Baldwin council accepts assistant police chief’s resignation after split vote
BALDWIN, Ga. — The Baldwin City Council voted Monday to accept the resignation of Assistant Police Chief Justin Fargason following a lengthy executive session,...
No new trial for man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has rejected a request for a new trial for a Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken...
Lawmakers clash over strategy as Iran war toll on U.S. troops rises
WASHINGTON (States News) — Senate Democrats tasked with overseeing defense left a classified briefing Tuesday incensed about President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, as...
Fire damages downtown Commerce apartment; residents injured, cats rescued
COMMERCE, Ga. — A kitchen fire in a second-floor apartment in downtown Commerce sent two people to the hospital and prompted a multi-agency emergency...
Crowded field emerges – officially – in race to decide who will be Georgia’s...
(Georgia Recorder) — The race to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp has officially taken shape now that a crowded field of candidates from both major...
Remains of Kentucky soldier killed in Iran war return to U.S.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Vice President JD Vance joined the grieving family of a Kentucky man who was the seventh U.S. service member to...
Free scam awareness program March 25
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — As fraud cases continue to climb nationwide, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office is inviting residents to learn how to protect themselves...
Trump sends mixed signals on Iran war end, pushes election overhaul bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump on Monday told House Republicans, who were gathered in Florida for a policy retreat, that he...
Family of North Hall teacher asks prosecutors to drop charges in fatal prank incident
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The family of North Hall High School teacher and coach Jason Hughes is asking prosecutors to drop charges against the five...
Body found in search for missing fisherman
ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. — A nearly weeklong search for a missing fisherman has ended with the discovery of a body in Lake Russell in...
Georgia voters choosing a successor to Marjorie Taylor Greene in US House
ATLANTA (AP) — Months after Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress after a falling out with President Donald Trump, voters in her Georgia district...
Inmate back in custody after brief escape from Rabun County Detention Center
TIGER, Ga. – A Rabun County inmate is facing additional charges today after a daring, albeit brief, escape from the local detention center on...