Georgia signs contract to pull disputed water from lake

Georgia has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that for the first time formally ratifies the rights of two suburban Atlanta counties to use Lake Lanier for drinking water.

Northeast Georgia Health Care System says they're filled to capacity

Healthcare workers at Northeast Georgia Health Systems say they're spread so thin, they're worried they won't have enough beds for patients and fear they will soon have to turn some away.

Vice President Pence headlines rallies for Loeffler, Perdue

With just a little more than six weeks until their January runoffs, Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue got support from one of the biggest names in the GOP.  

Vice President Pence to be in Georgia Friday to stump for Perdue, Loeffler

More details about Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Georgia were released on Monday. The vice president is looking to bolster Republican support as his party and Democrats battle for control of the U.S. Senate by virtue of a runoff.

Sketch of Gainesville robbery suspect released by police

Police have released a sketch of a man investigators said attacked a woman and stole her purse at a Gainesville apartment complex earlier this month.

Gainesville police search for suspect in fatal hit and run

It was dark and rainy the night Christy Ramsey was struck by two different vehicles as she walked on Athens Street near Athens Highway. Gainesville Police Sgt. Kevin Holbrook said the first driver who hit the 49-year-old on Saturday stopped immediately.

Teen pleads guilty in planned attack at Gainesville church

A Gainesville teen charged in connection to a planned attack on a north Georgia church that authorities say was racially motivated has pleaded guilty.

Boat parade supporting President Trump held at Lake Lanier

Hundreds of people participated in a massive boat parade Sunday morning to show their support for President Trump. 

Georgia DNR supervisor dies in tragic accident

Captain Stan Elrod with the the Georgia Department of Natural Resources was killed Thursday night, Gov. Brian Kemp said.

Recount gives Bo Hatchett GOP nod in Georgia Senate race

A Republican candidate for a northeast Georgia state Senate seat is still ahead after a recount, meaning he has won his party’s nomination.

Gainesville company finds creative way to help employee's children with remote learning

Parents have had to make tough decisions this school year about teaching children at home while still working full-time. A company in Gainesville said its employees were faced with the same decision, so their boss got creative.

Gainesville police issue Mattie's Call for missing 45-year-old

Gainesville police issued a Mattie's Call and are seeking the public's assistance as they continue to search for a developmentally impaired 45-year-old man. 

Gainesville teen drowns while swimming at Lake Lanier

According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the body of Cristofer Acosta-farias,17, of Gainesville, was found just before 5 p.m. Friday.

Ninth district congressional candidate jailed for refusing to surrender guns

A Georgia congressional candidate in next month’s runoff will spend this weekend in the Gwinnett County jail, serving a four-day contempt of court order for not turning over her guns to authorities.