Advocates push for change as Georgia's 2026 legislative session begins
For 40 days, Georgia lawmakers will gather under the Gold Dome to debate and vote on big issues that could affect the entire state.
Watch CBS News
For 40 days, Georgia lawmakers will gather under the Gold Dome to debate and vote on big issues that could affect the entire state.
Georgia health officials say the state's first case of measles for 2026 has been confirmed in a baby too young to receive the vaccine.
A National Weather Service survey crew has confirmed a tornado with wind speeds of near 95 mph touched down in Carroll County during Saturday's severe storms.
After nearly five months off the tracks, Atlanta's downtown streetcars are ready to roll again next month.
A 16-year-old Upson County student is facing charges after authorities say he brought a pistol to the school in his backpack on Monday morning.
It's been over a month since the acid attack that left Ashley Wasielewski with third-degree burns covering half her body and her attack remains unidentified.
Former Macon Mayor Pro Tem Seth Clark announced Monday that he is running for lieutenant governor of Georgia.
A Lilburn man died after going back into his burning home to save the family dog, just moments after making sure his mother got out safely, Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services said.
Starting on Military Night and continuing every one of Atlanta Gladiators' home game, veterans are being invited in with free tickets to the and a chance to connect after the final buzzer.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is accusing the White House of spreading an "absurd dangerous lie" after reports that the Trump administration contacted the Secret Service about her last year.
Investigators are working to determine what led to a shooting inside a Conyers home that left a 2-year-old critically injured and the child's father dead.
Prosecutors say the ex-employee used fraudulent overtime claims to steal almost $40,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services faces a projected budget shortfall of more than $85 million, triggering immediate service cuts and a near halt on new foster care placements by private providers.
A national democracy expert says Georgia became a "testing ground" for election pressure in 2020, and the lessons learned then could be used again unless communities push back.
Investigators say the group stole around $200,000 in property from quarterback Shedeur Sanders' Ohio home while he was playing in his first regular-season NFL game.
The judge ordered Georgia authorities to return multiple cars, jewelry, and more than $149,000 to Young Thug that they seized during the YSL investigation.
A New York man has pleaded guilty to threatening the wife of a Georgia ICE deportation officer.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 23-state coalition urging the Federal Communications Commission to allow states to use jamming technology to block contraband cell phones inside prisons and jails.
Georgia is the latest state to consider eliminating its personal income tax, with Republican leaders in the Senate backing a proposal to phase it out by 2032.
Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett has announced her candidacy to become Georgia's secretary of state.
The Fulton County Department of Community Development is calling for more volunteers to help count people experiencing homelessness later this month.
A late-night New Year's Day fire left a Hiram couple with nothing — but they say a city councilwoman's quick actions saved their lives.
A Georgia State University study reveals that more than 2,004 households — including at least 1,635 children — are currently residing in hotels across DeKalb County, as housing costs exceed wages and availability.
Georgia's recently-approved ban on cellphones in classrooms may expand to high schools, House Speaker Jon Burns says.
A Georgia teen has been arrested after investigators say she scammed a former partner out of thousands of dollars by falsely claiming he was the father of a child.
Kenneth Spruill was wanted on several charges in Tennessee and for a probation violation in Fulton County, authorities said.
Comedians Eric André and Clayton English have settled a lawsuit challenging a police program at Atlanta's airport.
An elderly Georgia couple who was targeted by scammers had their money returned to them thanks to the work of state and county law authorities, officials say.
Body camera video released by the Atlanta Police Department shows the moment officers found two young sisters believed to have been kidnapped from their mother over the weekend.
Alicia Brown, the estranged wife of Atlanta radio personality Big Tigger, is suing Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, claiming a faulty warrant led to her arrest during a traffic stop on Interstate 85.