Georgia cities are required to submit annual financial audits to the state. Woodbine has not completed one in five years. Without those audits, the city is ineligible for state grants used to fund road upkeep and other municipal projects. State lawmakers have warned that the legislature could revoke the city’s charter, which would effectively dissolve Woodbine as an incorporated city and fold it into unincorporated Camden County.

A psychologist has testified that a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia had a chaotic, lonely upbringing.

The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, an ornate 13th-century Buddhist temple in Thailand and tidal flats in western South Korea were among several sites added to the World Heritage List on Saturday at a U.N. committee meeting in South Korea.

Jacksonville law enforcement is offering a closer look at the dramatic rescue of a 13-year-old girl kidnapped from her Georgia home and brought more than 130 miles to a Jacksonville motel.

Firefighters and partner agencies extinguished a boat fire Thursday at Brunswick Landing Marina, the Brunswick Fire Department said.

A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

A 78-year-old Georgia woman says she suffered a fentanyl overdose and was hospitalized after a Publix pharmacy in Decatur allegedly mistakenly gave her another customer’s prescription, with the company later offering her $4,000 to compensate for the incident, according to a report from 11Alive in Atlanta.

If you get a call from someone claiming to be a family member or friend who needs money right away to get out of jail, it’s likely a scam, Brantley County deputies warn.

A report concludes that more than twice the planned amount of swimming pool chemicals were improperly stored at a Georgia plant, leading to a fire in 2024.

Two 30-year-old Glynn County men are facing federal charges after a grand jury indicted them in connection with drug distribution and firearms offenses.

A Putnam County Sheriff’s Office bailiff was arrested at work on two out-of-state felony warrants from Georgia accusing him of forging a check, the sheriff’s office said.

Two teens are facing charges after a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle ended in a multi-car crash on Tuesday in Glynn County, police said.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday morning for a swimmer who went missing Saturday near Huguenot Memorial Park, officials said.

A national food-poisoning law firm and a Florida attorney filed the first lawsuit tied to an outbreak of E. coli that public health officials say has been linked to frozen GreenWise Organic blueberries sold exclusively at Publix stores.

Georgia’s statewide Gang Prosecution Unit is marking four years of work and has secured more than 140 convictions since it began on July 1, 2022, Attorney General Chris Carr announced.

A Waycross Police Department detective has been placed on administrative leave after a physical altercation that left the grandmother of his child with a cut to her face, according to a police report obtained by News4JAX.

Buying a home has always required patience and planning, but a new study suggests the finish line keeps moving further away for many would-be homeowners in Florida and Georgia.

Georgia homeowners living under homeowners association rules will have new legal protections starting in 2027 after Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 406 into law.

A lightning strike sparked a fire at Deenwood Baptist Church in Waycross, Georgia, leaving a hole in the roof and members of the congregation vowing to rebuild.

The Kingsland Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing infant last seen during a custody exchange on Saturday.