B.J. Williams

The Hall County Correctional Institute inmate who apparently walked away from a work detail in north Hall County Monday is back behind bars.

Travelers setting out for the holidays could face trouble, with anticipated Christmas Eve snow around the Great Lakes states and heavy rain expected along the East Coast.

Former Georgia Gov. Carl Sanders has left $3.4 million of his estate to the University of Georgia School of Law.

Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday evening after experiencing a shortness of breath, a family spokesman said.

A suburban St. Louis police officer shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at him at a gas station late Tuesday, police said.

Severe storms slamming the South two days before Christmas killed at least four people, flipped over cars, knocked out power to thousands and damaged several homes and businesses.

Agents with the North Georgia Regional Drug Enforcement Office said they have now dismantled a drug ring responsible for selling multiple pounds of methamphetamine a week across the region.

Interim Police Chief Carol Martin has been named the sole finalist for the position of Police Chief for the City of Gainesville, according to a statement released Tuesday morning by city officials.

Forecasters say the potential for severe thunderstorms will be greatest Tuesday in parts of western and south Georgia -- an area south and west of Macon that includes the Columbus area.

As the New York Police Department mourns two of its own, Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded for a pause in protests and rancor amid a widening rift with those in a grieving force who accuse him of creating a climate of mistrust that contributed to the killings of two officers.