B.J. Williams

Flowery Branch Police are awaiting autopsy results on the man that was found dead outside a burning home on Railroad Avenue Monday morning.

A sheriff's deputy from Forsyth County has been disciplined for having sex with a woman while he was in uniform and on duty.

The state Board of Regents has approved the unprecedented merger of eight colleges to reduce costs, shrinking the university system from 35 to 31 institutions for the first time ever.

Georgia State Patrol Capt. Paul Cosper says corrections will be made after a review of a former state trooper's actions in a collision that killed the wife of Atlanta Braves trainer Jeff Porter.

The Oakwood City Council held its first meeting of 2012 last night, swearing in three council members, including newcomer Todd Wilson.

College students in Georgia could be paying more out-of-pocket for their education than what they receive in HOPE scholarship funding starting in 2015, according to a state projection released Monday that some lawmakers cited as a reason to expand gambling.

Hall County high schools could see an adjustment in the seven-period days that were implemented with the current school year, according to information presented to the Hall County School Board Monday evening.

Authorities say a growing number of Georgians with mental illness or developmental disabilities are at risk of being cut off from a state program.

Jackson County authorities said the pilot who was killed in the crash of a small plane Sunday was 50-year-old David Rushlow of Commerce.

After a bit of a false start Wednesday, Lumpkin County emergency officials said Friday they are confident their upgraded severe weather notification system is up to speed.