B.J. Williams

Revisions to a 2011 tax break aimed at boosting Georgia tourism are closer to becoming law after legislators made a big change by removing the governor's direct role in awarding the incentives.

The mascot for Brenau University's athletic teams is the Golden Tiger, and Friday, the university made room for a tiger sculpture, believed to be the largest in the United States.

A White County man received serious burns Thursday night while burning leaves.

A middle school teacher from Barrow County has been arrested in connection with a drug deal that possibly lead to the death of a teenage friend.

The 22-year-old Cartersville man accused in an Athens hit-and-run accident that left a young woman in a coma has been granted bond in the case.

Families looking for a place to hunt Easter eggs can set their sights on the Georgia Governor's Mansion.

State lawmakers have backed legislation that would allow Georgia residents to carry guns in more places and arm school employees.

John Brennan has won Senate confirmation to head the CIA.

Seventeen students and three staff members from White County High School's WTVN-Warrior TV broadcast program are on the west coast the National Television Convention. The White County students will compete for prizes and money at Student Television National Convention.

Atlanta's mayor and Falcons owner Arthur Blank have agreed to financing terms for a new $1 billion, retractable-roof stadium to replace the 20-year-old Georgia Dome and keep the team's home games in the city's downtown, the two men said Thursday.