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Now that Georgia has a medical marijuana law on the books, the state Department of Public Health unveiled a new online registry Tuesday that will allow qualified patients to obtain a special identification card.

A LaGrange man has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery of an officer and felony obstruction.

On Monday night, the Muscogee County School District approved the budget of more than $268 million for the 2016 fiscal year with a 7-2 vote.

A young Albany girl has dreams of one day playing in the Major Leagues.

An inmate escaped from a work truck in Sumter County, GA. There’s now a manhunt for Patrick Hester, who only had 6 months left to serve in prison.

Auburn Police arrested an Opelika man Monday on felony warrants charging him with burglary and theft of property. Eddie J. Maddox, 28, is being held in the Lee County Jail and will be eligible for an $8,000

Your votes are in – and three finalists have been selected for WTVM’s Give 9 All Stars! After weeks of online voting for our top 11 local non-profit organizations, the list has been narrowed to three.

Phoebe Sumter Medical Center is being recognized for its physical appearance.

Members of the public will have the chance to receive free medical, dental and eye services in Barbour and Macon counties over the next two weeks.

A Barbour County capital murder trial is expected to start Tuesday morning in Judge Albert Johnson Sr.’s courtroom in Phenix City. The Alabama Supreme Court appointed Johnson to preside over Willie Dickerson’s case after Barbour County Circuit