Larry 'Gator' Rivers, Harlem Globetrotter legend from Georgia, dies at 73

Larry “Gator” Rivers helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia, showed his skills to the world as Harlem Globetrotters, and then became a community leader in his native Savannah. He died over the weekend at 73 years old.

Georgia’s Stacey Abrams to join faculty at Howard University

Howard University, one of the nation’s top historically Black colleges, said it was appointing Stacey Abrams as the Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics beginning in September.

Rick Ross' wandering pet buffalos anger Georgia neighbors

Rapper Rick Ross' pet buffalo are landing him in hot water with his neighbors after they say the giant animals keep wandering off his property.

Biden reveals Jimmy Carter asked him to deliver his eulogy

President Joe Biden accidentally revealed that Jimmy Carter has asked him to deliver the eulogy at the former president's funeral.

23 charged in clash between protestors and police at future Atlanta public safety training center site

Police say a music festival being held at the site as part of a week of action against the city-approved public safety training center turned chaotic when some protestors began throwing rocks and sticks at officers

Video shows dogs being rescued from alleged training facility for dog fighting

Floyd County Police rescued more than a dozen dogs they say were being conditioned and trained to fight. The animals were discovered on a property on Weathington Road.

Masters invitation goes to the wrong Scott Stallings

Golfer Scott Stallings has been waiting for his invitations to the Masters, but it turns out the tournament sent his invite to a different Scott Stallings in Georgia. Now both men are going to meet up at Augusta National.

What Warnock's victory means for Georgia, Senate Democrats

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s win over Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Georgia means Democrats now add to their majority in the Senate, which “makes a big difference.” Here’s why.

Warnock claims victory in Senate runoff race

Sen. Raphael Warnock claimed victory late Tuesday night in a tight runoff race for U.S. Senate. Warnock beat out Republican challenger Herschel Walker, a Georgia football legend. 

Judge to arraign ex-DA charged in Arbery killing’s aftermath

A former Georgia prosecutor charged more than a year ago with hindering the police investigation into the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery has been ordered to appear before a judge next month for her first court appearance.

Georgia Supreme Court reinstates abortion ban

The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

Migos rapper Takeoff shot to death at Houston bowling alley

Takeoff, a member of the popular Atlanta rap group Migos, has been killed in an early morning shooting at a Houston bowling alley.

Georgia woman who told story of family's surprise outside school now says she made it up

A Georgia TikTok user who claimed two men discovered they were both fathers to a young girl when they came to pick her up from the school where she works now says she made up the story.

Trial over Georgia’s law banning abortions begins in Fulton County

A trial over whether Georgia's "heartbeat" law banning abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy began in a Fulton County courtroom Monday.