The Atlanta City Council approved a 51 percent increase in property taxes Monday, sparing city workers the brunt of Mayor Shirley Franklin's proposal for unpaid employee leaves.
The key prosecution witness in the slaying of DeKalb County Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for evidence tampering in a different case.
Tuesday felt like springtime, but a cold blast is headed to Georgia. Temperatures are expected to plunge into the 20s in parts of the state during the next two nights.
Jayson Williams recklessly handled the shotgun that killed a limousine driver at his luxurious New Jersey mansion, a prosecutor said in announcing manslaughter charges against the former NBA star.
Following an outcry by advocates for the mentally ill, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles Monday commuted the death sentence of Alexander Williams to life in prison without parole.