B.J. Williams

Two students who were handling a BB gun at Johnson High School Monday morning face felony charges after a third student received minor injuries when he was shot accidentally.

City leaders and organizers of the upcoming AJC Peachtree Road Race say they will be taking enhanced security measures for the annual race in the wake of the bombings at the Boston marathon.

Georgia's highest court has upheld the convictions of a former sheriff's deputy in the killings of his wife and a day laborer he had hired.

Expectant mothers in the Lumpkin County area who had planned to use Chestatee Regional Hospital for labor and delivery will have to find another hospital for those services.

NBA veteran Jason Collins became the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.

One World Trade Center already is New York's tallest building.

An autopsy is planned to learn more about the cause of death for a Columbus State University student who went into cardiac arrest in downtown Columbus dorm room.

Last year, productions filmed in Georgia generated an estimated $3.1 billion in economic activity, a 29 percent increase from the year before.

A coroner says a 14-year-old boy who was hit by a police car in Henry County has died of his injuries.

A woman and four young children died early Saturday in a fire that engulfed a home about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta.