Bryan Pirkle

Thick smoke has settled over a wide area of the southern Appalachians, where dozens of uncontrolled wildfires are burning through decades of leaf litter, and people breathe in tiny bits of the forest with every gulp of air.

As several wildfires continue to burn across North Georgia, the Afternoon News Wrap called on local fire officials to provide an update on the fire having the greatest effect on local listeners, the Rock Mountain Wildfire in Rabun County.

Barrow and Oconee county firefighters were able to completely extinguish a commercial fire in Statham Wednesday night, well over 12 hours after originally being dispatched to the scene.

Incumbent Republican candidate Jeff Stowe will retain his position on the Hall County Commission after registering a 17-point victory in Tuesday's election.

A court battle over a townhome development in Cumming will be heard Monday by the Georgia Supreme Court.

Gwinnett County and a local non-profit are partnering to hold two active shooter survival training classes, which will be free and open to the public.

While speaking at a career day event held at Gainesville's Lyman Hall Elementary on Monday, ANW host Russell Brown set aside a few minutes to interview a number of 5th grade students on a wide variety of topics, including Halloween, career aspirations and the upcoming presidential election.

AAA is warning motorists across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of a likely spike in gas prices following news of a Monday explosion that damaged a portion of the Alabama oil pipeline that also suffered a leak in September.

Pickens County authorities have arrested two people in the attempted robbery and shooting of a third individual early Thursday morning.

A detective testified the mother of a toddler who died after being left in a hot SUV is not a suspect in her son's death.