Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, as well as Co-Chair of the Congressional Military Family Caucus, released the following statement today concerning the U.S. Department of Defense’s decision not to close any domestic military bases in fiscal year 2013.

Georgia education officials say another round of state budget cuts coupled with declining enrollment will make it more difficult for colleges to cut spending without harming students.

The project will include upscale apartments, hotels and restaurants along the Chattahoochee River.

As overnight flooding is not expected, the Flash Flood Watch for the Wiregrass area has been cancelled.

It's out with the old and in with the new, but maybe not so fast.

Georgia students can expect to see more fruits and vegetables in their school lunches under new federal guidelines aimed at adding more nutrition to their diets.

Authorities say they've made an arrest in the death of a man whose body was found in the Chattahoochee River in metro Atlanta.

Walton County Police need your help finding a missing teenager.

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A man was thrown from his truck in Colquitt County.

Voters want restrictions on gifts given from lobbyists to state lawmakers.

Department of Natural Resources closes boat ramps in middle Georgia.

Gov. Nathan Deal is asking state agencies to find another $553 million in reductions through June 2014.

A Chihuahua is being hailed as a hero after authorities say it sniffed out two girls who were lost in a Georgia forest.

The money is part of a plan to spend $300 million on projects to help boost Georgia's home-grown water supply.

Crews are cleaning up the damage after fast-moving thunderstorms rolled across metro Atlanta.

Health officials say West Nile virus season is off to a menacing start, with more serious illnesses reported so far this year than any since 2004.

Former NFL running back Jamal Lewis has been released from a Georgia jail after he was arrested for allegedly not paying child support.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of a Savannah man during a robbery attempt last November.

Police say two fishermen have found the body of a man in the Chattahoochee River and authorities say he was the victim of foul play.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of a Savannah man during a robbery attempt last November.

Unofficial results from Georgia's primary elections show that voters have approved what will soon become Georgia's newest city.

A Georgia hospital is contacting patients who were treated by a traveling medical technician who worked there briefly and is accused of causing a hepatitis C outbreak in New Hampshire.

Results for Georgia's July 31st primary.