B.J. Williams

Authorities say a construction worker has died while helping to develop a new subdivision in Forsyth County.

Georgia has officially received a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law.

An crowd of more than 500 showed up Wednesday night to hear actor Ken Bevel from the recently released movie "Courageous" speak at a Gainesville church.

Sentencing will be held soon for a Gainesville man convicted of aggravated sodomy in Hall County Superior Court, and the minimum sentence for that crime is 25 years behind bars.

A former longtime White County businessman John L. (J. L.) Nix has died.

State and county authorities are investigating after a woman said she was pulled over in rural Jackson County by a man she thought was a law enforcement officer and then assaulted during the traffic stop.

Two students from Hall County's Honors Mentorship Program spent a day recently learning about the growing problem of human trafficking not just around the world, but also close to home in the metro Atlanta area.

The city of Gainesville will be able to continue a push toward making city facilities more energy efficient thanks to additional grant money from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority.

Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of stunning victories that snapped his four-state losing streak

Authorities say they have captured two inmates, including one from North Georgia, accused of escaping from Walker State Prison.