Georgia News

Drought conditions now cover all of Georgia except for parts of three counties in the extreme southeastern portion of the state.

Elbert County Sheriff Melvin Andrews has released information about the three individuals charged in connection with the shooting death of Otha Perrin, 86, of Elbert County.

The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies are investigating a Sunday missing person report that turned into a homicide on Monday.

Non-essential state agencies from Columbus to Augusta and northward will be closed Monday due to the winter weather advisory.

The snowstorm that hit the East Coast with frigid, wind-whipped whiteness and ice that wouldn't melt seems to pick a different bull's eye target each day.

Predictions of very cold wind chills, rain and freezing rain in far north Georgia have prompted the U.S. Forest Service to warn would-be weekend hikers to stay out of mountain forests Saturday and Sunday.

Law enforcement officers in Flowery Branch are warning the public not to fall prey to a pair of scams that have shown up in two residents' mailboxes.

Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday declared tomorrow "UGA Football Friday," urging support for the Georgia Bulldogs in Monday's College Football Championship against Alabama.

In light of several factors, Gov. Nathan Deal, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Fulton County government officials announced Thursday that state and local governments in metro Atlanta will close early on Monday.

Gwinnett Commissioner Tommy Hunter is recovering from a heart attack suffered Saturday, he told fellow commissioners via phone on Tuesday.