A Jacksonville man is among 12 people charged in what federal prosecutors are calling the largest drone-based contraband smuggling operation ever prosecuted in the United States, according to an indictment unsealed June 24.

A federal judge in Georgia is dismissing a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit seeking voter information from the state.

Former Ohio State University coach Jim Tressel is being nominated to be the state’s next lieutenant governor.

One Georgia city will welcome 2025 with a larger-than-average bang.

There are more than 47,000 people in Bibb County, Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta, who are eligible to vote but don't.

Mississippi election officials say redrawing legislative districts in time for this November’s election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots.

Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a loud roar.

The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful, they’re downright weird.

Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.

Circle K announced they will be offering up to 30 cents off per gallon of fuel at select locations on Wednesday.

Authorities say two people are critically injured Tuesday after a plane crash in a Georgia marsh.

Hundreds of Native Americans returned to their historic capital in Macon, Georgia, this weekend for the 30th annual Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration.

The top judge in Georgia’s Macon Judicial Circuit is suspending some jury trials due to a spike in COVID cases.

A high school football player died Monday after collapsing at the first day of practice in middle Georgia.

(AP Photo/John Bazemore)ATLANTA – Georgia will expand COVID-19 vaccine criteria starting Monday to everyone 55 and older, plus younger adults who are overweight or have serious health conditions, making more than two-thirds of Georgians who are 16 and older eligible for vaccination. The same data show Georgia has administered the lowest share of doses delivered among states, with more than one-third of doses still awaiting injection. At the rate shots were given in Georgia last week according to state numbers, that’s more than three weeks of supply. That’s where we are,” said Amber Schmidtke, an epidemiologist who writes a daily report about COVID-19 in Georgia. Adults younger than 55 who will qualify include those who have asthma, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease or kidney disease.

MACON, Ga. – Two homeless men froze to death on Christmas Day, a Georgia coroner said. It’s been five or six years since the last such death, he told WGXA-TV. Coronavirus pandemic restrictions have forced the Salvation Army to turn people away this winter, men’s shelter director Charles Pope told WMAZ-TV. He said the nonprofit normally can provide beds for about 120 people; split into sections for men, families, and veterans. Sullivan and Pope told WMAZ they are working with county leaders to do more to help people during the frigid winter months.

President Donald Trump arrives to speak to a campaign rally at Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, in Macon, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

A man is dead after police said he rear-ended an off-duty Glynn County police officer’s car on I-75 north of Macon on Sunday night, then reportedly attacked the officer before running into traffic and being struck by several cars, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The Glynn County officer told deputies the suspect said, “You will have to kill me” before running onto the highway, where he was hit by several cars. The Glynn County officer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The Glynn County officer was headed to training at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth. “We ask that you please keep the officer in your thoughts and prayers,” Glynn County Public Information Officer Brandon Kondo said in a release about the incident.

ATLANTA (AP) – Federal authorities say nearly 40 missing or endangered children have been rescued by federal and state agents in Georgia. Marshals Service announced Thursday that 13 missing children were found and an additional 26 endangered children were rescued during a two-week operation in Atlanta and Macon. Officials said some of the children were likely victims of child sex trafficking, child exploitation, abuse and had medical or mental health conditions. Nine people were arrested on charges including sex trafficking, parental kidnapping and custodial interference, as well as registered sex offender and weapons violations. Authorities didn’t identify the suspects.

A hilarious and fluffy stand-up comedian is headed our way! According to his official website, Gabriel Fluffy' Iglesias is bringing his 2020 Beyond the Fluffy World Tour to Florida and Georgia in Feb. 2020. Iglesias will be In Macon, Georgia on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at the Macon City Auditorium. He will be in Orlando on Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Amway Arena. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

TELFAIR COUNTY, Ga. - A little boy in Telfair County, Georgia, which is about 80-miles southeast of Macon, celebrated his 4th birthday in a very unexpected way. Seneca's mother, Tabithia Wilcox, took him to the football game at Telfair County Middle School to play on the stands, not knowing that he would be soon invited to join the drumline! He jammed out with the school band and Tabithia recorded the adorable performance. Since Tabithia posted the video on social it has received 4.3 million views. Happy 4th Birthday, little drummer boy!