B.J. Williams

Alpharetta in North Georgia is among the fast-growing cities in the United States, according to a federal population estimate released Thursday.

A woman turned herself in to Forsyth County authorities Tuesday to face a list of charges, alleging she stole money in her role as a bank employee.

The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions. But the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says she may be asked to return.

Gaining confidence as he nailed questions about obscure island chains, bodies of water, global trade and culture, 12-year-old Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory Wednesday in the 2013 National Geographic Bee.

The city of Gainesville is moving ahead with a plan to consider a new convention center and hotel project.

Right in the middle of all of the rain and flooding over the weekend, thieves were at work along Gainesville Highway in the Buford-Flowery Branch area.

A Forsyth County man has died following a Monday afternoon crash at the intersection of Chattahoochee and Bethel View Roads near Cumming.

Gov. Nathan Deal says his administration is studying ways other states are expanding their Medicaid programs.

Even though Georgia's Salvation Army units have not been mobilized for relief efforts in Oklahoma, they are on standby, according to Lt. Matt Cunningham, the Commander of Gainesville's post.

Once again, the Hall County School Board has some tough decisions to make when it comes to an operating budget.