Hiker injured in remote Georgia forest rescued by helicopter
Officials say the injured hiker had to be airlifted out of the Georgia forest after being stuck in a remote part of the wilderness.
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Officials say the injured hiker had to be airlifted out of the Georgia forest after being stuck in a remote part of the wilderness.
A decade ago, Atlanta was ranked 51st the annual ParkScore Index. Now the "City in a Forest" has broken into the top 20.
Residents in the proposed annexation area voted against expanding the City of Lawrenceville's boundaries in the General Primary Election on Wednesday, rejecting a referendum that would have added an estimated 19,000 people to the city and expanded its boundaries in Gwinnett County.
A months-long investigation into a suspected drug trafficking organization has led to the arrest of six people this week, the GBI said.
Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport expect nearly 2.7 million travelers to pass through the airport during the Memorial Day weekend travel period.
Sandy Springs police have identified two suspects arrested during an investigation at a local park that caused a nearby polling place to shut down for hours yesterday.
Students at Drew Charter School are getting an early start in journalism through the school's student-run news station, WDCS, where elementary students write scripts, operate cameras, and anchor live broadcasts.
An Athens-Clarke County police investigator has been fired from his job and is facing charges in connection with a child abuse investigation, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
This spring marks five years since LifeLink of Georgia and Piedmont Atlanta Hospital partnered to create a space dedicated to families of loved ones going through the organ donation process.
State Rep. Jasmine Clark has secured enough votes to win outright in the closely watched Democratic primary for Georgia's 13th Congressional District, succeeding the late U.S. Rep. David Scott.
The race to be the Democratic Party's nominee to take on Republican Rep. Rich McCormick for Georgia's 7th District is heading to a runoff, CBS News projects.
Georgia Sen. Greg Dolezal says lawmakers want accountability and election reforms in a new probe of the New Georgia Project, but critics question the timing.
Republican Kevin Martin will challenge Democratic incumbent Lucy McBath in November to to represent Georgia's 6th Congressional District, CBS News projects.
Rep. Nikema Williams is projected to win the Democratic primary in Georgia's 5th Congressional District, likely securing her another two years in the U.S. House of Representatives.