B.J. Williams

A Gwinnett County man convicted of downloading thousands of images of child pornography was sentenced Friday to an eight-year federal prison term.

Hall County fire officials said the cause of a house boat fire along Lanier Islands Parkway Friday morning appeared to be electrical in nature.

A court in Atlanta started marrying gay couples Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage.

Officials say 40,000 gallons of raw sewage has leaked into a lake at a Lawrenceville park.

Georgia's Ninth District Congressman said he was disappointed but not surprised by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold nationwide insurance subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.

Authorities say a fire that damaged a predominantly black church in middle Georgia has been ruled an arson.

More than 412,000 Georgians can receive tax subsidies designed to make health insurance affordable after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the nationwide assistance in a ruling Thursday.

The metro Gainesville area continues to record the lowest unemployment numbers in the state, although the rate did increase for the month of May, according to the latest metro area numbers from state labor officials.

Gainesville police are telling residents along Riverside Drive and Island Drive to be alert after several reports of what appears to be a rabid coyote in the area.

A woman has told police that a ceramic bulldog was again stolen from the grave of her son, who was a fan of the University of Georgia football team.