B.J. Williams

Defense lawyers for a man accused of gunning down an Athens-Clarke County police officer a year ago have asked the judge presiding over the case to step down.

Authorities say similarities in four separate attempts to entice or capture teens and younger children in Gwinnett County have led police to believe the same man could be behind them.

A man whose own son served two tours of duty in the Middle East has organized a fishing tournament to help the family of a Gainesville Marine severely injured in a bomb blast overseas.

In an effort to curb prescription drug abuse in the county, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Department has installed a drug drop box, or take-back, box in the county.

The national average for a price of gasoline Monday is $3.89, almost 10 cents away from $4 a gallon after increasing 6 cents from last week.

President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is front and center at the Supreme Court for three days of hearings to determine the fate of a law aimed at extending health insurance to more than 30 million Americans.

Syracuse's long season of off-court issues ended one win short of the Final Four.

Rick Santorum won the Louisiana Republican presidential primary Saturday, beating front-runner Mitt Romney in yet another conservative Southern state.

Residents were allowed back home, hours after about 25 homes were evacuated following a gas main break in Cornelia Friday morning.

The Krystal Company (Krystal) has announced the sale of the 80-year-old hamburger chain to Argonne Capital Group, LLC, a private investment firm based in Atlanta, Ga., for an undisclosed amount.