Local/State News

For the first time ever, officials estimate that Gwinnett County's population exceeds 900,000 residents.

The pattern set last week continued throughout much of northeast Georgia prep football on Friday, as a number of lopsided finals were punctutated by a handful of dogfights...

An investigation is underway after Gwinnett County Police Department detectives find a man shot to death in a Buford neighborhood.

The Gainesville City School System will be implementing wrap-around services as a district-wide initiative to support academic success and to maintain student wellness.

A Flowery Branch man suffered serious injuries and a Gainesville woman was hurt in a Friday evening crash on I-985 northbound at Mundy Mill Road.

A man and woman from Hall County are facing charges for allegedly beating a child, causing "severe bruising" to the child's backside, and forcing him to carry heavy buckets in the hot weather, without letting him get a drink of water.

Three people have been named as finalists for the position of Hall County Fire Chief, according to information released Friday by Hall County government officials.

The City of Gainesville is hosting a "Brenau Freshman Night" Saturday to help Brenau University's new students become familiar with the downtown area.

A man and his pets were killed and two other people were injured in a mobile home fire early Friday morning in Walton County.