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The mayor of Dublin, Georgia, is expected to sign an ordinance Tuesday that prohibits the wearing of saggy pants.

A Georgia woman said a weekend outing turned into a horrifying experience when her young grandson developed blisters after he found a used condom in their hotel room and put it in his mouth, myFOXdfw.com reported.

Two Georgia Republicans who wielded dueling endorsements from Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich will face a showdown in a GOP runoff for governor, while a Democrat who served a single term as governor won his party's nomination for a comeback bid.

A Georgia man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for conspiring to support terrorists by videotaping U.S. landmarks.

Comedian Katt Williams was arrested on burglary and criminal trespass charges in a west Georgia community Sunday night, according to a court official.

The ex-Marine saved the lives of his three young sons when a 300-pound bear attacked their Georgia campsite.

Police say a wanted University of Georgia professor found dead in the woods over the weekend shot himself but left no suicide ...

Police dogs searching for a University of Georgia professor accused of killing his wife and two others discovered a body Saturday near where the teacher's abandoned Jeep was found.

Police said Friday they have found a vehicle that belongs to a former University of Georgia professor suspected of killing his ...

Regulators on Friday shut down four more banks, boosting the number of failures this year to 29 -- more bank closures than in all of last year.

The latest banks seized were American Southern Bank in Georgia, Michigan Heritage Bank, First Bank of Idaho, and First Bank of Beverly Hills in California.