People at the epicenter of the fight for voting rights six decades ago are reflecting on the times and their struggles. They're certain their struggles were worth it.

Andrew Young, one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle, recalls the journey to the signing of the Voting Rights Act as an arduous one, often marked by violence and bloodshed. Now 91, Young says voting rights have always been the vehicle for equality and notes that progress has never happened in a straight line.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country. Republican-led states continue to pass voting restrictions that, in several cases, would have been subject to federal review had the court left the provision intact.

Prosecutors in Georgia say they're dismissing the murder and child cruelty charges against a man whose toddler died in a hot car nine years ago. Justin Ross Harris was convicted in 2016 on eight counts including malice murder in the death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper.

Shell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour's drive northeast of Montgomery, a lead police investigator said.

Gov. Ivey replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book that Ivey said teaches "woke concepts" because of language about inclusion and structural racism.

Friday on Political Rewind: Over nine years, Political Rewind has featured Georgians who know their stuff, from political science to journalism. Today, host Bill Nigut interviews four of our regulars about their work, their lives, and more.

Investigators said in court documents that they believe five of those charged were present at the party on April 15 and "discharged firearms into the crowd," resulting in the deaths of four people.

The suspects, 16, 17 and 20, were arrested in connection with a shooting at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, investigators said Wednesday. The district attorney said the teens would be tried as adults.

Monday on Political Rewind: In an interview with CNN, Gov. Brian Kemp indicated he's not interested in passing gun control legislation. He also suggested Donald Trump can't win in 2024 if he keeps insisting he was robbed in 2020. Plus, a new study on the spread of right-wing extremism in schools.

A rare, long-track tornado left a trail of devastation — tearing buildings and leaving thousands without power. The tornado spanned roughly 170 miles and lasted over an hour, a NWS meteorologist said.

An unregulated landfill that accepts vegetative waste has burned underground for months. Neighbors were inundated with smoke and left wondering why the site wasn't regulated in the first place.

Daniel Wadham and Danny Randolph, members of the Tennessee National Guard, died in the crash in Madison County, Ala., on Wednesday. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

A new podcast spotlights the stories of survivors of violence at Mt. Meigs, a school in Montgomery, Ala., billed as an institution for reform for troubled Black children.

Rescuers raced Friday to find any survivors trapped in debris after tornadoes barreled across parts of the South in a system that killed at least nine people in Alabama and Georgia and inflicted heavy damage on Selma, a flashpoint of the civil rights movement.