WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has filed a lawsuit, opens new tab against Houston County, Georgia, to challenge the county's at-large method of ...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A newly filed lawsuit by the Department of Justice argues the way Houston County elects its county commission violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965, hurting Black ...

HOUSTON - Good news for a K-9 deputy, "Rocky," who was injured after tracking down Robert Lee Davis III after Davis shot and killed Brazoria County Deputy Jesus Vargas. During an hours-long manhunt, ...

Unity Christian has been Macon County’s most consistent program for the past three years, and that’s due to producing stars year after year like Mallory Harrison. Harrison, an All-Macon County ...

TIME asked five of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders to share their transformative ideas for 2025. Birgit Skarstein Recently I experienced the remarkable benefits of a self-driving ...

HOUSTON — The U.S. Marshal K-9 shot by a wanted killer on Wednesday narrowly escaped death, according to a Houston veterinarian who is treating K-9 Rocky at Westbury Animal Hospital. Dr. Jeff ...

BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas — Brazoria County Sheriff Bo Stallman on Thursday opened up about the death of one of his deputies a day prior. Deputy Jesus "Jesse" Vargas was working with the U.S ...

Is New York City running out of ideas to solve its once-in-a-generation affordability crisis? Bleak new superlatives about the cost of living are piling up: About half of city households are ...

The U.S. Justice Department sued a Georgia county Thursday, alleging that its method of electing county commissioners discriminates against Black voters. Houston County, home to 163,000 people south ...

A highly contagious disease is killing ducks and other birds across Harris County and Texas, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department warns. Department officials are urging people to put their ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will be awarding a $2 million grant to Harris County Precinct 4 for its Interstate 10 Inner Katy Cap Park study. A cap park is a park built on ...

HOUSTON (KIAH) — The suspect who shot and killed a Brazoria County deputy has been shot and killed by law enforcement officers on Wednesday. Houston police said in a social media post that the ...