Georgia may be first state with weapons detection in all public schools
Georgia lawmakers may require that every public school student be checked for weapons each day.
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Georgia lawmakers may require that every public school student be checked for weapons each day.
A beloved elementary school crossing guard is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while helping students get to school, prompting an outpouring of support from the community.
An Atlanta rapper is facing multiple charges after state troopers say he pointed a gun at an officer during a road rage incident on Interstate 20.
A 15-year-old Cobb County student is in custody after officials say they brought a firearm to their high school on Tuesday.
The bill makes blocking Georgia highway or street and not following police orders to move punishable by fines of up to $5,000 and a year in jail.
Members of the Atlanta City Council want to do everything in their power to stop ICE from building a detention facility in the city limits.
Investigators say they found dozens of guns, a deadly amount of fentanyl, other drugs, and multiple digital scales while searching the home in Stone Mountain.
A catastrophic fire that heavily damaged the historic Floyd County Courthouse has forced court closures and disrupted government operations across the county.
Alexia Moore, 31, was granted bond Monday by a judge in Camden County, according to the Georgia Public Defender Council. The court set bond at $1 on the malice murder charge and $2,000 total for two drug-related charges.
Parents across DeKalb County are pushing back against a new round of school closure and redistricting proposals that could impact dozens of communities.
Mayor Andre Dickens says that his administration is actively monitoring the situation at the Atlanta airport after ICE agents were deployed to help with major delays at security checkpoints.
For the first time, nine of the United States' founding documents have made it to Atlanta as part of the commemoration of America's 250th birthday.
A DeKalb County man who officials say went on the run during his kidnapping trial is back in custody after he was caught in Alabama.
A massive fire has forced the evacuation of the Floyd County Historic Courthouse and nearby streets in downtown Rome.
Springing forward and falling back may be a thing of the past for Georgia if a plan by lawmakers ends up working out.