B.J. Williams

The Gainesville Fire Department has issued a list of safety tips for New Year's revelers who want to celebrate with fireworks.

Authorities say a 25-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to charges arising from a string of jewelry store heists across the South, including one in Dawsonville in August 2015.

Emergency crews continue to assess the damage done by an early-morning storm on the south side of Jefferson.

A woman who worked as a bookkeeper at North Jackson Elementary School in Talmo has now been charged with stealing almost $14,000 from the school .

A youth pastor at New Bridge Church in Lawrenceville has been arrested after he was allegedly involved in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl at the church.

Gwinnett County police now know the identity of the young woman who was hit and injured by a vehicle on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road on Christmas morning.

Actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in `Star Wars,' has died at age 60, daughter's publicist says.

The Forsyth County 911 Center recently was awarded the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) Public Safety Communications Accreditation

Despite the elevated demand for gasoline, prices at the pump remained unchanged throughout the Christmas weekend.

The Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board will hear a request next month to name a street leading to the Gainesville High School campus after Deshaun Watson, a former quarterback for the Red Elephants and the Clemson Tigers.