Gov. Brian Kemp suspends entire Dublin school board amid $20 million financial crisis
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended all seven members of the Dublin City Board of Education as the district works through a multimillion-dollar financial crisis.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended all seven members of the Dublin City Board of Education as the district works through a multimillion-dollar financial crisis.
Since Georgia lawmakers expanded the state's medical marijuana program in July, enrollment has surged, according to the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission.
Investigators are speaking with witnesses and reviewing surveillance video after a man was found dead inside a home on Lawrenceville Highway.
The dispute between some Stockbridge City Council members and Mayor Jayden Williams heads to court Monday, days after the city's legislative delegation asked Gov. Brian Kemp to request a GBI investigation into allegations involving the mayor.
The Stockbridge City Council said Wednesday that it will hold a public hearing Saturday, Aug. 15, to present evidence from an independent investigation into allegations against Mayor Jayden Williams.
On Father's Day weekend, David Seymour entered Lake Hartwell to retrieve an item and was not able to get back on his vessel. Nearly two months later, volunteers were able to recover his body.
A new downtown is taking shape in Avondale Estates, bringing restaurants, retail, green space and new development to the heart of the city.
With high temperatures forecast across metro Atlanta this week, doctors are urging teachers, coaches and parents to watch children closely while they play or practice outdoors.
Two Cobb County residents face human trafficking charges after Conyers police said an undercover officer found a child linked to an online ad offering sex for money.
A Coweta County grand jury has indicted former sheriff's deputy Mike McGuffey on three counts of child molestation and two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, according to recently filed court records.
Early voting runs through Aug. 21 ahead of Election Day on Aug. 25. Here's where and when DeKalb County voters can cast their ballots.
The Republican U.S. Senate nominee said the federal government can be liable when it harms Americans, prompting criticism from Sen. Jon Ossoff.
When volunteering for Habitat for Humanity, Tom Schulte realized the families didn't have much furniture. For the last six years, he's handmade kitchen tables for these families, delivering a place for them to gather, eat, talk, and simply be together.
Jackson County schools delayed the start of Friday's school day until further notice after the district received computer-generated bomb threats involving its campuses overnight.
The Mexican engineers say they were recruited to temporarily work in the U.S. in technical positions but found themselves on the factory floor once they got to Georgia.
DeKalb County teacher and coach Derrick Moore drowned over the weekend while saving the life of a young girl trapped in a rip current off Myrtle Beach.
Seven people will spend more than 60 years in prison combined after admitting to operating a car break-in ring that targeted 492 vehicles across Gwinnett County.
Thirteen young baseball players from Forsyth County are celebrating a championship run at Cooperstown Dreams Park in New York.
The sheriff's office closed Heather Turner's nearly nine-year death investigation as a suicide. Paulding County's coroner says unanswered questions remain and wants the decision before a jury.
District 4 candidate Natalie Hall says Fulton residents should know how much water and electricity proposed data centers would use and what taxpayers get in return.
Six people are alive today thanks to the swift actions of one of a group of roommates who saved the others from a Gwinnett County house fire.
A DeKalb County traffic stop on Aug. 4, 2026 led to six arrests and the seizure of over $40,000 cash and suspected marijuana valued at $2.8 million.
For nearly a year, dry conditions heavily impacted farmers across the state, but the recent turn in the weather is giving growers a reason to look forward to fall.
Marietta City Council approved a data center as residents packed City Hall, urging leaders to add safeguards and ensure transparency around the project.
The 14-year-old accused of shooting another student during a fight at Warner Robins High School will remain in custody after he was denied bond at his first court appearance.
Angel Reese returned to Atlanta rested, dominant and ready for the playoffs.
Toni Morrison's 1970 novel "The Bluest Eye" is the 30th book removed from Cobb County school libraries since 2024.
The City of Atlanta is owed more than $236 million in unpaid water and sewer bills from over 60,000 accounts, a new audit reveals.
Family and friends gathered on Thursday in Forest Park to honor the life of a 24-year-old Atlanta Police Department recruit killed in a motorcycle crash on his way to training.
An Atlanta Public Schools football coach is out of a job after he was arrested for an "onfield incident" during a game, officials say.