B.J. Williams

A northeast Georgia school system is considering adding an extra month to summer vacation next year as a way to cut costs.

As temperatures begin to climb, Georgia health officials are reminding parents not to leave their children alone inside hot cars.

A woods fire that began around 5:30 Wednesday morning at Old Federal Park on Lake Lanier will continue to burn for several more hours, according to Hall County Fire Marshal Scott Cagle.

Authorities say a teenager was shot and killed by a sniper during a SWAT standoff in Cherokee County.

Cobb County police say a man has been charged with murder in the March beating death of a former Marine found unconscious in an apartment complex parking lot.

Former Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charles Bannister says in a new federal lawsuit that Sheriff Butch Conway had deputies falsely arrest him on drunken driving charges.

Beginning Tuesday morning, May 1, the Gainesville Police Department will be conducting a crash investigation on Georgia Highway 365 at Howard Road.

One of three Florida siblings wanted in a multi-state crime spree was sentenced Monday to 32 years in prison for a shootout in Colorado.

The same man believed responsible for the armed robbery of a convenience store north of Cleveland Friday night struck again Sunday night, according to authorities.

When a candelight vigil is held Monday night in memory of Gainesville High School Principal Chris Mance, the students will be in charge. And, that's the way he would have wanted it, according to Gainesville Schools Superintendent Merriane Dyer.