Georgia News

Suwanee Council has given a "nay" vote to an event venue and reception hall that was proposed across from White Street Park.

Seven years after funding was approved for it, a northbound pedestrian bridge over the Chattahoochee River in downtown Helen finally will be installed this week.

The preliminary numbers are in for the tornado that struck a portion of northern White County on St. Patrick’s Day.

Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Atlanta on Saturday as they pushed for stronger gun-control measures. Meanwhile, others marched elsewhere in the state, including Dahlonega.

The Republican candidates for governor are scheduled to debate in South Hall next weekend.

The fire that destroyed a building used for storage and maintenance activities at The Dillard House in Rabun County also threatened nearby structures.

National Weather Service officials say Saturday night’s damage at Top of Georgia Airstream Park north of Helen was caused by a tornado.

The suspect in a SWAT standoff that shutdown a road in Buford Monday afternoon apparently suffers from schizophrenia, according to Gwinnett County Police.

Just after midnight, Rabun County 9-1-1 Dispatch began receiving calls that The Dillard House was on fire. Instead, it was a storage building on the property that was engulfed in flames.

It took persistence by officers from a number of law enforcement agencies and tips from the public, but a fugitive on the run in Franklin County for almost a week has been captured.