B.J. Williams

The body pulled from a well Thursday east of Hiawassee is that of a 53-year-old woman who had been reported missing on June 24, according to the latest information released by the Towns County Sheriff's Office.

A preliminary accident report indicates an F-150 pickup truck turned in front of a tractor trailer on Ga. Highway 365 Friday morning, causing a chain reaction accident that killed three people.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who led the burgeoning Department of Homeland Security through a host of policy changes in the post 9/11 era, is resigning to head the University of California system.

Two Hiawassee women, already in the Towns County Detention Center on other charges, now face murder charges after authorities found human remains in a well east of the city.

Country music stars and fans joined together to urge prayers for Randy Travis overnight as he recovered from brain surgery following a stroke at a Texas hospital.

Passengers who called 911 minutes after a Boeing 777 crashed at San Francisco International Airport said not enough help had arrived and they were doing their best to keep the critically injured alive, according to 911 calls that portray a scene of desperation.

The state of Georgia plans to use a compounding pharmacy to get the drug needed for an execution scheduled for next week.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is searching for a suspect in the murder of 66-year-old Larry Durham of Arcade. Durham's body was found at his home on Azalea Drive in Arcade Monday night.

Folks who live and play around Lake Lanier are happy to see the lake so full, especially after years of drought. Ideally, however, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like to see the level of Lanier sitting at 1,071 - or full summer pool.

Stocks broke through record highs in early trading Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank is in no hurry to stop supporting the economy.