Ken Stanford

A former federal employee who worked with immigration services has been convicted of accepting a bribe and conspiring to encourage immigrants to enter the country illegally.

Dawsonville's City Council has approved the rezoning of more than 152 acres of land for a proposed motorsports park opposed by some residents.

Undeterred by U.S. and French hostage rescues that killed seven bandits, Somali pirates brazenly hijacked three more ships in the Gulf of Aden, the key waterway that's become the focal point of the world's fight against piracy.

Gwinnett County firefighters were dispatched to the new Gwinnett Braves stadium Monday morning during the height of the stormy weather that rolled through the county.

It’s official. Gainesville-Hall County has been recognized by resolutions passed by both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly as hosting “The official chicken cook off of the State of Georgia.”

At least one person was killed by a falling tree Monday morning as a severe storm system moved across Georgia... with 50-60 trees reported on the ground in Hall County alone.

Lake Lanier is now within nine feet of full pool and there are new calls for the state to further relax outdoor water use restrictions.

It's been a part of Easter in northeast Georgia for generations... and we may have seen the last of it yesterday.

Another large weather disturbance could produce a round of severe weather across Georgia today and tonight.

Two children were among five people killed Sunday just outside Atlanta in a multi-car crash that sent a sixth person to the hospital in critical condition, police said.