B.J. Williams

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is following its Emergency Restoration Plan and is preparing its line crews, right of way crews and office staff in case severe winter weather disrupts electric service.

A state forensic analyst says a Florida man charged with killing a teen over loud music would have had to remove his gun from a holster and then load it just before the shooting.

Four legally married gay couples filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday seeking a court order to force Ohio to recognize same-sex marriages on birth certificates despite a statewide ban, echoing arguments in a similar successful lawsuit concerning death certificates.

Georgia's 9th District Congressman Doug Collins has scheduled a lunch meeting with Dahlonega constituents next week, according to a press statement from Collins' Gainesville office.

Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee.

Atlanta police say a homeless man was stabbed by another man who was handing out food.

Do you know the way to San Jose? Quite a few airline pilots apparently don't.

Officials in Gwinnett County say a Black Hawk helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in Lilburn.

With memories of thousands of vehicles gridlocked for hours on icy metro Atlanta highways fresh in their minds, emergency officials and elected leaders in north Georgia were preparing Monday for another round of winter weather.

Although gas prices have remained relatively stable since the start of the year, AAA forecasts prices will rise as spring approaches. Pump prices are expected to peak around $3.75 this year, 5 cents less than 2013's peak of $3.79 a gallon.