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Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves 19 people missing and feared dead, sheriff...

McEWEN, Tenn. (AP) — A blast that leveled an explosives plant Friday in rural Tennessee left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said. Humphreys...

Georgia woman arrested after dogs kill 86-year-old

BAXLEY, Ga. (AP) — Authorities arrested a woman in southeast Georgia on Friday in connection with the death of an 86-year-old woman who was...

Destroyed Alto winery to re-open in Cornelia

CORNELIA, Ga. — Cornelia took another step toward its ambition of becoming the central entertainment and tourist venue for the region, as the city’s...

Water line leak causes outages in Demorest

Some Demorest water customers may experience outages this morning due to a leak in the line on the east side of town. Customers are advised...

Clarke County Board of Education approves $140,000 for West Broad cleanup

The Clarke County School District Board of Education approved $142,000 to clean up the West Broad Street School following a recent fire at the...

Most states with National Guard troops in DC plan to withdraw this fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Donald Trump's federal law enforcement initiative in Washington have set...

US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as...

Traffic stop leads to major meth bust in Rabun County

RABUN COUNTY, Ga. — A routine traffic stop near GA 15/US 441 and Resort Drive led to a major drug bust earlier this week,...

Gainesville man arrested twice in Habitat for Humanity theft case

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says a Gainesville man has been arrested for a second time in connection with thefts...

Sheriffs’ sweep nets arrests, warrants in sex offender checks

ATLANTA — A statewide sweep involving 87 Georgia sheriffs led to the arrest of 48 sex offenders and the issuance of 235 warrants during...

New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged Thursday as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump...

North Carolina man charged with kidnapping after allegedly hiding in victim’s car

RABUN COUNTY, Ga. — A North Carolina man is behind bars after deputies say he hid inside a victim’s vehicle in Rabun County, Georgia,...