B.J. Williams

Loads of coal ash from unlined dumps in North Carolina are being moved into Banks County.

A Georgia high school senior invited the soldier who helped her family escape from Iraq during the first Gulf War to her graduation.

Since 2009, Gainesville High School has conferred honorary diplomas on citizens who have made an impact on the city school system, and the tradition continued at a reception Thursday night.

A family of three has been displaced by an early morning fire at their home on Friendship Road in south Hall County.

Transportation Security Administration officials are urging Memorial Day Weekend travelers to give themselves extra time as large crowds are expected to pass through the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Phone scammers are back at it in Gwinnett County, and the sheriff's office says the callers are using the same routine they always have, getting citizens to fall for their tricks.

The Gainesville Public Utilities Department is looking for customers who are due more than $22,000 in refunds from closed water accounts.

The Georgia State Patrol has concluded an investigation into a fatal collision between a car and a bicycle in Commerce earlier this month, and the agency said no charges will be filed against the driver of the vehicle.

The FBI confirmed Thursday morning that a known member of the MS-13 gang wanted for murder in New York was arrested at a residence in Flowery Branch earlier in the week.

Zack Thompson, co-owner of Professional Touch Landscapes, has announced his intention to run for the Ward 2 seat on the Gainesville City Council, the post held since 1969 by incumbent Bob Hamrick.