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A person of interest has been arrested in connection with the killing of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who was shot while delivering mail in Decatur earlier this month, federal authorities confirmed.
Georgia Senate Republicans are set to expand their majority after attorney Steven McNeel won Tuesday's special election runoff in Senate District 18, defeating Democrat LeMario Nicholas Brown.
The goal of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board is to bring justice and closure to families who lost loved ones in racially-motivated killings that have gone unsolved.
From Sen. Raphael Warnock to Ambassador Andrew Young, Georgia officials and former Atlanta mayors remember Jesse Jackson as a global freedom fighter.
While conducting a routine traffic stop, Officer Desaussure sprang into action to help a mother in labor, performing chest compressions on her newborn and ensuring both mother and baby made it safely to the hospital.
Junior guard Ella Rainwater is helping Buford chase its first state title in Georgia's largest basketball class, while making a lasting impact through leadership in school, county, and community.
During Tuesday's testimony, Apalachee High School students recounted through tears seeing a classmate in a pool of blood, then seeing blood on their own bodies.
Edrick Lamont Faust was found guilty of 12 felonies, including multiple murder counts, for the cold case killing of UGA law student Tara Louise Baker.
President Trump is set to head to Georgia's 14th Congressional District this week as voters go to the polls to choose who will replace former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
One of metro Atlanta's longest-running cultural celebrations is back for a milestone year to celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse.
A man is dead after officials say he was killed by Cobb County officers investigating gunshots on Monday night.
Dequavious Graves was killed while delivering mail in Decatur. Now federal investigators are hoping a reward will help them identify his killer.
Investigators say the 85-year-old man whose body was found in a submerged car in Lake Lanier had been reported missing out of Roswell.
Georgia State Rep. Omari Crawford wants to run a half-marathon in all 50 states, a journey honoring his mother, who passed away after a battle with breast cancer.
Fulton County officials say student-approved dishes from the challenge could begin appearing in cafeterias next school year.
More than six decades after being denied their shot at the Little League World Series, Atlanta's Simpson Road Trojans were finally honored at City Hall, recognizing their historic achievements and resilience in the face of injustice.
Colin Gray faces murder and manslaughter charges after his son allegedly killed four and injured nine at Apalachee High School in 2024.
Police say Dr. Linda Davis, a teacher at Hesse K-8, was taken to the hospital after the crash, where she was later pronounced dead.
The NAACP and allied groups are asking a judge to limit how the federal government uses voter data seized in an FBI raid near Atlanta.
Opening statements are underway in the trial of a father charged in connection with the fatal shooting at Apalachee High School, as prosecutors lay out the case against him in the high-profile incident.
All eyes are on Georgia's 14th Congressional District as early voting begins in the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene.
For Kayla Lusane, teaching science at Barack H. Obama Elementary Magnet School of Technology is about more than textbooks—it's about opening doors.
Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders.
Georgia Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to prevent the expansion of ICE detention centers, introducing legislation and city resolutions to block new facilities in South Fulton and across the state.
The trial of Colin Gray, the first adult known to be charged in a school shooting in Georgia, is set to begin Monday morning.
A popular Indian restaurant and staple along Peachtree Road in Buckhead is cleaning up after floodwater rushed inside Thursday night.
The Atlanta Falcons have dismissed assistant defensive line coach LaTroy Lewis, the team announced on its official website, ending his tenure with the organization just weeks after he was reportedly hired.
A University of Georgia professor has fled the United States days after he was accused in a viral video of pedophilia during one of his classes.
In emotional testimony that at times left him struggling to hold back tears, Colin Gray, the father of accused Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, told jurors Friday that he gave his son the rifle used in the attack as a Christmas gift, hoping it would bring them closer through hunting trips and time at the gun range.
Laken Riley's father is suing Georgia's public university system, saying its failures contributed to her killing on the University of Georgia campus.