A 23-year-old Austell man was recently convicted of carjacking, attempted armed robbery and reckless conduct charges stemming from a 2018 incident in Lithia Springs.

Deputy Fire Chief Eric Phillips called 11-year-old Lanai Denoia a “true hero” for saving her younger brother and grandmother from a house fire.

It won’t be long before autumn comes to Georgia, but the changing season could bring more than just cooler temperatures and beautiful foliage.

The Douglasville Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to OK a zoning change to allow for a new development that would include 238 detached single-family homes at the corner of Timber Ridge Drive and Prestley Mill Road.

A Douglasville man was recently indicted by the Douglas County grand jury on eight counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of child molestation.

The Kemp for Governor Campaign released a lengthy list of endorsements from current members of the Georgia General Assembly earlier this month. Two of three Republicans in the Douglas delegation were included on the endorsement list issued by the Kemp campaign.

ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger signed a petition Thursday supporting a Georgia constitutional amendment that would limit voting in state and local elections to American citizens.

As Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” played in the background, Vernon Jones made his entrance Tuesday evening into the gymnasium at West Metro Church of God in Douglasville.

Douglasville Police Det. Andre Futch calls it a special feeling to serve the community where he lives.

The Douglasville Police Department debuted its Peace Officers for Justice and Accountability Rally last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the urgency and need for such an event.

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Agriculture should play a role in the state’s fledgling medical marijuana program, a member of a legislative oversight committee said Monday.

The weather for Saturday’s memorial ceremony in Douglas County for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks was as perfect as it was on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York.

Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones will hold a campaign rally Tuesday evening at a local church.

An Alabama man was convicted by a Douglas County jury Sept. 1 of carjacking two newspaper delivery drivers at gunpoint.

Vic Troncalli remembers waking up in his sixth-floor New York apartment on Sept. 11, 2001, and thinking how “magnificent” the weather was outside.

While watching then-President George W. Bush make a speech before Congress after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Joshua Hammonds turned to his mother and told her he was joining the military.

On the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11th, Americans are reflecting on this devastating day when militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Almost 3,000 people were killed during the…

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is vowing to fight President Joe Biden’s newly announced COVID-19 mandates, which now include requiring employers with more than 100 workers to mandate either vaccinations or weekly tests.

When Trey Giddens saw on social media that Todrick Hall was in Atlanta for a movie, he decided to reach out to the multi-talented entertainer.

James Harper spent most of his life living in a big city.

Do you like Coca-Cola? Then you can indirectly thank Carroll County, because the man who made Coke popular, the one who made the Georgia-based soft drink a global brand, was born right here.

A teenager accused of carjacking and armed robbery was among the criminal indictments recently handed down by a Douglas County grand jury.

For the past six years, choral students at Alexander High School have spent time exploring American folk music, specifically that which emerged around the 19th Century.

Villa Rica’s biggest street party will begin in later this week, kicking off with a concert and a daylong series of events.