BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — U.S. Marshals in Alabama said they captured a Georgia man who had been on the run for more than three years after he failed to show up for the final day of his trial on murder charges in his ex-girlfriend's death.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta says some of its otters tested positive for the coronavirus after they showed mild respiratory symptoms.

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy shot a metro Atlanta man after officials say the man shot at a deputy during a manhunt.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A government agency planning a $155 million new hotel and conference center at Lake Lanier says another $21 million boost from the state is keeping the project on track.

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A man who shot a police dog as he ran away from a traffic checkpoint in Georgia was found dead by a SWAT team in the woods several hours later, authorities said.

ROME, Ga. (AP) — An advisory committee says that a northwest Georgia statue of Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest should be placed inside a local museum.

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta barbecue restaurant owner will get $1.7 million to settle a federal lawsuit claiming he was harassed by government officials and employees.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's legal community is getting ready to compete to see who can collect the most money to help stock the state's food banks.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Savannah College of Art and Design says it plans a expansion of its film and digital media studio that will make it the largest college movie studio in the country.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Rita Ellis got the call around 1:30 on a recent afternoon.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state workers participating in the Employees Retirement System will get bonuses of up to $1,800 this year, but will once again not get permanent increases in their pensions.

ATLANTA (AP) — A proposed apartment building in downtown Atlanta could feature 31 stories of teachers.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia officials say record cargo volumes in March have the Port of Savannah headed toward a big milestone in the 2021 fiscal year.

DOUGLAS, Ga, (AP) — A superintendent says two south Georgia middle school students were suspended for making a kill list.

Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state lawmaker and one of former President Donald Trump’s most vocal allies in Georgia, is the latest Republican to open a 2022 primary challenge against Gov. Brian Kemp.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A former sheriff's deputy in a northeast Georgia county was charged with aggravated assault after he shot at a car that drove away during a chase.

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A tire plant will spend $21.8 million to expand production in middle Georgia.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Three houses that burned in Savannah earlier this month are believed to have been set on fire by burglars.