B.J. Williams

Authorities say that several parts of Georgia are continuing to endure an extreme drought this summer.

A man accused of opening fire at the Gainesville State Patrol post on Cleveland Highway in June 2015 pleaded guilty to the crime and has been sentenced to jail time and probation.

A North Carolina man is busted by North Georgia drug agents for running a methamphetamine operation in several counties in the region.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced early Thursday morning that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June dropped to 5.1 percent

It took about three hours in the heat of the day for Gwinnett County firefighters to extinguish a fire at an abandoned house in unincorporated Hoschton Tuesday afternoon.

After hearing again from citizens who are unhappy about the way plans for a new Enota Elementary School unfolded, the Gainesville City School Board has decided to revisit the plans during a retreat.

Authorities say a woman who was fatally shot in Atlanta while sitting in her SUV was the victim of a rape and kidnapping by her boyfriend and now he is a person of interest in her death.

A gunman inside a gun shop near Atlanta began shooting at police officers, who returned fire after responding to reports of a break-in at the business shortly before dawn Tuesday, Marietta police said.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) recently added 70 patient and visitor parking spaces to its Gainesville campus.

As drought conditions tighten their grip on the northern half of Georgia, the federal government is offering some relief in the form of low interest loans to some businesses that have suffered financial loss .