B.J. Williams

Authorities are investigating the cause of a large fire that destroyed a medical office building in the Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta.

The teachers and other pupils at Golden Isles Elementary School are calling Molli-Malone Wommack a hero.

Temperatures across Georgia plunged Thursday morning as the latest blast of arctic air pushed into the state.

The mayor of a northwest Georgia city is planning to step down from his post to focus on his campaign for governor.

Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer slapped down the right wing of her own party, vetoing a bill pushed by social conservatives that would have allowed people with sincerely held religious beliefs to refuse to serve gays.

The Georgia House has approved a bill that would require state environmental regulators to consult with local officials on how best to handle toxic spills.

Gov. Nathan Deal endorsed a plan Wednesday that would allow environmental officials to restrict farmers from taking water from the Flint River basin during droughts, though opponents say that legal power could be used to send more water to Florida and are backing a different plan.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will hold a series of private meetings with opponents and proponents of legislation adding protections for people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays.

Police in Georgia say a security guard for Justin Bieber faces a robbery charge after he admitted taking a photographer's camera.

Fistfights broke out between pro- and anti-Russian demonstrators in Ukraine's strategic Crimea region on Wednesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered major military exercises just across the border.