B.J. Williams

Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is the new Miss America

What evidence the jury will be allowed to hear in the trial of a Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot vehicle to die is certain to be a central issue in a hearing set to begin Monday.

An estimated 8,000 participants and spectators showed up for the 20th Annual Atlanta Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Lake Lanier.

The electric car charging station in Suwanee's Town Center has been operational since June 24, and this past week City Council members got an update on the popularity of the new device.

One person was killed and two others hospitalized in a one vehicle accident in Lumpkin County late Saturday afternoon.

Police say a mother and her boyfriend have been arrested after a 9-year-old girl was found locked inside the closet of her family's apartment.

After surveying board members and getting a positive reponse, the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce will form a campaign team push for passage of an E-SPLOST that will appear on the ballot this fall.

Sept. 11 victims' relatives marked the anniversary of the terror attacks Friday in a subdued gathering at ground zero, saying their determination to commemorate their loss publicly hadn't dimmed even as 14 years have passed and crowds at the ceremony have thinned.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist on Old Dahlonega Highway Thursday night.

Two brothers accused of attacking their parents in what police say was a plot to kill them are set to make their first appearances in court.