B.J. Williams

More than two dozen residents of Lake Ranch Estates subdivision braved frigid weather Friday afternoon to wave picket signs in protest of a proposed commercial development at the corner of Dawsonville Highway and Lake Ranch Drive.

An employee of a Gwinnett County K-Mart store is charged with felony theft by taking after she admitted stealing jewelry from the store to pay her mortgage.

Metal theft is quickly becoming the most popular property crime across north Georgia, according to a spokesman with the Hall County Sheriff's Office, and a Gainesville man was arrested this week in the latest metal theft incident.

Gov. Nathan Deal is keeping mum about the details, but he said Thursday the state is very close to a landing a deal that could bring what he described as Georgia's largest business project since automaker Kia opened a plant near LaGrange.

The parent company of Food Lion and other supermarket chains has announced it will close 29 stores across Georgia, including three in North Georgia.

The man who was the longtime owner/operator of the Burger King restaurants in the Northeast Georgia Region has died.

Even though no one was hurt and Dawson County authorities say it appears there was no intent to do any damage, they've still filed charges against a man who was found with an explosive device in his car at a convenience store.

At least one area lawmaker liked what he heard when Governor Deal delivered his state of the state address Tuesday night.

A revised budget from Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal would allow the state to spend about $255 million more than originally planned.

A 20-year-old maintenance man from Lumpkin County has been indicted in the beating, rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl at an apartment complex in Canton.