A mass shooting in Georgia early Monday morning left one man dead and ten others hospitalized, according to police. The incident took place around 1:27 a.m. in downtown Atlanta. Officers were already patrolling the area and arrived on scene in under a minute, according to WSBTV.

Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings are being drawn miles inland, where they risk falling to predators or dying from exhaustion before they find the water.

A Georgia lottery player tried their luck — and snagged a six-figure prize. Someone hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $308,474 in the drawing Saturday, July 26, according to the Georgia Lottery’s website. The ticket, sold in Dallas, matched all five numbers.

Supporters argue that legal gambling would create jobs and generate revenue, while opponents cite potential social costs like increased crime and addiction.

Most states will have to establish work requirements for Medicaid by 2027. Georgia has had them for two years. Some Georgians say the glitchy system makes it too hard to prove they actually qualify.

Cuts to SNAP benefits may lead to a surge in demand at food banks that serve America's most food insecure communities.

A Georgia man jumped from his boat and drowned while trying to fetch an item from the Tennessee River, state officials said. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency was called at about 1:15 p.m. Saturday, July 26, to the Chickamauga Reservoir, the agency said in a news release.

As temperatures soar across Georgia, some workers don’t have the luxury of heading indoors. With no state laws mandating protections for outdoor laborers during extreme heat, it’s up to employers to decide how to keep their crews safe.

Georgia Representative Mike Collins on Monday joined the field challenging Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff in next year's Senate race.But there was a slight error in Collins' official campaign kickoff video: it misspelled the name of his home state,

This is the second July in a row a congregation of alligators formed for unknown reasons near the swamp. The 2024 gathering included 150 alligators filling a mile and a half span of water, the University of Georgia's Coastal Ecology Lab reported.

Gaming includes sports betting, casino gambling, and horse racing — an issue that has remained contentious for years and pits powerful business interests against deeply rooted conservative opposition.