The MARTA Police Department (MPD) has received a $1.4 million grant from the State of Georgia through the American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Fund Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction Grant Program. 

Marvin S. Arrington Sr., a retired Fulton County Superior Court Judge and former Atlanta City Council president, has died at age 82.

Georgia public transit systems in and outside of the Atlanta are getting about $7 million as part of the state’s new Transit Trust Fund.

Citing the recent debt ceiling deal, the CDC is trimming its funding to child vaccination programs that focus on communities vulnerable to disease outbreaks. The cuts come despite data showing the percentage of children getting vaccinated has dropped in recent years.

The Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia are rallying to oppose the development of a rock quarry near Camp Martha Johnston in Crawford County.

Georgia public transit systems are getting $7 million as part of the state’s new Transit Trust Fund.

This summer several local farmer’s markets will serve women, infants and children as part of  a supplemental nutrition program that helps feed close to 200,000 people every month. 

The Republican Party in Georgia's most populous county is suing local elected officials over the rejection of one of the party's nominees to serve on the county election board.

Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum says a fire destroyed eight Atlanta police motorcycles and was one of several recent acts of vandalism by a group aiming to stop construction of a new public safety training center. Schierbaum spoke at a news conference Wednesday with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.

The sheriff in South Georgia's Crisp County says one of his deputies was shot an killed during a traffic stop early this morning.

Atlanta officials are condemning attacks over the Independence Day holiday weekend that targeted police vehicles.

Several local farmer’s markets this summer will serve women, infants and children as part of a federal nutrition program.

On the Wednesday, July 5 edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta officials are condemning a series of attacks over the holiday weekend that targeted police vehicles; WIC farmers markets begin this week in Central Georgia for families in need; and results from the Peachtree Road Race. 

A beach party that promised to be another large, unpermitted event on Tybee Island failed to materialize over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The federal government proposed last month to list the southern elktoe mussel on the endangered species list.

Northwest Georgia's Rome has completed a long-running project to install historical markers on downtown buildings.

A beach party that promised to be another large, unpermitted event on Tybee Island failed to materialize over the holiday weekend.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture has regained its status as a law enforcement agency after a 10-year hiatus.

Northwest Georgia's Rome has completed a long-running project to install historical markers on downtown buildings.

Savannah joins over 50 other Georgia municipalities that charge development impact fees.

Youth Villages is adding new educational, wellness and administrative buildings to its Inner Harbor campus. The project also adds five cottages with 28 beds for young people needing inpatient therapeutic services.

From the image of Forrest Gump sitting on a park bench in Chippewa Square to the chase scene starting at Forsyth Park in The Longest Yard, Savannah’s landscapes have become an iconic part of American cinema and brought millions of dollars to the local community. 

Fulton County officials are blaming a sewage treatment plant malfunction for a spill that closed 11 miles of the Chattahoochee River.

A residential treatment facility for children with serious emotional and behavioral challenges is expanding in Douglasville.

More than a thousand people filled a Methodist church in Macon yesterday to show their support for the city’s Jewish community.