B.J. Williams

One of the three Hall County firefighters injured in a training accident two weeks ago is now being treated at Shepherd Spinal Center in Atlanta.

Bertha has weakened to a tropical storm just a day after becoming a hurricane as it moves northward in the Atlantic, posing no direct threat to the U.S. East Coast.

Newly formed Hurricane Bertha was churning northward Monday far from land, posing no direct threat to the U.S. East Coast.

Ninth District Congressman Doug Collins (R-Gainesville) has scheduled three town hall meetings with constituents during his break from Washington this month.

Missionary Nancy Writebol, one of two known Americans stricken with Ebola, wasn't looking to abandon her overseas work. But Jeremy Writebol believes his 59-year-old mother can yield a greater good from her impending return to the United States amid West Africa's worst-ever outbreak of the often-deadly virus.

U.S. stocks were slightly higher early Monday, helped by a decent earnings report from Berkshire Hathaway and the announcement of a bailout package for a struggling Portuguese bank.

President Barack Obama is keeping a low public profile as he celebrates his 53rd birthday.

Crews from the Georgia Department of Transportation are evaluating a sinkhole that has opened in a parking lot on John Morrow Parkway at Pearl Nix Parkway in Gainesville.

Rescuers dug through shattered homes Monday looking for survivors of a strong earthquake in southern China as the death toll rose to at least 398 people, with more than 1,800 injured. Rainstorms were expected to hinder rescue efforts over the coming days.

Motorists heading to the gas pumps are finding the cheapest August gas prices since 2010.