SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Police in Savannah say an active duty Army soldier has been charged in the death of a Savannah tire store owner.

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) -- The skies will be a bit more crowded -- and noisier -- over Moody Air Force Base for the next few days.

Skin cancer is now the leading form of cancer in the United States. So what can you do to prevent it?

Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill into law aimed at protecting the state's youth from concussion-related injuries.

The University of Georgia has revamped its specialty license plate in the hopes of getting even more backers of Bulldog Nation to show their support.

Gwinnett County police say an officer responding to a reported home invasion fatally shot a man during a confrontation.

Earth day is a reminder to support environmental protection. It's also a reminder that summer is right around the corner, a time when electric bills and energy use skyrocket.

The National Weather Service says an E-F-two tornado touched down briefly in Mansfield, Georgia on Friday (4/19) afternoon as a line of strong storms moved east through.

Candle light vigil held for murdered residents

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FORT BENNING, Ga. (AP) -- An Army soldier who died from wounds suffered in a 2009 ambush in Afghanistan has been awarded the Silver Star medal.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- The University of Georgia is helping in a groundbreaking project aimed at making vast collections of libraries, archives and museums publicly available.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is scheduled to sign a bill requiring young athletes to be pulled from games and medically examined if they're believed to have suffered a concussion.

In Georgia, the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.4 percent, and one southwest Georgia police department hopes to put people to work.

The Georgia State Transportation Board has announced plans for the renovation of state welcome centers.

State labor officials say the rate declined because of an increase in the number of jobs and fewer new layoffs.

Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen and Panama City Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman held a news conference to talk about spring break.

Rep. Martha Roby’s Working Families Flexibility Act has built significant momentum since being introduced last week, gaining 141 co-sponsorships.

A doctor at Boston Children's Hospital said they removed BB pellets and nails from children.

The indictment accuses members of the Correctional Emergency Response Team of beating inmates in retaliation for previous assaults on prison guards at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe.

Georgia is featured prominently in a survey of ZIP codes where mortgage holders owe more on their homes than the homes are now worth.

President Barack Obama's budget would raise Medicare premiums for individual retirees making more than $85,000 and couples making more than $170,000.

Pilot OK after crashing small plane in Ala. lake... Ala trying to regulate payday loan and pawn industries... Carnival: No reimbursement to US for disabled ship... Once-captive panther adjusting to life in the wild... Women deny hiding gun seized in Ga. baby killing... Goats in Athens...

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