B.J. Williams

The first black and openly lesbian state lawmaker plans to resign from office in Georgia.

Paine College officials say for now, Bill Cosby will keep an honorary degree awarded to him.

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for three people aboard a Lancair single-engine plane that crashed Monday in the Mississippi Sound.

Authorities say police shot and wounded a man in Cherokee County after he pointed his weapon at officers.

A 2-year-old child has died after police say he accidently shot himself at a home in Acworth.

The Coast Guard says the search continues for three men aboard a single-engine plane that went missing Monday afternoon in the Mississippi Sound shortly after takeoff from Gulfport.

A Gainesville man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with a shooting incident at a church parking lot last Friday afternoon.

A Gainesville woman charged with killing her boyfriend in June 2014 has reached a plea deal with the Hall County District Attorney's Office.

Hall County educators are working on a plan that will allow graduates of the county school system to earn a bilingual seal on their diplomas.

A suburban Chicago gymnastics coach is accused of sexually abusing two children with disabilities during a trip last spring to Georgia for a competition.