Posted: 1:01 PM Decatur taxpayers will no longer be funding meals for elected officials.

Posted: 10:24 AM Pfc. Christopher P. Dona was found dead Thursday with parachute cords wrapped around his neck during a training exercise at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia.

Updated: 3:36 PM TIFTON, Ga. (AP) -- The Tift County Board of Education has passed a budget requiring classroom days and funding for libraries to be reduced in response to more than $5 million in budget cuts.

Posted: 2:28 PM A Cobb County Superior Court Judge ruled Friday that a woman who secretly recorded herself engaged in a sex act with Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers illegally violated his privacy.

Updated: 12:36 AM Dothan seeks to attract Chinese investment... Maxwell AFB's roots traced to Wright Brothers... Men get federal prison time for poaching bears... Sick, sunburned bottlenose dolphin rescued in Fla... New Ultralights required for crane migration... Ranger dies in training... Zoo Atlanta admission is free for Dads on Father's Day...

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Updated: 5:37 PM At least 11 petitions have been filed by charter school operators seeking to run independent public schools authorized by the state.

Updated: 5:43 PM Georgia school boards and public libraries will have to pay more for the employer share of health insurance following a decision by the Community Health Board.

Updated: 9:35 PM Milas Antwon Grant is now in the custody of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office.

Posted: 11:19 AM A man has been arrested after he allegedly faked his own death following a sting operation.

Updated: 7:43 AM Late Thursday night into Friday, a line of strong storms brought lightning, wind, and rain to several Wiregrass communities.

Posted: 10:24 PM Former Sheriff "Buddy" Glass is laid to rest Thursday night. He passed away early Sunday from an accidental drowning.

Updated: 11:19 AM The products were manufactured between Dec. 4, 2012 and June 4, 2013 and were sold online and in stores nationwide.

Posted: 10:27 AM A new owner plans to re-start production of Hostess treats at the Dolly Madison plant in Columbus, Georgia.

Posted: 10:25 AM But House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that he still has concerns.

Posted: 7:37 AM News 4 Meteorologist Chris Havely takes a detailed look at the potential for severe weather tonight in the Wiregrass.

Posted: 3:35 PM State mental health officials have announced expanding service at an Albany facility is expected to create 20 new jobs in the area.

Posted: 3:34 PM The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is eliminating its Handwriting Analysis Unit, which had been operating for 20 years.

Updated: 1:42 PM A six-pack of beer tastes the same no matter what state you drink it in, but the price you pay can really vary.

Updated: 1:42 PM The Southwest Georgia Farm Credit is looking for your best photos of rural life.

Posted: 12:35 PM Mayor Teresa Tomlinson said budgets would be examined "line by line" to see if there are places other than personnel to trim "fluff."

Posted: 12:25 PM Eleven Republican state senators sent a letter Tuesday to Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Sen. Johnny Isakson.

Posted: 3:29 PM A watchdog group says it's officially launched a petition drive to place a measure before Atlanta voters calling for the end of public financing for a new Falcons stadium.

Updated: 3:24 PM State investigators have ruled the death of a south Georgia sheriff who was found in a pond behind his house was accidental.

Posted: 10:34 AM Double red flags were posted Monday along the Florida Panhandle's beaches but that didn't stop people from swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.