Bryan Pirkle

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia rose by 41.9 percent in December, compared to a month earlier.

As winter storm warnings expired across Northeast Georgia Saturday evening, officials with Jackson EMC made the decision to deactivate the company's Emergency Restoration Plan.

A North Hall High School alumnus will start crowd-funding an automatic wine chiller he and his business partners invented next week.

A comprehensive list of weather-related closings and delays across the region is included below. Please check back often, as the list will be updated continually.

Two heavily-traveled roadways in Habersham County have been at least partially shut down following separate accidents Thursday evening.

Casino gambling, merit-based pay for teachers and the religious liberty bill are all topics expected to be discussed when the Georgia General Assembly convenes Monday at the State Capitol.

A Buford man and his 2-year-old son have died from injuries suffered in a standoff with Gwinnett County SWAT personnel. The 19-hour standoff started Tuesday night before ending violently Wednesday afternoon.

Qualifying begins Jan. 11 for two special city council elections which will be held March 1 in Clermont.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that ended with the death of an Oakwood man in the early morning hours of New Year's Day.

Damage caused by the recent streak of rainy weather has lead to the closure of some roads in the Northeast Georgia portions of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.