B.J. Williams

Winter kept its icy hold on much of the country Monday, with snow falling and temperatures dropping as schools and offices closed and people from the South and Mid-Atlantic to Northeast reluctantly waited out another storm indoors.

Governor Nathan Deal today announced that Georgia will be the first state in the South to join a growing national initiative that seeks to increase the supply of outstanding teachers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and to change how they are prepared to teach.

The lawmaker behind an effort to overhaul Georgia's civil forfeiture laws says his bill is unlikely to advance for the second year in a row due to opposition by the Georgia Sheriffs' Association.

Qualifying is underway for Georgia's May 20 primary, with Republicans and Democrats filing their paperwork to appear on the ballot.

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for Monday night through Tuesday morning for a large portion of north and central Georgia.

C.W. Davis Middle School was host to 103 teams competing at the Regional Odyssey of the Mind Tournament on Saturday, March 1.

Americans spent more in January, but the increase came from a surge in spending on heating bills during the harsh winter. Spending in areas such as autos and clothing declined.

Savannah has a new top Irishman ready to lead its St. Patrick's Day parade in just two weeks.

A memorial service is scheduled for Monday afternoon for the 3-year-old Forsyth County boy who died last week, allegedly at the hands of his mother's boyfriend.

Sheriff's officials say a middle Georgia man is facing 16 counts of animal cruelty after investigators found starving horses and dead animals on his property.