B.J. Williams

Hundreds of police officers across Georgia will gather at a service for an Atlanta police officer killed by a motorist last week.

Saving money seems to be on the minds of most state legislators. At least, that's the take on the beginning of this year's legislative session from Gainesville Republican lawmaker Doug Collins.

A maintenance man who eventually admitted to sexually assaulting and killing a 7-year-old Canton girl repeatedly denied any involvement with the crimes during his interrogation.

While there is a framework in place for consolidating North Georgia College & State University and Gainesville State College, the details of the merger are far from finished.

Two Bogart brothers are now in jail in connection with an attempted robbery last week in a Kroger parking lot in Oconee County.

Last week state labor officials reported Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined in December for the third straight month, dropping to 9.7 percent. Thursday, those officials are pointing to elevated joblessness in many metro areas for the same time period.

Qualifying is underway for an open city council post in Flowery Branch.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has identified a body found in southwest Atlanta as Stacey Nicole English, the Atlanta woman who was reported missing last month.

The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved reduced rates for Atmos Energy residential customers in Columbus and Gainesville.

A former White County manager was involved in the early morning accident that caused power outages in the Clermont area Tuesday.