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Northeast Georgia

Missing Clarkesville teen found safe

Six days after he went missing, authorities say they found a 15-year-old Clarkesville teen. "Avery has been located and he is healthy," the Clarkesville Police...

Man slips on dock, falls into Lake Lanier and drowns

The Labor Day weekend got off to a tragic start at Holiday Marina on Lake Lanier Saturday when a 23-year-old man drowned. The Georgia Department...

Fatal wreck south of Toccoa kills 1, injures 4 others

A Toccoa man was killed, and four others were injured in a two-vehicle wreck south of Toccoa this weekend. Troopers with Georgia State Patrol Post...

Simple safety tips for the lake on Labor Day

On this Labor Day Monday, people across the U.S. will be hitting the beaches and lakes for summer's last hurrah. Public safety officials want...

Satellite sky train streaks overhead Saturday

Stargazers were treated to a parade of shining lights Saturday as a 'train' of Starlink satellites passed overhead. SpaceX launched 22 satellites aboard the Falcon...

HEMC internet outage Sunday for repairs

If your internet's out and you can't read this without using cell service, it may be because you live in White County's Leaf community....

Suspect arrested after 4-day search

The four-day search for a man wanted on a domestic violence charge in Rabun County has ended. The county sheriff's office says Calab Bryce...

Banks County K9 deputies seize 13 kilos of meth in I-85 traffic stops

Deputies took 13 kilos of methamphetamine off the street during two unrelated traffic stops this week in Banks County, officials say. Three people were...

Demorest man charged with DUI after crashing into school bus

Georgia state troopers charged a Demorest man with DUI after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a Habersham County school bus. No children...

GSP to increase patrols over Labor Day

State and local law enforcement will be on high-visibility patrols as thousands take to the road this Labor Day weekend. The Georgia Department of Public...

Hall County jail captain resigns, lieutenant dismissed following internal investigation

Two Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) employees are out of work following an internal investigation into policy violations. Casey Ivey, who served as a captain...

Cleveland man charged with 8 counts of child sexual exploitation

A 33-year-old Cleveland man remains in jail following his arrest last week on alleged child cybersex crimes. GBI agents arrested William Chase Ellis on August...