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Northeast Georgia

Richard Russell Scenic Highway reopens after wreckage cleared in White County

Richard Russell Scenic Highway reopened to traffic at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to officials. Multiple White County agencies responded to a wreck on...

The Wall That Heals arrives in Dahlonega

The Wall That Heals made its way into Dahlonega on Tuesday, escorted by a motorcade of veteran bikers and local law enforcement. This replica of...

‘Disorderly residence’ call spurred mid-October manhunt in Baldwin

A call to code enforcement about a "very disorderly residence" eventually led to a manhunt for a suspect in Baldwin in mid-October, according to...

Driver airlifted to hospital after 3-vehicle crash near Hartwell

A Hartwell woman was seriously injured when she was ejected from her vehicle during a three-vehicle crash on GA 51. Paramedics airlifted 38-year-old Jacqueline...

Truck crash injures driver on GA 365

A woman was injured Tuesday night when a tire blowout caused a truck loaded with concrete blocks to crash off Ga. 365 southbound, according...

GBI: Arrest made in death of missing Cornelia woman

An arrest has been made in the death of a Cornelia woman. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says Angel DeJesus Rivera-Sanchez, 24, of Cornelia,...

Highway 75 reopens after overturned tanker spurs HazMat response

A tanker truck overturned on Highway 75 North at the intersection of Clayton Road in White County Tuesday morning, prompting a hazardous materials operation...

Meet the candidates running for Baldwin’s Post 2 council seat

Candidates are sequenced in alphabetical order by last name.  With one week until Election Day, the candidates for Baldwin City Council’s Post 2 seat say...

Ducks raise funds to support homeless children in Northeast Georgia

A quack, quack, quacking amount of money - upwards of $45,000 - was raised to support homeless children and their families in Northeast Georgia....

Baldwin sanctions business after administrative hearing

Baldwin City Council held an administrative hearing on Monday, Oct. 28, concerning Magic 777. The business, which was ultimately sanctioned by the council, faced...

The arrest of Maysville’s mayor sheds light on deeper divide within city’s government

The recent arrest of Maysville’s longtime mayor seems to have exposed an existing division among elected leaders in the city of about 2,000 residents...

Jelly Roll performs private concert for Apalachee High School students

Grammy-nominated Nashville singer Jelly Roll stopped in Winder, Ga., Saturday for a private performance ahead of his concert at Atlanta's State Farm Arena that...