Habersham County Officials launch ‘Secure Homes, Safe Kids’ initiative to distribute free gun locks
HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — In a unified effort to improve student safety and reduce firearm-related tragedies, the Habersham County School District and local law...
Fiery wrong-way crash kills two on Athens GA 10 Loop
ATHENS, Ga. — A wrong-way crash on the GA 10 Loop in Athens early Sunday killed two people and injured several others, according to...
Without pennies, should retailers round up or down? States offer their 2 cents.
(Stateline News) — As pennies vanish from the American landscape, many businesses are clamoring for federal guidance on how to handle cash transactions in...
WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies...
World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has...
Hall County students to benefit from $2.2 million UGA medical scholarship
A major gift is opening the door for future doctors from Hall County.
The Melvin Douglas and Victoria Kay Ivester Foundation has pledged $1.1 million...
Mobile home damaged by fire; family cat rescued and treated
HELEN, Ga. — Firefighters rescued a family pet from a burning mobile home Saturday morning in White County. Multiple agencies responded to the scene...
GSP releases name of man killed in ATV crash near Hartwell
HART COUNTY, Ga. — What began as a missing person report early Friday morning turned into a fatal ATV crash investigation in Hart County,...
US forces stop oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuelafor the second time in less than two weeks...
Hartwell man charged after early-morning stabbing
HARTWELL, Ga. — A Hartwell man faces multiple charges following an early-morning stabbing Friday, according to the Hart County Sheriff’s Office.
Hart County Sheriff Chris...
Crews contain brush fire, continue to warn of elevated fire danger
Firefighters are reminding residents and business owners to use caution with outdoor burning as dry conditions continue across the region.
Habersham County Emergency Services responded...
Powerball jackpot worth $1.5 billion
The Georgia Lottery's Powerball jackpot jumped to $1.5 billion now up for grabs to one lucky winner. Nobody matched all five numbers and the...
Arrest made in deadly Athens shooting
ATHENS, Ga. — Police have arrested and charged a Madison County man with murder in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old.
Jamarioun Clark, 22, was...