Local/State News

A grand jury on Wednesday charged a white former Atlanta police officer with felony murder and other crimes in the death of an unarmed black man who was driving a car.

This Saturday, a number of rescued dogs from the Hall County Animal Shelter will be brought to Chestatee Middle School, where they will be partnered with the high school track team to go for a run.

Two Gwinnett County girls were located around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday about an hour after authorities began the search for them.

Six people were arrested after drug agents searched an apartment in Cleveland Wednesday.

A Habersham County Sheriff's Deputy needed a few stitches after she was bit by a dog while responding to a call Tuesday night.

​A former investment advisor from Buford will spend the next five years behind bars for stealing over $3.2 million from his clients, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

People driving in the downtown Cornelia area likely have found themselves having to take a detour over the past few days.

A five-vehicle traffic accident up on Interstate 985 in south Hall County Wednesday morning resulted in minor injuries to one of the people involved.

Helen leaders are gearing up for the city's second-annual "Day in the Park" celebration of area military veterans.

The opening of the Splash Park in downtown Sugar Hill, originally scheduled for Thursday evening, has been pushed back to Friday evening.