Snow Update: Metro Atlanta could get up to an inch of snow

A commission created to rename military bases currently named for historical figures with ties to the Confederacy is recommending renaming Fort Gordon near Augusta for former President and World War II military leader Dwight Eisenhower. The Naming Commission also suggested renaming Fort Benning near Columbus for Lt. Gen. Hal Moore...

Two of Georgia’s largest school systems are responding to the tragic school shooting in Texas by beefing up security. In Gwinnett County, the police department announced Tuesday night that the department would be working with Gwinnett County Public Schools to conduct extra patrols and provide a high visibility presence to all schools in the county.

Now that the votes have been counted and the ballot for either June runoffs or November elections have been set, it’s time for a quick rundown of the election, its results, and some of the stories from a hard-fought campaign season. A. All Incumbents in Statewide Offices won: If...

The Gist: Georgia public safety officials are reminding Georgia residents once again to stay safe on the roads during Memorial Day weekend and not to become a statistic during what can be a dangerous weekend on Georgia roads. The holiday travel period: When you think of Memorial Day, you may...

Get ready, Georgia. The oven is about to be turned on again. According to the National Weather Service, low-level moisture is increasing across Georgia, which means temperatures this afternoon will feel like the mid-90s to 100s. In North Georgia temperatures will range from 89 to about 97 degrees. If you...

Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday extending the suspension of the state gasoline sales tax through July 14. The General Assembly passed legislation in March suspending the fuel tax until May 31 as inflation began raising pump prices above $4 a gallon. The price of gasoline dropped slightly earlier this month but has has gone back up to reach record highs.

Voters streamed into polling stations across Coastal Georgia on Tuesday in what is poised to be one of the heaviest turnouts for a primary election in state history. Retirees in shorts and flip-flops, mothers with children in tow, and workers scurrying to vote before heading to work cast their ballots in a primary that has drawn national attention as a barometer of former President Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP and his Oval Office prospects in 2024.

A Pennsylvania-based company that maintains and operates more than 300 cemeteries nationwide will step up its upkeep of four Georgia cemeteries following a state probe. The state launched an investigation following complaints about seven Georgia cemeteries StoneMor Inc. operates. The state put four cemeteries on “conditional registration with heightened supervision” for two years, while relevant issues at the three other cemeteries were remedied.

In what has been dubbed the Great Resignation, Americans have been quitting their jobs in record numbers in recent months – a trend that shows no signs of slowing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 4.5 million Americans quit their job in March 2022, the most ever recorded in a single month, and up from 4.4 million quits in February.

BROOKHAVEN — A police drone is being credited with assisting in the capture of a felon who was attempting to flee police Wednesday in Brookhaven. Brookhaven Police arrested 27-year-old Alton Johnson and 30-year-old Shyquan Collins who were wanted in a violent armed robbery that occurred in Charlotte, North Carolina earlier in the day.

Georgia’s Primary Election is Tuesday. A record number of Georgia voters voted early this year, but if you weren’t one of them, here is a guide to help you when you go to the polls Tuesday. How a primary election works. First thing’s first, Tuesday’s election is a...

Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland was remembered Wednesday as a “force of nature” who overcame horrific wounds during the Vietnam War to selflessly serve his nation in Congress and the Veterans Administration. Cleland, a Democrat, who died last November at the age of 79, lost both legs and...

Cobb County voters in areas with cityhood initiatives rejected plans to become new cities across the board Tuesday. Voters in the East Cobb, Vinings, and Lost Mountain areas were presented with yes or no questions asking if the areas they lived in should incorporate and become their own cities. In...

Thomas Jonah has no complaints about Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux, who has represented Georgia’s 7th congressional district since she flipped it in 2020. But the Lawrenceville resident says he also admires Congresswoman Lucy McBath, who currently represents Georgia’s 6th district but jumped into the Gwinnett County-based district after Republicans redrew her territory to favor a GOP candidate.

A redistricting process set new boundaries for many state legislators ahead of Tuesday’s midterm primary, which led to some surprising outcomes, including the defeat of an incumbent lawmaker who oversaw the drawing of her district’s ‌new‌ ‌boundaries. Republican state Rep. Bonnie Rich of Suwanee, whose...

STONE MOUNTAIN – A company run by a veteran executive at Stone Mountain Park will take over as private manager of the park this summer. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association’s board voted unanimously Monday to select Thrive Attractions Management to run the park starting in August. Thrive, owned...

Less than six months ago, Gov. Brian Kemp announced plans for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant east of Atlanta he touted as the largest economic development project in Georgia history. That record fell Friday as Kemp unveiled an even bigger EV facility, a Hyundai plant west of Savannah expected to...

A federal jury found Maurice Antonio Kent guilty of RICO Conspiracy, violent crime in aid of racketeering, discharging a firearm during the commission of those violent crimes, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. “The 135 Pirus gang is a violent criminal organization whose members committed a multitude...

Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Samir Patel, as District Attorney Pro Tempore for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, announced today that his office has completed a thorough and independent review of the facts in the matter of State of Georgia v. Ivory Streeter, Lonnie Hood, Mark Gardner, Ronald Claud, Willie Sauls, and Armond Jones.

CANTON — The City of Canton and the Canton Cultural Arts Commission is seeking a Latinx artist or artist team to submit renderings for a new public art mural project to be installed on a wall in Canton’s Historic Sunnyside neighborhood. The mural will be installed on a...