The Georgia Department of Education confirmed this week that the Trump administration released federal funding for after-school programs after state officials criticized the government for withholding the money.

A 17-year-old boy shot in the head while doing yard work has died, Georgia police and the teen's family told news outlets. Officers were called around 8 p.m. Saturday, July 19, about a shooting at a home "just outside the Jonesboro city limits," WXIA reported, citing the Clayton County Police Department.

The administration of President Donald Trump was expected to release funding for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program July 1 but withheld it until this week. State School Superintendent Richard Woods had been calling on the federal government to release the money since early July.

A bipartisan group of Georgia senators is working to eliminate the state income tax while ensuring funding for essential services like education and public safety.

A Powerball player is about to get richer after a stop at an Atlanta-area gas station. The lucky player won $2 million in the drawing Wednesday, July 23, narrowly missing the estimated $326 million jackpot, according to the Georgia Lottery.

Hulk Hogan, one of the most iconic and influential professional wrestlers in history, was born in Augusta, Georgia, on Aug. 11, 1953.

Columbus-based Synovus Financial Corp. announced it will combine with Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.6 billion.

Pres. Trump's new budget bill promises to cut $1 trillion form Medicaid over the next 10 years. Study shows those cuts threated 579 nursing homes total.