B.J. Williams

The death toll has risen to eight in a series of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the Midwest Sunday.

Gwinnett County Police Chief Charles M. Walters announced Monday that the Gwinnett County Police Department has successfully attained accreditation for the seventh time from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.

Hall County has launched a new foreclosure registry, and the idea is to make owners of foreclosed and vacant properties more accountable when it comes to keeping those properties in order.

Authorities in North Carolina say it appears the 11-year-old boy found handcuffed to a porch with a dead chicken around his neck was routinely handcuffed in the home.

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the governor and Kia Motors Manufacturing in an open records dispute having to do with hiring records.

Police are investigating after a body was found under a semitrailer in the parking lot of a gas station near Atlanta.

Dalton Mayor David Pennington has officially launched his campaign for governor, outlining a path to woo conservatives as he challenges Gov. Nathan Deal in next year's Republican primary.

Forsyth County authorities said Monday an investigation is underway into a weekend accident that killed a 38-year-old motorcycle operator.

Stock futures are rising again in a week that will be loaded with new data on the housing market and minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee.