B.J. Williams

The Georgia State Patrol has released the identity of the man killed in a Wednesday morning traffic accident in Barrow County.

While telephone scams are nothing new in the area, Jackson EMC officials said in a news release Thursday that they have seen an increase in scam attempts, and some have been successful.

The Atlanta Braves would pay 55 percent of the cost for a new $672 million stadium under terms of a deal that would bring the team to the city's northwest suburbs, a Cobb County leader said.

Gov. Nathan Deal has announced a plan to spend about $27 million in state and federal funding to hire new case workers and supervisors for the state Department of Family and Children's Services.

A panel has recommended the suspension of a Republican lawmaker accused of illegally claiming state pay, Gov. Nathan Deal's office said Wednesday.

The Georgia Water Coalition has once again released a list of its "Dirty Dozen," which highlights 12 of the worst offenses to Georgia's waterways. Four of the reported offenders are in north Georgia.

The case of a Forsyth County man charged in a boating accident on Lake Lanier that killed two boys could soon be headed to a jury.

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Tuesday released the list of 2013 Reward and Alert Schools as part of the state's waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

The Hall County School District is moving forward on an upgrade of fine arts facilities for at least two high schools.

Authorities say a 2-year-old girl was severely burned when gasoline sparked a fire on a slide where she and her sister were playing.