B.J. Williams

Homeowners whose houses were damaged in last week's torrential rains learned Monday that they are not eligible to receive aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Apparently, the damage caused by the deluge was not enough to warrant low interest loans from FEMA.

Authorities with both the city of Demorest and Habersham EMC have confirmed that a crew working along Old Cleveland Road has hit a water line, affecting some water customers in the area.

Two men, one from Winder and the other from Braselton, have been charged in Jackson County for a recent burglary at a Braselton residence.

Mayor Kasim Reed says Atlanta has reached a $19.5 million preliminary deal to buy the property of one of two churches needed to build a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons.

U.S. defense officials say they will be able to ease the pain of mandatory, unpaid furloughs that civilian employees have had to bear for a month because of budgetary pressures.

Georgia officials are considering the idea of a adding a new tourist attraction to downtown Atlanta in the form of a state history museum.

Hall County Animal Control has reported another confirmed rabies case in the county - the ninth one for the year.

Former President George W. Bush has successfully undergone a heart procedure after doctors discovered a blockage in an artery.

Police say they've made an arrest in a burglary at baseball great Hank Aaron's Atlanta home.

The State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen to leave the country following the threat by al-Qaida that has triggered temporary shutdowns of 19 American diplomatic posts across the Middle East and Africa.