Georgia lawmakers hope to build on 2022’s mental health reforms
(GA Recorder) — Last legislative session, lawmakers stepped up state oversight for a 2008 federal law requiring insurers to provide behavioral health benefits that...
GBI investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Athens
The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Athens late Friday night that left one man dead.
Preliminary information indicates that on Friday, January 6,...
Medical emergency may have led to crash that killed a Toccoa man
Authorities are investigating whether a medical emergency contributed to a single-vehicle wreck early Saturday that claimed the life of a Toccoa man.
69-year-old Rafael Emiliano...
Animal shelter staff treated for potential exposure after stray kitten turns rabid
Two staffers at the Habersham County Animal Shelter are undergoing treatment for possible exposure to rabies after a kitten at the shelter tested positive...
2 seriously injured in fiery wreck on Pea Ridge Road
A fiery wreck Friday morning in southwest Habersham County seriously injured two Cleveland residents.
Christopher Lee Frazier and Crystal Wendt, both 34, were traveling south...
Injured driver waits nearly 12 hours for help to arrive
Injured in a wreck on a gravel mountain road, a retired Georgia state trooper from Clayton waited nearly 12 hours for help to arrive.
Jonathan...
Yardley announces bid to become Georgia Republican Party Chair
Rebecca Yardley of Cleveland has announced she will be a candidate to become the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party.
Yardley, who currently serves as the...
UPDATE: Missing Cleveland woman located
The search is over for a Cleveland woman who went missing two days before Christmas.
The White County Sheriff’s Office updated its lookout for Malinda...
Third suspect arrested in Cleveland assault, kidnapping case
Police have made a third arrest in the December 4 assault and kidnapping of a man at a Cleveland apartment complex. Julie Marie Adams...
Another road reopens after floodwaters recede
Habersham County has reopened one of two local roads shut down by heavy rains earlier this week. County officials say floodwaters have receded on East...
Sinkhole opens up in Athens road, swallowing car
Days of heavy rain caused plenty of damage and cost at least one driver his car when it fell into a sinkhole that opened...
Funeral set for Rabun County man killed in Burton Dam Road wreck
A memorial service will be held this weekend for a Rabun County man who died from injuries he sustained in a wreck on Burton...