Edrick Faust GBI interview played in Day 8 of Tara Baker trial
ATHENS, Ga. — Wednesday marked day 8 in the state’s trial against Edrick Faust, the man charged with brutally murdering University of Georgia law...
Woman dies in industrial accident in Elbert County
ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities are investigating a fatal industrial accident that claimed the life of a 25-year-old woman on Monday afternoon.
Elbert County Deputy...
Cornelia clears financing hurdles for downtown amphitheater
CORNELIA — The Cornelia City Commission unanimously approved a series of financing actions Tuesday night that clear the way for construction of a long-planned...
US House in bipartisan vote agrees to end Trump’s tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — In a notable break from President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy, several House Republicans joined Democrats in passing a resolution...
Shutdown looms for FEMA, Coast Guard, TSA with stalemate over Homeland Security funds
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Leaders from several agencies within the Department of Homeland Security testified before a U.S. House panel Wednesday about how a...
Democratic senators decry indictment attempt, warning it ‘could break this institution’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats took to the Senate floor Wednesday to deliver impassioned speeches denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of...
Lawmakers praise, rebuke affidavit used to justify Fulton County election raid
(Georgia Recorder) - Revelations from an unsealed affidavit used to justify an unexpected FBI raid on Fulton County’s elections hub quickly reverberated through Georgia’s...
James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died at 48
NEW YORK (AP) — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to...
Columbus Fire & EMS move into new headquarters
Columbus Fire & EMS is showing off their new headquarters on social media. It's located at 1100 Veterans Parkway. The department announced the move...
Ten Columbus men sentenced in Operation Sweet Silence
 Ten defendants have now been sentenced for their roles in a large-scale armed drug trafficking organization resulting from Operation Sweet Silence, a multi-agency investigation...
Davenport asks Cornelia to extend MLK Jr. Drive to Main Street
CORNELIA — Local artist and community historian Audrey Davenport asked city leaders Tuesday night to consider extending Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to Main...
Crime plummets under Police Chief Stoney Mathis
Columbus Police Chief Stoney Mathis and his command staff presented city council with the latest crime data for the city and there was nothing...