Bryan Pirkle

Governor Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency for disaster preparedness in 50 north Georgia counties ahead of a winter storm that is expected to arrive on Wednesday.

Governor Nathan Deal has ordered a two-hour delayed opening Tuesday morning for several area state offices following the issuance of a winter storm warning from the National Weather Service.

The City of Flowery Branch expects to open bids March 9 on the extension of Lights Ferry Road and some related work.

The City of Suwanee will officially kick off its second update to the Downtown Master Plan at a community meeting at City Hall at 6:30 p.m. March 5. Originally adopted in 2002 and last updated in 2009, the Downtown Master Plan provided the foundation for development of Town Center.

Just before the ice storm hit this past week, a potential Republican presidential candidate made his way to Atlanta to talk to industry leaders about their concerns on America's economy and other issues.

A SWAT standoff in Barrow County ended peacefully this afternoon with the arrest of a Bethlehem man.

Thousands of people signing up for health insurance this weekend may not realize it, but their coverage under President Barack Obama's law could be short-lived.

Gwinnett County firefighters spent several hours Tuesday evening handling a massive fire that broke out inside of the former site of the Buford Tannery.

President Barack Obama's nominee to serve as U.S. drug ``czar'' won unanimous approval in the Senate Monday as lawmakers vowed to curb an epidemic that results in more than 40,000 deaths a year from overdoses of prescription painkillers, heroin and other substances.

Hall County Probate Court is preparing to launch a Court Visitor's Program to support individuals who wards of the state and have limited or no family and friend support in their lives.