ATLANTA -- Legislators are discussing changes to the Georgia Fair Lending Act that would make mortgage brokers more liable for loans that borrowers cannot repay.
A North Georgia man who could receive up to 18 years in prison for child pornography crimes wanted to plan a party for which attendees would have been required to bring small boys for admittance, an undercover police detective testified Monday.
DALTON, Ga. -- City school board members agreed Monday night to increase tuition for out-of-district students, but the new fees won't be as high as some they had discussed.
As Walker County's population grows, Sheriff Steve Wilson says, he's worried about shrinking job rolls and mandatory furloughs in the Georgia State Patrol.
The national Republican Governors Association is taking a Georgia-style approach to this year's gubernatorial elections, largely because of the influence of Gov. Sonny Perdue.
DALTON, Ga. — The sight of an indigenous couple and their child, who traveled for hours down a mountain on Christmas Day to find medicine to soothe a toothache, is what prompted Homero Luna to help the community in his native Mexico.
Dr. Jennifer Dickey, an assistant professor of public history at Kennesaw State University, will deliver a lecture titled "Margaret Mitchell: A Woman Who Danced on the Edge of Her Culture" on Thursdayat Dalton State College.
ATLANTA -- Rep. John Meadows, R-Calhoun, has introduced a bill to encourage more Georgians living overseas to cast ballots in local, state and federal elections.
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- The Marsh House may not have the cachet of sites featuring civil rights victories or black achievers, but family members say it provides an education of how black servants lived.
Unrestrained bullying led to a Murray County High School junior's suicide, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the school system and principal Gina Linder.
John Edwards III combed through archives to find information about black soldiers in the Civil War, but a frustrating thread ran through everything he saw.
TRENTON, Ga. -- Crews are about three weeks behind on construction of Dade County's new courthouse, but officials say the building should be completed by the September goal.