B.J. Williams

A legislative committee has approved changes to a $41 billion spending plan for Georgia's state government.

According to an announcement from Governor Nathan Deal's office, Ollie's Bargain Outlet plans to open its new Southeast distribution center in Commerce.

A large mixed-use development on the Georgia Highway 365 corridor may be put on hold once again, even though it is set to be on Thursday's Hall County Commission agenda.

Police in an Atlanta suburb are evacuating some residents near a home where gunshots were fired.

Temperatures dropped to 7 degrees in the north Georgia mountains and 18 degrees in Atlanta as arctic air settled over Georgia.

Sheriff's officials in western Georgia say 34 people have been arrested for their suspected involvement in a dogfighting operation.

A state senator has proposed curbing last-minute chaos at the end of Georgia's legislative session by giving lawmakers at least one day to read a bill before voting on it.

More charges have been filed against one of the two men accused of threatening a man in his home in northwest Hall County last week.

The man accused of killing a Valdosta State University freshman in 2012 has been sentenced to life in prison.

Another blast of arctic air is expected to move into the state, bringing temperatures that will feel as cold as 10 degrees below zero to parts of the northeast Georgia mountains.