Bryan Pirkle

Forsyth County will officially break ground for the county's new courthouse and jail on Monday, July 8 at 8:30 a.m.

Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn't common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

The Obama administration is responding to a proposal by North Korea's top governing body for high-level nuclear and security talks with the United States.

Lawmakers in several states, including Georgia, are attempting to change laws that allow law enforcement officers to seize cash and property from individuals who have not been convicted of a crime.

A Community Housing Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 22 from 9 a.m. until noon at Longwood Park in Gainesville.

The U.S. Army Ranger killed in an apparent parachuting mishap was a 21-year-old veteran from Massachusetts who recently returned from Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.

Out of all the school districts in the country, the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) has chosen the Hall County system to receive its 2013 Safe School Leadership Award.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is introducing a new system to help identify criminals.

Habersham County residents and organizations joined forces Friday night to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

The city of Lula wants some public input on its budget for the upcoming fiscal year.