B.J. Williams

DeKalb County and Emory University police are working together to investigate a series of attempted sexual assaults near the school's campus.

Lumpkin County authorities said an inmate that escaped from the county detention center Tuesday night is back behind bars.

Federal prosecutors say a man busted in an undercover child sex sting has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Students at Montreat College in western North Carolina do not want the school's trustees to proceed with a plan to merge with a school in Georgia.

Hall County School District officials said local law enforcement is looking for a vandal who was seen smashing the windows of a student's vehicle at
the Lanier Charter Career Academy Wednesday morning.

Georgia officials have once again approved a specialty license plate featuring the Confederate battle flag, infuriating civil rights advocates and renewing a debate among those who believe the symbol honors Confederate heritage and those who see it as racially charged.

Two inmates escaped from the Lumpkin County Detention Center late Tuesday night, and at last report one of them was still on the run.

Schools in Georgia could allow teachers to carry firearms while others with licenses could take their guns into houses of worship, more bars and government offices under a plan adopted Tuesday by House lawmakers.

If everything goes as planned, Gainesville will have a Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority once this year's legislative session is over.

The White House is expressing deep concern about violence in Venezuela and calling for those responsible to be held accountable.