A group of more than 180 North Georgia churches affiliated with the United Methodist Church has filed a lawsuit seeking to disaffiliate with the denomination.

There are no major statewide elections this year, but that did not stop the Georgia Legislature from tweaking voting rules.

Georgia Power announced over the weekend that one of its new nuclear reactors at East Georgia's Plant Vogtle has generated electricity for the first time and successfully connected that power to the electrical grid.

Three members of Georgia’s U.S. House delegation have signed on as original co-sponsors for federal legislation that would add training at commercial airline schools as qualified expenses under tax-advantaged investment accounts that are used to save for colleges and universities.

The University System of Georgia is denouncing the $66 million budget cut that state lawmakers approved for the system on Wednesday.

Wellstar is taking over the Augusta University Health System.

Atlanta City officials broke ground Friday on a new center that will serve as an alternative resource for jails and emergency rooms.

The University System of Georgia says the additional state budget decrease of $66 million will hurt USG institutions.

The University System of Georgia is denouncing the $66 million budget cut that state lawmakers approved for the system.

Wellstar Health System is taking over the 632-bed Augusta University hospital run by the state’s only public medical school.

Three members of Georgia's US House delegation are backing federal legislation aimed at producing more airline pilots.

On the final working day of the legislative session, state lawmakers in the House succeeded in a last minute attempt to salvage part of a legacy mental health bill. 

Two popular watersports would be regulated in Georgia under a bill passed this week by both chambers of the legislature.

Three members of Georgia's U.S. House delegation have signed on as original co-sponsors for federal legislation aimed at producing more airline pilots and technicians.

State lawmakers ended their session late last night, giving final passage to a number of bills while leaving others behind.

Going to the governor's desk are many of his priorities, including a pair of billion-dollar income tax breaks and teacher pay raises.

Lawmakers failed to pass a number of closely-watched bills, however.  One of them would've increased funding for mental health.

Two cuts in the Satilla River have been removed in a $3 million project to restore a coastal habitat.

Georgia lawmakers passed a $32.4 billion state spending plan Wednesday on the final day of the 2023 legislative session.

Emory University School of Medicine is looking at a new way to treat multidrug resistant infections.

The Savannah City Council is asking the public for suggestions on what name should be given to one of its iconic public squares in the city's downtown Historic District.

Georgians on the front line of the state's opioid crisis are welcoming news out of the Food and Drug Administration today.

Emory University School of Medicine is looking at a new way to treat multidrug resistant infections.

The US Army Corp of Engineers has restored some of the bends in Southeast Georgia's Satilla River.

The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments from both sides Tuesday on a case that calls into question the constitutionality of Georgia’s six week abortion ban.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into the events that led up to a teenager being left at a Brunswick hospital after becoming severely intoxicated with drugs and alcohol.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens touted a string of economic successes in his second State of the City address Tuesday.

The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that questions the constitutionality of Georgia’s six-week abortion ban.

Officials are looking into the events that led up to a teenager being left at a Brunswick hospital after an alleged "hazing incident."

The state House has given final passage to a bill born out of lawmakers' frustrations with the issue of homelessness in Georgia.

Gov. Brian Kemp surveyed damage in Troup County late yesterday after the area was hit by severe storms Sunday morning.

The state Prosecuting Attorneys' Council has issued a long-awaited report on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in Georgia.

A bill born from the frustration of Georgia legislators with the state’s growing issue of homelessness is headed to the governor’s desk after approval in the house.

Residents near a dam in Spalding County were evacuated because emergency managers believe it's in danger of imminent failure.

The state Prosecuting Attorneys' Council has issued a long-awaited report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Georgia.

Health officials and drug enforcement agencies are warning about the dangers of an increasingly prevalent drug called xylazine

Georgia Republicans shelved a plan to expand the state voucher program for private school tuition and home-schooling yesterday.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced members for his new community task force providing input on the police training center.

Piedmont Health announced plans yesterday to build a $30 million freestanding children's hospital to serve the Columbus area.