B.J. Williams

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the preliminary unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region declined to 7.6 percent in October, down one-tenth of a percentage point from September.

What started as a simple challenge from a pastor three years ago has turned into a Thanksgiving meal for nearly 1,000 people in Gainesville this year.

A former member of the Gainesville City School Board was arrested over the weekend at the Atlanta airport for allegedly having a loaded weapon in his carry-on bag.

One of the candidates who ran for Georgia's 9th District Congressional post has a new leadership position with the Lanier Tea Party Patriots.

Four people were arrested Sunday in White County in connection with a marijuana grow operation.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has confirmed that 28,467 households in the state could be affected by an online security breach involving Nationwide Insurance Co.

The president of Northeast Georgia Medical Center faces a DUI charge in connection with a single-vehicle accident late last month.

Hall County's administrative offices, courts and community centers will be closed for three days this week. Community centers will also remain closed through the weekend.

Hospital officials and Cleveland police helped evacuate visitors at Babyland General Hospital Sunday afternoon when smoke was seen coming out of a heating and air vent.

The Georgia Supreme Court has dismissed the pre-trial appeal of a man accused in the 2006 murders of four people in Forsyth County.