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Two inmates facing serious violent crime charges escaped from the Sumter County Jail late Sunday, prompting an urgent manhunt and warnings from law enforcement across southwest Georgia.
At Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia, one classroom stands out from the rest—and it sounds more like a TV studio than a typical school setting.
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a Georgia father accused of helping set the stage for one of the deadliest school shootings in the state's history.
Federal officials have purchased property near Social Circle Elementary to build a 10,000-bed ICE detention facility, prompting city leaders to voice frustration over a lack of transparency.
A Georgia shelter pup steals hearts and represents the Peach State in Animal Planet's annual Puppy Bowl XXII.
A proposed holding center for ICE detainees in a small Georgia town could be open as early as April, despite city officials opposition to the plan.
Days after Atlanta rapper Lil Jon's adult son was reported missing, Georgia authorities have intensified their search near where he was last seen.
Attorney General Pam Bondi says she's not worried about the involvement of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an FBI search of a Georgia election office.
If you don't know who Estella Kahiha is, it's only a matter of time until you do. The rising star is up for her first NAACP Image Award.
Drive‑thrus make everything from banking to burgers easier. Now, Cobb County is adding court fines to the list.
Police say the teen was playing video games in his motel when man staying next door accidentally fired a shot while cleaning his gun.
Newly released body camera video is offering a look inside the tense moments federal agents searched Fulton County's elections headquarters. The incident has triggered an emergency court fight and drawn national attention to Georgia's election system.
President Trump has announced who he's endorsing in the crowded field to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia.
An overnight fire at DeKalb County home has claimed the lives of four family members, officials say.
A Covington Army veteran facing deportation after more than 50 years in the U.S. could be removed this week.
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk says he won't seek reelection this year.
Khalid Kamau, former mayor of South Fulton, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass in a 2023 incident, allowing him to avoid a felony charge and resulting in probation, community service, and a fine.
Police say a five-year-old Marietta boy died after being found unresponsive at home, prompting a criminal investigation that led to both parents being charged with multiple felonies.
Federal and local law enforcement agencies carried out a sweeping takedown across Georgia and several other states, arresting nearly all of the suspects named in a major drug trafficking case centered in Glynn County and on St. Simons Island.
Fulton County officials moved Wednesday to regain control of thousands of 2020 election records seized by federal agents last week.
DJ Young Slade, the son of rapper Lil Jon, has been missing for more than a day after leaving his Georgia home on foot without his phone.
The University of Georgia is investing $800,000 into a pilot program giving its students access to AI tools in the hopes it will keep them competitive in the job market.
Measuring might feel like math in the classroom, but at the Tellus Science Museum, it looks a lot more like playtime.
The Celebration of Life service for Officer Tamang is scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville. The Gwinnett County Police Department is inviting the public to attend and to line the procession route afterward as a show of support for the fallen officer and his family.
Known online as Tiana's Half Dozen, Tiana Carston has turned everyday meals for her family of six into an online movement, cooking from the heart and inspiring others along the way.
Many holiday travelers who spoke to CBS Atlanta on Friday said train rides are beating the stress of driving during the holiday weekend, especially with the high costs of gas and flights.
All of the Georgia Department of Corrections' facilities around the state have been placed on lockdown after "altercation" at Dooly State Prison sent nine inmates to the hospital.
The Decatur man was accused of beating the toddler so hard the boy was declared brain dead while the child's mother was at work.
Kyle Busch's cause of death has not been given, though his family said earlier the NASCAR icon had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
A former CDC supervisor admitted in court to stealing more than $190,000 in taxpayer money by creating fake invoices and directing her own employees to approve the payments.