A solider involved in the American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter has ties to Gwinnett County.

A family with Georgia ties is grieving after learning their loved one was one of the pilots killed in the crash between a small American Airlines plane and a military helicopter crash near Reagan National Airport.

More than 1.5 million Georgians enrolled in the state’s new health care exchange, Insurance Commissioner John King said. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would expand Medicaid.

A Georgia high school says that one of the soldiers involved in the mid-air collision was a former student and a member of their MCJROTC program.

The legislation says that under current law, teachers and school staff only have three days of accumulated sick leave.

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

Fedrick Jeffries, 33, was fired from his job at a branch in unincorporated Norcross after he was suspected of stealing money and opening fake bank accounts, the Gwinnett County Police Department said in a Jan. 28 news release. Jeffries was taken to jail Jan. 26 and charged with:

Netflix is further expanding its partnership with WWE with a new exclusive deal for the mobile versions of the popular "WWE 2K" games.

President Donald Trump earlier this week vowed in a social media post to bring education “BACK TO THE STATES, where it belongs.” On Wednesday, the White House announced a series of executive orders aimed at giving Georgia and other states greater oversight over education policy.

Someone won $50,000 playing Mega Millions after matching four numbers and the Mega Ball in the Jan. 28 drawing, just missing the estimated $44 million jackpot, the Georgia Lottery said. The winning ticket was sold at a Kroger fuel station in Tucker, according to lottery officials.