Georgia News

There were at least a dozen lightning strikes in Hall and Habersham counties overnight, as strong thunderstorms moved through northeast Georgia, with more rain and flooding on the horizon.

The Banks County Sheriff’s Office is one of the first in the region to roll out the state-of-the-art New Generation Identification (NGI) System.

Democratic presidential candidates are courting voters in states with influential early roles in the 2020 primary as the busy pace of campaigning over the holiday weekend shows that the contest to challenge President Donald Trump is fully underway.

The three counties comprising Georgia House District 28 are joining in the appeal of a senior judge’s ruling that overturned the results of the Dec. 4 election for the seat.

Now-former Georgia House District 28 State Rep. Chris Erwin has appealed Senior Judge David Sweat’s ruling that grants Petitioner Dan Gasaway’s petition and threw out the Dec. 4 House District 28 Special Election, removing Erwin from office.

A senior judge who recently ruled that a new election for Georgia House District 28 is warranted has provided details of the next steps.

One of the two people charged with the home invasion and death of Lavonia businessman Sam Harbin entered a guilty plea and was sentenced Tuesday.

Bipartisan efforts in the Georgia Senate calling for the state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment have drawn the support of the Hall County Democratic Party.

State officials are investigating whether a state lawmaker's election in northeast Georgia that was thrown out twice by a judge was tainted by fraud.

Officials in Cornelia paused Tuesday night to honor a member of the city’s police force for heroism.