B.J. Williams

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Gainesville metro's unemployment rate decreased by 1.7 percentage points, reaching 5.9% for June.

A three-year-old child hospitalized earlier this week after a near-drowning in Jackson County has passed away from his injuries.

Two Gainesville firefighters were able to rescue seven kittens from a burning mobile home on Tuesday afternoon.

Good News Clinics and the Georgia Mountain Food Bank are collaborating on a drive-thru food giveaway Thursday, July 23.

After one judge recused herself at the state's request from hearing a lawsuit filed by Georgia's governor over measures taken by Atlanta in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a second stepped aside because she used to work for the governor.

A 20-year-old Gwinnett County woman died after a tree fell on top of the pontoon boat she was riding in at a South Carolina lake, according to authorities.

On the same day the superintendent of the neighboring Gwinnett County Public School System announced Gwinnett students would begin the new school year with digital learning only, Hall County School District Superintendent Will Schofield said he wasn't ready to make such a recommendation.

A 20-year veteran of the Hall County Sheriff's Office died Monday, July 20 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a serious illness.

Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia's largest school district, has become the latest to move to all-remote learning to start the school year.

While Georgia gasoline prices remain fairly low, pump prices increased just a bit over the past week, according to this week's fuel price report from AAA-The Auto Club South.