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There is a place in Georgia where 5 generations of a family’s history grow through the roots and out the branches of trees.

In June 2019, Forsyth County deputies found an infant abandoned in a plastic bag on the side of the road.

Atlanta News First Investigates uncovered the practice of housing teens in government offices for weeks or months without a bed or going to school.

A 75-year-old Savannah woman is rebuilding after she says a person crashed their car into her house and then drove off.

The funds are set to go towards at least 15 different county and city organizations across Southwest Georgia.

Georgians will soon have a new option when it comes to driver’s licenses.

Eric Tolbert was facing five charges related to the heat-related deaths of three of his dogs last year.

Georgia’s newest city is already in jeopardy of being dissolved. Five plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the city of Mableton, saying the way the city was created violated the state constitution.

Former President Donald Trump is making a visit to the Fountain City next month.

Investigators say the juvenile weighed just 36 pounds and had an extremely low heart rate at the time of evaluation.

Electricity bills for Georgia Power Co. customers will be going up 12% beginning in June. Georgia’s elected public service commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved the boost to make up for the higher cost of fuel.

A new poll conducted by Landmark Communications rates Georgia Republicans' choices for president if the primary were held right now.

The cost of attending Georgia’s public universities and colleges will remain mostly flat in the 2023-2024 academic year, despite concerns that declining enrollment and a legislative funding cut are stressing school budgets.

Fishing is a favorite pastime for many in Georgia.

“I had figured out very early on that I could either feel sorry for myself, feel sorry for her, or I could look to it as we’re here, we’ve made it, we’ve survived and everyday she fights, I’ll fight behind her,” says Alexandria Hicks, mother of 5 month old, Esther Grace Ann Hicks.

Portions of 15th Street on Tybee Island were closed Sunday night following a pedestrian crash that killed a 2-year-old.

A 40-year-old Georgia man was arrested on Friday and faces multiple charges in connection to the death of his wife, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.

As mass shootings continue across our nation, many people are concerned. Georgia educator Miriam Gitau set out to help create a solution.

Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to return to Atlanta on Friday, May 12.

A Savannah mom has major concerns after she says her 6-year-old daughter was left on a Savannah-Chatham County school bus at the bus depot.

Last week, someone ripped Nina Gompbels’ life-sized Ronald McDonald statue from a bench outside of her office in Thunderbolt and dragged him off.

The Georgia Professional Standards Commission will vote on the proposed changes on Thursday, May 11th.

According to legal documents Dave Willock, father of Devin Willock, is filing a lawsuit against the University of Georgia.

The man who Atlanta police say fired a gun inside Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in November 2021 has been sentenced to 10 years in a negotiated plea deal, according to the United States District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division.

Georgia Democrats on Wednesday called on the governor to convene a special legislative session to address gun control measures they say were ignored during the most recent General Assembly.

In a report, experts and meteorologists said that cleaner rivers are the reason for an uptick in gnats in recent years.

As nationwide banks fail and technology jobs are experiencing layoffs and uncertainty, jobs and industries in Georgia seem to be holding strong. WALB’s Jim Wallace sat down with the head of Georgia’s Chamber of Commerce to learn more about the state of jobs statewide.

To mark National Foster Care Month, an Alpharetta-based foster care and adoption agency is calling on churches and others to step up and open their homes to children in need.

Dozens of cameras and lenses typically used on TV and film sets in Atlanta are sitting stagnant inside Otto Nemenz International in Norcross.

Unionized film and television writers have voted overwhelmingly to give their leaders the authority to call a strike if they’re unable to reach an agreement on a new contract.