B.J. Williams

A Johnson High School teacher and coach that faces a misdemeanor charge of public indecency has tendered a letter of resignation, according to a press release from Hall County Schools.

Georgia Democratic Party Chair Mike Berlon said Wednesday he will step down from his position, citing concerns expressed by Democratic leaders that his personal issues have become a distraction as a major election year looms.

Authorities say large machinery caused the death of a 60-year-old man in north Georgia over the weekend.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is proposing to create a new law enforcement division, separating it from its Wildlife Resources division.

Police are investigating a case of vandalism at an Islamic center in suburban Atlanta.

Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, a conservative firebrand and a favorite of tea party Republicans, said Wednesday she will not run for another term in the U.S. House.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Commerce man and charged him with three residential burglaries in the Commerce/Maysville area.

Americans are more confident in the U.S. economy than at any point in the past five years, thanks to surging home prices, a brighter job market and record-setting stock prices.

A woman who was walking along Highway 9 (Atlanta Highway) at 4 a.m. Tuesday was struck by a minivan and critically injured, according to Forsyth County authorities.

Despite an incident that injured two people on a Sea-Doo late Friday night, Lake Lanier was a relatively safe place to spend Memorial Day weekend, according to authorities with the State Department of Natural Resources.