Bryan Pirkle

A state lawmaker returning home from the Capitol is recovering after being shot during a robbery at a convenience store in Columbus.

A Gainesville traffic stop ended Tuesday afternoon with one suspect fleeing the scene on foot and another being taken into police custody.

A teenager from Hayesville, North Carolina, faces a staggering number of charges after being arrested in Towns County earlier this month as part of an ongoing drug investigation.

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office received national attention last week after officers humorously regaled their online followers with the capture of a llama that had wandered onto Epps Bridge Road. Sheriff Scott Berry shares the story with the ANW, as well as his reaction to the story gaining so much attention nationwide.

Georgia authorities say a sheriff's deputy was hit by shotgun pellets and a man was wounded in the shoulder when gunfire broke out at a Troup County home.

An investigation is underway after several vehicles parked at fire stations across Gwinnett County were broken into during the overnight hours Sunday.

Hall County officials said Thursday that they are "prepared and poised" for a winter weather event that is forecast to hit North Georgia in the coming days.

A Lawrenceville man was recently arrested after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation determined that he sold numerous items stolen in Barrow County to an area salvage yard.

Six people were rescued from a burning Gwinnett County apartment building after a grease fire spread out of control on New Year's Eve.

As the year winds down and the calendar turns to 2017, the Afternoon News Wrap brought in AccessWDUN Contributing Editor Ken Stanford to discuss a few notable individuals from the North Georgia area that passed away in 2016.