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...
Shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game leaves 3 dead, including shooter, and 3...
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game left three people dead, including the shooter, and three more hospitalized...
Opening statements held in trial of Apalachee High School shooting suspect’s father
A man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school should be held responsible for...
Small Business Spotlight: VETsmart Animal Hospital
When she was in elementary school, her parents' yard in Phenix City became a sanctuary for all the neighborhood's stray cats and dogs. That...
Arrest made in Phenix City murder investigation
On February 15, 2026 at approximately 10:50 pm, the Phenix City Police Department Patrol Division responded to a call in the 100 block of...
Body located inside submerged vehicle at Lake Lanier
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — A body was located inside a submerged vehicle Monday morning at Tidwell Park on Lake Lanier, according to the Forsyth...
Jurors deliberate in Tara Baker murder trial
(WUGA) - A verdict is possible any time now as jurors deliberate in the murder trial against Edrick Faust, the man accused of killing...
Hall County, Oakwood react to planned $158M ICE processing facility
Hall County leaders say they want answers and a seat at the table after confirmation that a warehouse on Atlanta Highway in Oakwood will...
Former YMCA gymnastics coach convicted in Hart County sex-crimes trial
HARTWELL, Ga. — A Hart County jury has found Jeremy Green guilty on all counts in a sex-crimes case involving one of his former...
‘Brushstrokes of Change’ Valentine’s Day workshop transforms love and memory into public art
On Valentine’s Day, residents gathered at the Ballard Center in Cornelia for a Brushstrokes of Change workshop led by Audrey Davenport. From noon to...
Clarkesville launches structured grant strategy under new manager
CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — The City of Clarkesville is moving to formalize and expand its pursuit of outside funding under newly hired grant writer Sara...