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About half an hour after people inside the U.S. Capitol Visitor’s Center were told to stay away from doors and windows, Capitol police lifted a lockdown on the building.

Are you looking for a vacation close to home? Or a quick drive for some family fun this weekend? Take a one tank trip to Eufaula! News Leader 9’s Brandon Saho stopped by local attractions: the Shorter Mansion,

Valdosta Police Chief Brian Childress confirmed a police officer was shot multiple times during a shooting Friday morning.

The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local):

The suspect in a deadly house party shooting in May has been arrested in another Georgia county, according to the Columbus Police Department.  

Dallas was in shock and beset by uncertainty early Friday after gunmen shot and killed five police officers and wounded seven during a peaceful protest over fatal police shootings of black men in other states, police said,…

Brent Thompson, 43, with the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Department was identified as one of the officers killed. He had been with the department since 2009 and had gotten married to another DART officer just weeks

By CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Philando Castile put on a suit and tie to interview for a supervisory position in the school district where he had worked since he was a teenager. He told the…

A suburban police officer who killed a black motorist likely wouldn't have fired if the driver had been white, Minnesota's governor declared, jumping into a suddenly reignited national debate over how law…

Phenix City’s mayor announced a first-of-its kind partnership and scholarship endowment between Phenix City and one of the top schools in the state. Mayor Eddie Lowe announced a $25,000 donation by the Phenix City mayor’s ball for education