B.J. Williams

James Meredith, who integrated the University of Mississippi under federal protection a half century ago, says it's a shame that state authorities deferred to the federal government to bring charges after a noose was left on a campus statue of him.

Suwanee police have charged a man with arson after they found him at the scene of a fire at a family cemetery on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road Thursday night.

The Georgia Senate has sent the final piece of Gov. Nathan Deal's proposal to take over schools dubbed "chronically failing" to his desk.

A film crew shooting exterior footage of a home in the north Hall County area this week caused a bit of a traffic headache for some residents along Shirley Road.

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed an executive order directing state agencies to begin preparations for enactment of H.B. 1, legislation that will allow the use of cannabis oil for eight medical conditions.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is announcing he will not seek re-election to another term.

The city of Atlanta and Mayor Kasim Reed are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the city's former fire chief who was fired after self-publishing a book that described homosexuality as a perversion.

An autism insurance bill considered dead earlier this week got a new lease on life Thursday when two key legislators from the House and Senate announced a compromise plan they hope will pass before the session ends next week.

The driver of a PT Cruiser suffered serious injuries in a crash Thursday afternoon on Dawsonville Highway at Ga. 306 near the Hall-Forsyth County line, according to the Georgia State Patro