A second snow in less is than a week is hitting parts of the South that are unaccustomed to dealing with much of the frosty precipitation.

Georgia law now requires DNA samples to be collected upon conviction of certain felonies, but that law could soon be expanded.

New data shows parts of Georgia have lost - and gained - jobs at some of the highest rates in the country over the past year.

Cycling officials say if a major sponsor isn’t found for the Tour de Georgia the race could be gone for good.

Georgia forecasters Tuesday are offering the latest snapshot of the state’s slumping economy.

The American Cancer Society says it has cut 140 jobs nationwide, including about 80 in Atlanta where the organization is based.

Officials say they’ve been closely monitoring water quality in the Chattahoochee River and other waterways affected by the rainstorms that struck Georgia and other states in the Southeast.
While floodwaters have receded, state and federal officials say it will be weeks before waterways are free of sewage and sediment.

More heavy rain is predicted for much of north Georgia as it tries to recover from flooding caused by earlier downpours, and the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch.

Gov. Sonny Perdue has issued a state of emergency for 17 counties pummeled by by heavy rain and flooding that led to at least five deaths in Georgia.

Portions of interstate highways in the Atlanta area were closed to traffic because of flooding during Tuesday morning rush hour.

Flood waters have killed at least six people and has prompted officials to evacuate several hundred people from the town of Trion, Georgia, where a levee protecting the town is in danger of failing due to the heavy rainfall.

ATLANTA (AP) — Emergency workers have resumed searching the wreckage of a collapsed Atlanta parking garage to see if anyone was trapped inside.

A passenger plane has landed safely after
passengers were told it struck two birds taking off from Atlanta.

Zoo Atlanta’s tiniest monkey mom—Spree, a 9-year-old a golden lion tamarin—is about to deliver any day.  The golden lion tamarin popoulation, once almost extinct, now numbers more than 1,600. 

A letter from Oprah Winfrey last week seemed like the world’s best Christmas present — until teacher Ron Clark noticed an extra piece of paper flutter out of the envelope.