B.J. Williams

A Statham man suffered burns to 50-percent of his body when his mobile home caught fire early Tuesday morning.

Even though the unemployment rate increased for the 13-county Georgia Mountains region in May, Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Wednesday that the region posted a strong month with key metrics trending favorably.

State fire investigators are assisting fire and police departments in two North Georgia jurisdictions as they look into two arson fires that were set this week. There is no indication the fires are related.

Authorities have identified a man who was shot and killed Monday by Athens-Clarke County police officers.

Even though fireworks are legal in Georgia, there are still some locations where pyrotechnics are forbidden.

A former substitute teacher, who worked at various schools in Jackson County, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.

Construction activity for the I-85 widening project will require lane closures through Wednesday, July 3 along the corridor in Gwinnett, Barrow and Jackson counties.

Mitchell M. Posey, the Special Agent in Charge of the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, has left that position to become an inspector with the GBI's Investigative Division.

When it comes to the Fourth of July, pets don't tend to like the same things their humans do, so veterinarians and other animal advocates suggest keeping dogs and cats inside during this week's celebrations.

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed just after midnight at a gas station on Thompson Mill Road in Buford.