday, telling a megachurch congregation in Georgia that God favors the United States but also issuing a warning.

Firefighters were able to rescue a puppy from a deep well in Cherokee County by lowering a firefighter into the hole to retrieve the animal.

Teachers and state employees in Georgia are paying more for their health care than other public sector employees, according to a new study by the state Department of Community Health.

Federal officials will retain oversight of Georgia's behavioral health system after the state failed to move enough developmentally disabled people out of state-run hospitals.

Investigators are using surveillance video to try identifying teens that were part of a group that ransacked a middle Georgia Wal-Mart early Sunday morning, causing an estimated $2,000 in damage, Macon-Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said.

Tomorrow brings with it a new year for state government, and dozens of laws that go into effect for the first time.

Following Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalizes gay marriage in all states, Gov. Nathan Deal issued a brief statement saying Georgia will follow federal law.

If you can put off your back to school shopping until then, you can save the Georgia sales tax on many of your purchases July 31 and August 1.