Georgia students recall horror of being shot as father of accused school shooter goes...
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia high school students on Tuesday testified in court about the horrors of being shot during their algebra class 2 years...
Four arrested in gang-related shooting at Stephens County High School
TOCCOA, Ga. — Four people have been arrested in connection with a Feb. 10 shooting in the parking lot of Stephens County High School...
Edrick Faust found guilty on all counts in Tara Baker’s murder
ATHENS, Ga. — After 12 hours of deliberations, jurors reached a verdict Tuesday afternoon in the cold-case murder trial of University of Georgia law...
Mayor: Columbus is in a season of change
Mayor Skip Henderson delivered his final State of the City remarks in front of a packed audience that included local leaders from the business...
County formally objects to Baldwin annexation
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to formally object to the City of Baldwin’s proposed annexation of nearly...
Driver fleeing ICE officers crashes, killing a Georgia teacher, authorities say
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Guatemalan driver fleeing a Georgia traffic stop by federal immigration officers crashed into another vehicle, killing a teacher who...
Commissioners extend housing moratorium, call special election
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to extend a limited moratorium on certain residential development and to formally...
Fire destroys Gainesville home, displaces 3
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Flames tore through a Gainesville home Tuesday afternoon, spreading from a single bedroom into the attic within minutes and leaving the...
High housing costs, shortages propel movement on reform in Congress
WASHINGTON (States News) — Republicans, Democrats and the White House are methodically, calmly inching toward a common goal: agreeing on a thick package of...
Sweet lottery win on Valentine’s Day
Just in time to buy all the flowers and candy your heart desires, a Columbus lottery player hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot. The drawing...
Georgia lawmakers rethinking requirements for funeral home directors
(Georgia Recorder) — The demographics in Georgia are changing, and so is the way people choose to ceremoniously depart this world.
Embalming, or the practice...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King,...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the...