B.J. Williams

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it plans to begin heavy releases from Buford Dam starting Thursday to bring down the level of Lake Lanier.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed several parks on Lake Lanier as heavy rains have pushed the lake level well above full winter pool.

Asheville police worked to unravel a kidnapping of two young boys that led to a multi-state manhunt and four arrests, including a woman from Gainesville.

The Georgia State Patrol reported that some roads around Lake Rabun in northeast Georgia have been closed as the result of flooding.

A possible carjacking victim and an Atlanta police officer have been wounded during a shootout.

Divers recovered the body of a man whose car was swept away by floodwaters in Gordon County, where roads were inundated from recent storms, authorities said.

Police say three Bentleys stolen from a car dealership in north Fulton County were found in a parking lot at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline this week is $2.00 nationally, $2.01 in Florida, $1.91 in Georgia, and $1.76 in Tennessee.

When the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board holds its first meeting of 2016, members will tackle a rezoning proposal from the developers of the Mundy Mill project on the south side of the city.

Authorities say a woman was struck by a MARTA train Thursday in downtown Atlanta, but was alert when taken to the hospital.