Standing before reporters at the State Capitol on Monday, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger likened Tuesday’s 7 a.m. poll opening to the Kentucky Derby.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A balloon release was held off Barton Chapel Road for Trey-Von Grandison, 23, who was shot and killed early Saturday morning outside Soul Bar on Broad Street in Augusta.

One person was taken to a hospital after being shot Monday afternoon at the scene of a standoff involving McDuffie County deputies.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Sophie Williams, 1, rang the bell this summer at Wellstar Golisano Children’s Hospital, surrounded by family, friends, nurses and doctors, after treatment for a liver cancer ...

SPARTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The GBI is investigating the death of an inmate at Hancock State Prison, according to officials. The Hancock County coroner says Devin Edwards, 36, was found dead in his cell ...

Exactly 50 years ago, a one-term Georgia governor completed one of the most improbable political ascents in American history.

Cinema lovers and indie film fans will gather in Columbia this week as the 12th annual South Carolina Underground Film ...

The public can now present a digital driver’s license or other ID to Georgia Department of Safety officers, the agency ...

State data shows health insurance premiums have jumped between 15% and nearly 29%, according to Liz Coyle of the consumer advocacy group Georgia Watch.

County officials said the project is not finalized and still faces months of review.

Sheriff Grady Judd gives details about an undercover investigation that resulted in hundreds of arrests. (Polk County Sheriff's Office) ...

Detloff, 19, was a freshman cheerleader from Carol Stream. She died while attending the party near Illinois Wesleyan University. Police responded to a house party after a shooting was reported around ...