Local/State News

The Demorest police department is investigating a theft of cash from the city hall earlier this year.

The new director of Atlanta's VA hospital says improvements are being made in the wake of two federal audits detailing allegations of mismanagement and poor patient care at the facility.

The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld a life sentence earlier this month for a Suwanee man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and then setting fire to their home to conceal her death.

Utility regulators will require that Georgia Power add more solar energy to its system.

Country music stars and fans joined together to urge prayers for Randy Travis overnight as he recovered from brain surgery following a stroke at a Texas hospital.

The state of Georgia plans to use a compounding pharmacy to get the drug needed for an execution scheduled for next week.

The Jackson County Sheriff's Office arrested two men this week, both in separate child molestation cases.

A 22 year old man plans to challenge George Wangemann for the Ward 4 seat on the Gainesville City Council.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is searching for a suspect in the murder of 66-year-old Larry Durham of Arcade. Durham's body was found at his home on Azalea Drive in Arcade Monday night.

The Gainesville City Council decided at their Thursday morning work session to decline an offer made to them by residents along Memorial Drive to partner in the cost of installation for a speed table.