B.J. Williams

Federal officials say they're lowering Lake Lanier's water level and increasing the flow of water downstream to ease drought conditions in parts of Georgia, Alabama and Florida.

The Georgia Water Coalition, a water protection watchdog group, has named its

The Georgia State Patrol says five people, three of them children, were taken to the hospital following a head-on crash on Highway 53 East between War Hill Park and the Forsyth County line Wednesday morning.

The sex scandal that led to CIA Director David Petraeus' downfall widened Tuesday, ensnaring another acclaimed military figure with word the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is under investigation for alleged "inappropriate communications" with a woman who received threatening emails from Petraeus' girlfriend.

The Barrow County Sheriff's Office continues to search for an inmate who walked away from a work detail Monday afternoon.

Lumpkin County authorities are not able to release many details, but they have confirmed that a 3-year-old boy was seriously burned by boiling water Monday afternoon.

All across the north Georgia area, citizens spent the Veterans Day weekend saluting those who have served in the military.

An Atlanta television news anchor was arrested over the weekend and charged with DUI after she was involved in a wrong way accident in Atlanta

About a dozen employers will participate in a Mini Fall Job Fair at Gainesville State College Tuesday.

Hall County authorities reopened northbound I-985 almost two hours after it was closed down following an accident involving an overturned tractor trailer Monday morning.