B.J. Williams

A medical examiner says a woman found dead near the Chattahoochee River died of an accidental drug overdose.

Marietta High School officials are asking about 500 students and faculty members to take time off from their summer break to be tested for tuberculosis.

Federal prosecutors say 17 members of a Mexico-based drug ring, including some with north Georgia addresses, have been indicted on drug distribution and conspiracy charges.

Navy veteran Ken Senft turned to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care in 2011 after his private insurance grew too costly. It could have been a fatal mistake, he now says.

As a continuing part of the United Way of Hall County's Read-Learn-Succeed initiative, Lakeshore Mall in Gainesville will host a Summer Reading event Sunday, June 1.

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens' office says Georgians will not be able to carry a weapon on college campuses or in other schools when two new laws go into effect July 1.

Gainesville City Council members learned at a work session Thursday morning that the Gainesville Fire Department will officially attain an ISO (Insurance Services Office) One Classification on October 1, 2014.

Two people are in jail in connection with a late night shooting at Gainesville's City Park on Tuesday.

The largest U.S. meat producer Tyson Foods on Thursday made a $6.2 billion offer for Hillshire Brands, becoming the fourth party in what was already a three-way acquisition drama.

House Speaker John Boehner isn't ready to join other members of Congress who say Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki should resign.