Reports from across Georgia that matter beyond one town. Pick a city for everything that happened there and nearby.
The National Weather Service warned of damaging winds up to 60 mph and hail up to one inch in diameter across portions of Gwinnett, DeKalb, and Fulton counties.
The National Weather Service has extended the flood warning for Allatoona Creek at Stilesboro Road near Acworth through 4:15 p.m. EDT Saturday.
An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for parts of southeastern Georgia on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
The National Weather Service Charleston SC has issued an Extreme Heat Warning effective August 18, 2026.
Bogdan Alexandru Gherghevici, indicted on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges, was apprehended near Seattle on September 4, 2026, and ordered transferred to the Southern District of Georgia.
Federal judge sentences two men for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle; a third co-defendant was sentenced earlier.
La'Qyale Emmanuel Fortson, 35, of Riverdale, Georgia, was sentenced to 100 months in prison on Sept. 4, 2026, after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Carlos Salazar-Garcia received a ten-year sentence for using sham companies to import cocaine and launder proceeds, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
A Form 4 filing with the SEC shows Japan Post Holdings sold AFLAC common stock on September 3, 2026.
Robert M. Williams Jr. filed a Form 4 with the SEC on August 20, 2026, reporting the sale of 16,750,002 shares at $11.50 each.
A Form 4 filing shows J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VII, LLC sold 14,746,077 shares of Aveanna Healthcare at $11.50 per share, reducing its holdings to zero.
A new SEC filing shows Director Rodney D. Windley sold 180,000 shares of Aveanna Healthcare common stock on August 20, 2026.
The FDA has expanded a recall of ERBECRYO 2 cryosurgical units to include additional serial numbers, citing a risk that the attached cryoprobe can rupture.
The FDA's enforcement record shows an ongoing Class II recall of 77 Oxos Medical MC2 Portable X-Ray Systems over a circuit board that overheats.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting that injured five people at a home in Sparta, Georgia, on Sunday.
A Barrow County judge imposed the sentence Tuesday, after the September 4, 2024, attack in Winder, Georgia.
Local officials released the full names of all eight people killed in the March 16, 2021 attacks. Robert Aaron Long was charged with eight counts of murder and told investigators he did not have a racial motive.
A law enforcement agency has named the suspect on the record; the four people killed have not been publicly identified, and an independent team is reviewing the deputy-involved shooting.
The National Transportation Safety Board accident record shows three people were on board the helicopter, which came down at about 01:50 local time on 30 May 2026; the cause has not been determined.
Federal fire management assistance declared for Brantley County, Georgia, covering the Highway 82 Fire.
FEMA has declared a fire management assistance declaration for Clinch County, Georgia, covering the Pineland Road Fire.
Federal fire management assistance declared for Echols County, Georgia, covering the Pineland Road Fire.
Federal enforcement documentation shows a payment denial penalty against The Rosewood at Tybee Island of Journey LLC in Tybee Island, Georgia.
Federal authorities processed a payment denial penalty for Providence Healthcare in Thomaston, Georgia.
CMS enforcement records show a 1-day payment denial penalty for Pruitthealth - Peake in Macon, Georgia.