The 17-year-old suspect said he was acting in self-defense; if convicted of first-degree murder, he could be sentenced to life in prison.

Residents have been in a fight with county leaders over their voting rights and zoning changes that threaten to lead to ...

Georgians are encouraged to routinely check their voter registration status online by visiting the state’s My Voter Page.

In a country that calls itself a model of democracy, “we sit in a district that doesn’t experience democracy in the same way, ...

Pastor Jamal Bryant has been instrumental in leading an economic protest against the retailer, which rolled back its DEI ...

Reginald Hall traveled nearly six hours from the quiet of his home in Sapelo Island to Atlanta to hear a landmark case that ...

Reginald Hall traveled nearly six hours from the quiet of his home in Sapelo Island to Atlanta to hear a landmark case that ...

What’s at stake for cities like Gary, Indiana, Beaumont, Texas, and San Francisco when protections go away amid the Trump ...

After a historic federal agreement to address the state's sewage crisis is scrapped, Black residents in Lowndes County are left exposed to raw waste.

Last year, Sapelo Island residents sued county officials for blocking them from holding a crucial vote that could determine whether they would be displaced from the last Gullah Gechee community on the ...

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