Georgia man put to death for the 1997 killings of 2 people

A Georgia man convicted of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend more than two decades ago was put to death Wednesday, becoming the state's first inmate executed this year.

Lawyers ask parole board to spare condemned man's life

A Georgia man convicted of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend shouldn’t be executed, his lawyers argue, citing the additional pain it will cause his children, evidence of brain damage not heard by the jury that sentenced him to die and his model behavior in prison.

Georgia sets execution for man convicted of killing 2 people

A Georgia man convicted of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend more than 20 years ago is set to executed later this month.

2 teens killed in Jackson County car crash

The teens were leaving a Jackson County flea market when police say they failed to yield at a stop sign. They both died in the crash.

Jefferson police searching for occupants of gold minivan

The Jefferson Police Department is warning residents to be on the lookout for a gold minivan which may have been involved in a "stranger-danger" situation on Tuesday.

Ga. Supreme Court rules Hoschton recall can move forward

A victory for residents of Hoschton who have tried for months to force their mayor and a city councilman from office.

Recall election process moves forward against Hoschton mayor, mayor pro tem

The judge ruled that the mayor and mayor pro tem did not fulfill their duty to establish an ethics board to investigate complaints against them.