Bryan Pirkle

A standoff between police and a middle Georgia corrections officer whose wife said he was threatening her with a gun ended in a deadly exchange of 24 gunshots that left the suspect dead on his front porch, according to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation report on the shootout.

Pope Francis delivered a plea for peace in his first Easter Sunday message to the world, decrying the seemingly endless conflicts in the Middle East and on the Korean peninsula after celebrating Mass along with more than 250,000 faithful.

The University of North Georgia revealed its plan to increase the completion rate of students at a meeting held today at the university

The popular Hall County Master Gardeners' expo returns to town on April 5 and 6 at Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center in Gainesville, bringing over 60 vendors ranging from native plants to whimsical garden art.

Two men are facing charges related to an ongoing animal cruelty investigation in Dawson County.

Daylight saving time has arrived. If you haven't done it already, remember to set your clocks an hour forward.

Agents with the Hall County Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad, along with deputies from the Hall County Sheriff's Office, made an arrest today following an undercover drug investigation.

The Georgia State Patrol is getting ready to set up shop in Gwinnett County.

Firefighters in Gwinnett County were called to the scene of a house fire in Loganville this afternoon.

In an effort to improve the city's Gateway, the city of Suwanee has acquired a parcel of land that was formerly home to a dilapidated hotel.