B.J. Williams

The Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board has voted to allow two business ventures for the city to move forward - one, a Dunkin' Donuts restaurant on Thompson Bridge Road and the other, a Murphy Express gas station on Shallowford Road.

A jury has found Margarita Leanos, the woman charged as an accomplice in the murder of Gainesville taxi cab driver Isaias Tovar-Murillo, guilty on all counts.

Tax collections for the state rose again in the month of September, according to information released Tuesday by Governor Nathan Deal's office.

A student from Emory University's Oxford College is facing charges after allegedly posting a threat on social media to shoot up the school.

Officials say 15 Confederate flag supporters have been indicted following a confrontation with a black family in Georgia.

Police say a bicyclist injured in a collision with a school bus north of Atlanta has died of his injuries.

Police say a woman was attacked while running on a trail in suburban Atlanta over the weekend.

Planning is under way to place a Liberty Bell replica atop Stone Mountain near Atlanta as a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that recalls a famous line from his ``I Have a Dream'' speech, officials say.

Elevated demand and seasonal refinery maintenance kept upward pressure on the price of gasoline last week.

The fifth and final suspect in a the murder of a Gainesville taxi cab driver goes on trial Monday in Hall County Superior Court.