B.J. Williams

A K9 officer with the Hall County Sheriff's Office died while on duty Tuesday, but the department doesn't know yet the cause of death.

A Mexican national who was arrested in Hall County on drug charges in 2018 has been sentenced by federal authorities after returning to the United States following his deportation.

A 37-year-old Ellijay woman is serving a prison sentence for setting a fire in Gilmer County earlier this year.

Two men from North Georgia are among Gov. Brian Kemp's latest appointees to state boards.

A suspect arrested last month by the Walton County Sheriff's Office is thought to be responsible for several shoplifting crimes and an armed robbery at Home Depot stores in Gwinnett County.

Starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 13, construction partners with the Georgia Department of Transportation will close a lane on State Route 369/Browns Bridge.

The Gwinnett County Police Department said Monday its officers will no longer make custodial arrests or issue citations for crimes related to misdemeanor amounts of marijuana.

The Early College Program, which is part of the Hall County School District, will benefit from a $2.2 million gift from the Melvin Douglas and Victoria Kay Ivester Foundation.

The same scorching heat that has enveloped much of the Midwest and Deep South is expected to encroach on North Georgia by Tuesday afternoon.

According to this week's report from AAA-The Auto Club Group, Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.52 per gallon for regular unleaded.