Marc Eggers

Police in Athens said Saturday they are trying to determine how long a man charged in a police officer's slaying - who is now being held in the Hall County jail - had been staying at an Athens apartment where he allegedly took nine hostages.

Governor Nathan Deal today responded to the wildfires in southeast Georgia by declaring a state of emergency for Long, Bacon, Clinch and Coffee counties, according to Brian Robinson, Deal's Deputy Chief of Staff.

A rabid fox has been captured in the Belton Bridge Road area of northern Hall County, according to Nikki Young, Public Information Officer for the county.

A Flowery Branch man was arrested Wednesday night in connection with a burglary at a residence in the Country Walk subdivision in Flowery Branch, according to Hall County authorities.

The City of Gainesville, in conjunction with Brenau University's Sustainability Task Force, hosted a panel discussion Tuesday afternoon entitled "Tri-State Water Wars" as part of the annual World Water Day observance.

Stocks are starting the week with big gains after a major telecommunications deal and signs that Japan's nuclear crisis is stabilizing.

Back in 2007, Georgia Republicans began promoting a novel idea in the state: exchanges they said would introduce market forces into the health arena. Now that those insurance exchanges are part of President Barack Obama's federal health care overhaul, however, they can't seem to run away fast enough.

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's website "Science News", the full moon you see tonight is somewhat of a rarity; in fact, it is referred to as a Super Moon.

Signs that the U.S. economy is improving are helping investors put aside fears over Japan's nuclear crisis, if only temporarily.

Fears that a nuclear reactor in Japan may be in the midst of a partial meltdown is shaking financial markets.