The winter storm brought up to about 2 inches of snow over parts of metro Atlanta. In south Georgia, some cities saw between 4-8 inches.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to give public schools a one-time boost of $50 million for school safety and security.

ATLANTA — A Weather Impact Alert is in place through Wednesday morning as a long-duration freeze sets in across north Georgia amid the season's coldest temperatures. Many parts of metro Atlanta could stay at or below freezing for more than 60 hours this week, with areas in the north Georgia mountains seeing freezing temperatures for over 80 hours.

The Georgia Board of Education has adopted a requirement aimed at ensuring cooperation between local school systems and public safety experts in the design of school safety policies and infrastructure.

Georgia is about to begin to thaw out from the winter storm and freezing temperatures, but that doesn't mean the threat of ice is behind us just yet.

Police say 24-year-old Jutaraz Morton, of Winder, and 25-year-old Timia Cobbs, of Athens, were arrested Wednesday on malice murder, felony murder and two counts of aggravated assault charges in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Nigel Zachariah Turner.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday made arrests in metro Atlanta and elsewhere. “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with federal partners including the FBI, ATF and DEA, began conducting enhanced targeted operations today in Atlanta to enforce U.

In a game that good, it didn’t matter which team won or lost, certainly not for the sake of rankings. Grayson and Holy Innocents’ both played like the No. 1-ranked teams they were Saturday night in a game that Grayson won 68-66.

Atlanta will try to break its four-game slide when the Hawks take on Minnesota. The teams match up Monday for the first time this season.

Local school boards will have to consult with area law enforcement when designing new facilities to house public school students.

Athens-Clarke police reported Thursday they have identified those responsible for the gunshot slaying of Nigel Turner last April.

Atlanta residents woke up to sunny skies, icy roads, single-digit wind chills and a second day of widespread school and office closings on Wednesday after a winter storm blanketed the city in snow for the second time in two weeks.