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Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization...

President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the...

Heroes among us

Piedmont Columbus Regional has named Sergeant Earl Osbon with the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office the organization’s First Friday Hero for the month of October. A...

Fugitive with alleged ties to Northeast Georgia drug ring captured in Hall County

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A wanted fugitive from Wednesday’s Oct. 1 search warrant operation in Stephens County is in custody. 43-year-old Quincy Jones of Toccoa...

Second chance: Two UNG public safety officers honored for saving a man’s life

ATHENS, Ga. — The roar of 90,000 fans had barely faded when Captain Trent McGuffey and Senior Police Officer Andrew Russell shifted from spectators...

Lula teen faces 26 counts of child sexual exploitation

LULA, Ga. — Hall County investigators have filed more charges against an 18-year-old Lula man already jailed for allegedly possessing child sex abuse material. Jaylen...

NFL analyst Mark Sanchez arrested while he was hospitalized with stab wounds

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez was arrested Saturday after he was apparently stabbed in an overnight...

Georgia man indicted after fishing tournament boat crash killed 3 in Alabama

CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on manslaughter charges in Alabama after an April boat wreck during a professional fishing...

Fulton County DA Fani Willis to testify before GOP-led Senate panel, chair says

(Georgia Recorder) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who brought charges against President Donald Trump, will testify before a Senate committee next month...

Fire crews battle commercial blaze on Hwy. 123

STEPHENS COUNTY, Ga. — Multiple fire crews spent hours Friday night battling a commercial fire on Highway 123. The first call came in shortly after...

Trump cancels blue-state projects, trolls Dems on social media as shutdown drags on

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Trump administration officials on Friday defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted...

Government shutdown primed to roll into next week after US Senate deadlocks again

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — An agreement to reopen the federal government was nowhere in sight Friday after U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans failed Friday,...

For the first time in half a century, Cleveland’s firefighters have a new home

The City of Cleveland’s new fire station is now officially open, following a grand opening and, in place of a ribbon cutting, a hose...