Influenza viruses have continued to steadily circulate within Atlanta and Georgia communities as the state contends with other concerning infectious diseases. 

The Atlanta City Council passed legislation last night redefining the authority of the city’s Office of Inspector General.

The search continues for Gary Jones, who disappeared after a boating incident on Lake Oconee earlier this month.

At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade. That's according to an AP investigation based on an extensive review of lists of law enforcement deaths in every state, workplace safety records and news reports. The investigation shows most died of exertion, dehydration, heat stroke and other conditions tied to intense exercise.

Hundreds gathered Monday in Athens and Atlanta to protest billionaire Elon Musk’s role in President Donald Trump's administration and massive cuts to federal funding; Atlanta City Council passed legislation Monday night redefining the authority of the city’s Office of Inspector General.

On the Monday, Feb. 17 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Kemp says the federal government needs some right-sizing. The NAACP praises Delta for keeping its DEI commitments; and demonstrators protest what they call President Trump's overreach.

The Five Stripes were back on the pitch in metro Atlanta again, but this time on the team’s field at its training facility in Marietta instead of at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. That will have to wait till Saturday, Feb. 22 when Atlanta hosts CF Montreal.

Protestors gathered at the state Capitol in Atlanta and City Hall in Athens to call for the removal of billionaire Elon Musk from his position in the Trump administration.

A former Macon area poll worker pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to mailing a bomb threat to a local elections office and admitted lying about it to the FBI.

Introducing the Georgia Recorder’s Gold Dome Nuggets, part of a balanced news diet featuring state Capitol happenings that didn’t quite generate headlines but gave plenty to talk about.

His father is a plumber, as was his great-grandfather, so it isn’t surprising that Joey Gibbs knows how to use a wrench to make water properly flow through pipes. But this Harris County High School senior isn’t an ordinary aspiring plumber.

Flags are lowered to half-staff in remembrance of the Georgia native killed in the airplane/helicopter collision in Washington D.C. last month.

The FAA trains new air traffic controllers in Georgia. 

A federal jury in Columbus has ordered Ford to pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit over a fatal truck rollover.

A Columbus jury rendered a “phase 2” verdict Friday of $2.5 billion in punitive damages in a case against the Ford Motor Company, according to a news release from Butler Prather LLP, a Columbus-based law firm.

As the Federal Aviation Authority recruits air traffic controllers, one Georgia university trains them. Meanwhile, a report says Georgia’s rural hospital network is still fighting to overcome gaps in health care access.

For the week ending Feb. 14, the senators focused on warning the public of the risks the CDC faces under the Trump administration, capping prescription medication costs, questioning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the failure to execute dredging operations at the Brunswick Harbor, and introducing legislation improving Georgia's forestry industry.

With the legislative session nearing its midpoint, Georgia lawmakers are moving forward on a range of key issues — from voting legislation to school safety and protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF). GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to get up to speed on the flurry of activity happening under the Gold Dome.