Georgia

Representative John Lewis -- a lion of the Civil Rights Movement -- passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

After a battle with pancreatic cancer, Lewis died at the age of 80 on July 17, but his legacy left an indelible mark on the history of the nation.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has filed a lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and city council following the decision to mandate masks and roll back to Phase 1 reopening. 

Governor Brian Kemp is overruling local governments that have issued mandatory mask laws in a new executive order issued Wednesday.

A federal judge has permanently blocked Georgia’s 2019 “heartbeat” abortion law, finding that it violates the U.S. Constitution.

A seven-year-old sea lion trounced a Georgia Aquarium trainer in a dance-off at the facility in Atlanta, video posted recently shows.

A 24-year-old woman who came to Atlanta to celebrate a friend's birthday is now in hospice care after a battle with COVID-19. 

Four employees of a Woodstock Jimmy John's have been fired for making a noose out of bread dough and recording themselves joking about it.

Police told FOX 5 that the shooting happened in the area near the Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was shot last month.

 Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Chick-fil-A beat competitors Chipotle, Dunkin', Arby's, KFC and Panera Bread to take the top prize

A grand jury has returned indictments of the three suspects in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.

State lawmakers have approved hate crimes legislation after lawmakers struck a deal to remove language protecting police and first responders.

The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a powerful message at Brooks’ funeral on June 23.

Officer Devin Brosnan turned himself in before noon Thursday, Fulton County Jail records show.

Georgia Bulldogs football legend Herschel Walker is weighing in on the "defund the police" movement. The Heisman Trophy winner is offering to work with airlines to send people who want to defund the police to countries without formal law enforcement.

Every officer of the Atlanta Police Department will receive a $500 bonus Thursday paid for by the Atlanta Police Foundation, the organization confirmed to FOX 5.

The Atlanta Police Department says it is "experiencing a higher than usual number of call outs with the incoming shift" on Wednesday. The call outs follow the Fulton County District Attorney’s decision on charges against an ex-officer and current officer in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says its investigation into the officer-involved shooting and death of Rayshard Brooks is not complete and that it was not aware of the Fulton County D.A.'s decision to file charges.