Local/State News

The University of North Georgia set a new record this year with eight students selected as Fulbright Scholars and two as alternates for 2017-2018, placing UNG among the top-producing institutions nationally for Fulbright Scholars.

Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, which is evidence of a stable job market and greater security for workers.

The Quinlan Visual Art Center's Spring Exhibitions open today

A 17-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend now faces charges in the death of her grandparents earlier this week.

This week the ANW returned to the topic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, this time looking at the impact it can have on not just veterans, but their families as well.

Starting Monday, Main Street in Gainesville will be closed on either side of Jesse Jewell Parkway for three weeks as crews work to replace aging water lines under the roadway.

​The cause of a fire that destroyed a vacant house on Auburn Avenue in Gainesville Monday night remains under investigation, a fire official said.

The man suspected of robbing a bank in the Clermont area on April 5 has been identified by Hall County Sheriff's Deputies.

​The boardwalk in Forsyth County's Big Creek Greenway is back open following over $107,000 in emergency repairs, county officials said Tuesday.

The Georgia Department of Transportation continues work on a new SR 53 bridge over Lake Lanier, and crews plan overnight lane closures Wednesday starting at 7 p.m.