Local/State News

Plans for an 880-home active-adult residential development off Dawsonville Highway west of Gainesville have been halted, city officials confirmed Friday morning.

​An 18-year-old Hall County man lost his life after being shot late Thursday night outside of a gas station on U.S. 129/Cleveland Highway in north Hall County.

The Hall County Sheriff's Office has released a video of two suspected auto thieves, hoping the public can help identify the men.

The Flowery Branch City Council unanimously approved a four percent rate increase for both water and sewer rates in the city at it's meeting Thursday evening.

State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced Thursday that 2017 College and Career Ready Performance Index scores show improvements across the board in Georgia's elementary, middle, and high schools.

Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson sustained a season-ending knee injury in practice on Thursday, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

A woman and a 5-year-old child are recovering from serious injuries they sustained when they were hit by a van on Halloween night in downtown Statham.

Georgia's governor says tourism had a record-breaking economic impact of $60.8 billion statewide last year.

A Suwanee city council candidate is reportedly defending comments he made on Twitter against Israel.

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Thursday awarded $45,000 worth of life-saving equipment grants to two first responder organizations, a school and a local school district during a news conference in Gainesville.