B.J. Williams

The discount in gasoline continued in Florida this week, but prices increased in Georgia and Tennessee.

Authorities are searching for a man who robbed the United Community Bank branch on the US 441 Bypass Saturday morning, announcing to tellers that he was armed with a grenade.

Hall County Fire Services has been awarded a North American Safe Boating Campaign Support Grant totaling $1,500. It provides resources for basic personal flotation devices (PFDs) in the amount of $1,300 and $200 for printed materials.

Jurisdictions across the country are participating Saturday in the National Drug Take Back Initiative.

President Barack Obama is again encouraging Congress to pass a bill raising the minimum raise to $10.10 an hour.

A pro-Russian insurgency leader in eastern Ukraine said Saturday that foreign military observers detained as suspected NATO spies could be released in exchange for jailed pro-Russian activists.

The Supreme Court of Georgia has upheld the murder conviction and life prison sentence of a man convicted in Barrow County of shooting and killing his mother with a crossbow.

A group of religious leaders across Georgia, including a Gainesville pastor, will be working on a state effort to expand on recent criminal justice reforms.

For three decades, the U.S. middle class enjoyed a rare financial advantage over the wealthy: lower mortgage rates. Now, even that perk is fading away.

The night before Maren Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside her high school, she asked to take a break from her drama group for a nail appointment. The junior prom she helped plan was the next day, and she wanted to look her best.