During a hurricane, the storm surge poses the greatest threat to life and land, yet many people don't even know what it means.

None of the DeKalb County school system's commencement ceremonies will take place in places of worship this year in response to parent complaints.

Rick Barron will take over next month as Fulton County's new elections chief, as the department continues to deal with a state investigation into problems at the polls.

These Florida lotteries were drawn Thursday:

The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Decades of Dollars" game were:

The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Florida Lottery's "Fantasy 5" game were:

Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks may not be a great bookkeeper, but he's not a crook and broke no laws, former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes said Thursday.

A metro Atlanta man was found guilty Thursday of shooting his wife eight times outside their apartment.

Annie Park shot a 2-under 70 in windy conditions Thursday to take the individual lead and help Southern California increase its lead to 17 strokes with one round left in the NCAA Women's Golf Championships.

Police in metro Atlanta say a 12-year-old boy who was bullied after getting off his school bus was later the victim of a home invasion robbery.

As Evan Gattis was rounding the bases, soaking up the cheers from his first grand slam, he noticed the song blaring triumphantly from the speakers at Turner Field.

The Kansas City Chiefs have signed safety Sanders Commings, the fifth of their eight draft choices to agree to terms on a contract.

A 14-day quarantine at the Savannah-Chatham animal control shelter is expected to be lifted early next week.

A Savannah man accused of strangling a woman and raping her in front of her 1-year-old daughter has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say.

Police in eastern Georgia have charged a man in the deaths of his parents and brother whose bodies were found in the woods earlier this week.

A metro Atlanta man has been found guilty of shooting his wife eight times outside their apartment.

Police in suburban Atlanta say an arrest has been made in the death of former NFL player David McMillan III.

Nick Howard and Kenny Towns each drove in two runs, while Scott Silverstein flirted with a complete-game performance to help Virginia beat Georgia Tech 8-2 on Thursday in pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Lawyers for a Georgia death row inmate asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to prevent the execution of their client, who they say is mentally disabled.