B.J. Williams

Jackson County authorities said a house on Plainview Road in Maysville was destroyed by fire late Tuesday night.

A Georgia man whose son died after he was left in a hot car for seven hours was charged Thursday with murder in the toddler's death.

Authorities with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Hall County Sheriff's Office have recovered the body of a woman who went missing after she jumped from a boat Monday night.

Secretary of State Brian Kemp is reminding the public to stay alert for those who may be collecting personal data during voter registration drives.

Thunderstorms spawned intense lightning and powerful winds across Georgia, sparking house fires in north Georgia and metro Atlanta and toppling trees and power lines in several counties.

After her arrest Monday night at a Forsyth County bar, the deputy coroner for Lumpkin County has been suspended from her job.

The United States said Wednesday that a video showing the beheading of a second U.S. journalist by Islamic State militants is authentic.

Students, faculty and alumni will be marking the 50th anniversary of Georgia Perimeter College with events beginning this week.

Gainesville water customers will not have to pay a higher rate for water, but they will see an increase in account service fees on their bills starting in January.

Islamic State extremists released a video Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, and warning President Barack Obama that as long as U.S. airstrikes against the militant group continue, "our knife will continue to strike the necks of your people."