Georgia News

A 26-year-old Gillsville man is charged with first degree arson for intentionally setting a residential fire that sent one victim to the hospital Nov. 22, officials said Monday.

Two local Red Cross volunteers departed Friday morning with an emergency response vehicle (ERV) to distribute supplies to the victims of the Tennessee wildfires.

A Lula woman is dead following a Nov. 30 wreck on Ga. 11/Cleveland Highway at Ga. 283 in the Clermont area.

Hall County Animal Control is advising residents of the 11th confirmed case of rabies for the county so far in 2016.

The Hall County Sheriff's Office is accepting donations to aid the residents affected by the wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.

Crews will continue blasting work along I-85 in North Gwinnett as part of the construction of the new express lanes extension Monday and Tuesday.

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Norcross Saturday to remember a deputy U.S. marshal from Flowery Branch who was killed while he and other officers were pursuing a fugitive.

Authorities say 2,500 firefighters and other personnel are making progress on containing some of the biggest wildfires in western North Carolina, and rain could help in the coming days.

The Atlanta Falcons will honor two severely wounded Georgia combat veterans Sunday.

Northeast Georgians made contributions totaling $400,000 to the leading presidential candidates prior to the Nov. 8 election, according to federal records.