Bryan Pirkle

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help Home Depot recruit part-time seasonal workers for four stores in Hall, Dawson, Lumpkin, and Forsyth counties Thursday, Feb. 5, in Dawsonville.

One person was flown to an Atlanta burn unit Thursday evening after suffering moderate injuries in an East Hall house fire.

A two-month investigation culminated Tuesday with the arrest of a Gainesville man.

Speakers honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at his spiritual home in Atlanta repeated the same message on his national holiday Monday: We've come a long way, but there's still much to be done to fulfill King's dream.

President Barack Obama came out swinging Friday against congressional attempts to slap fresh sanctions on Iran, warning such a move would likely destroy nuclear talks and increase prospects for a military showdown. Vowing to veto any sanctions that reach his desk, Obama pleaded, ``Just hold your fire.''

The U.S. has begun accepting applications from Mexican trucking companies seeking authorization for long-haul, cross-border transportation under the North American Free Trade agreement.

Authorities are reaching out to the public for help identifying a man who attempted to break into a hearse parked in the outdoor carport of a Gainesville funeral home.

A man who fatally shot a sheriff's deputy who stopped him for speeding on a Georgia interstate was put to death Tuesday for the 1998 killing, which was captured on the patrol car's video camera.

The Georgia Department of Public Health has given a portion of a grant totaling over $150,000 to Barrow County as part of the department

Authorities are investigating after a body was discovered Saturday inside a Sun Suites hotel room in Gainesville.