Bryan Pirkle

A high volume of people seeking medical care has caused Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville to reach peak capacity.

Gwinnett County authorities have issued a lookout for a person who has gone missing in the county.

Gainesville's new police chief is scheduled to be sworn in Tuesday. Interim Chief Carol Martin was named sole finalist for the position Dec. 23 by City Manager Kip Padgett. Martin has been serving as interim chief since the resignation of Brian Kelly August 29.

The primary suspect in a Gwinnett County murder case turned himself in to authorities Saturday afternoon.

Federal regulators are expected to vote next month on rules to govern how Internet service providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast deal with the flow of content on their high-speed networks.

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to overturn a judge's decision to not move his upcoming trial out of state.

The Supreme Court is belatedly developing an electronic filing system similar to those used in courts around the country, Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday in his annual end-of-year report.

Once again, counties and cities across north Georgia are participating in the Bring One for the Chipper campaign, coordinated by Keep Georgia Beautiful.

Plans to expand a supermarket on the city's soundside and plans for a restaurant on the north side of town are on the agenda for next month's Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board.

Commercial poultry producers say they're concerned the outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu virus found in Washington and Oregon will hurt exports by prompting some nations to impose trade barriers.