B.J. Williams

Two more former teachers have pleaded guilty in connection with the test-cheating scandal in Atlanta Public Schools.

A bipartisan budget bill that would ease some but not all of painful budget cuts that would otherwise slam the Pentagon and domestic agencies passed a pivotal test in the Senate on Tuesday.

Hall County authorities have opened all lanes of I-985 northbound near Friendship Road following a mid-morning accident with injuries.

A man authorities believed to be homeless was killed Tuesday morning as he crossed I-85 in the Buford area.

Six U.S. service members were killed Tuesday when a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO officials said.

Gwinnett County police say they're investigating a claim of responsibility for an unusual heist of $2,000 worth of 2014 calendars -- including many that featured scantily clad women -- from a Mall of Georgia kiosk.

In a move Gainesville City School officials have been weighing since the start of the year, the Gainesville School Board Monday night approved equipping school resource officers (SROs) at three schools with semi-automatic rifles.

The trial has begun in the case of state Sen. Don Balfour, who is facing felony charges stemming from reimbursements and other money he received from the state.

A Cornelia woman who entered a guilty plea to federal explosives charges earlier this year was arrested in Gainesville over the weekend on traffic charges.

Harvard University has issued an all-clear for two of the four campus buildings evacuated because of a report of possible explosives.