B.J. Williams![]() Recent Articles by B.J. WilliamsThe first winter weather event of 2013 has prompted some delayed school openings across the region. Gwinnett County authorities said the rainy weather likely was a contributing factor in a fatal pedestrian accident in Lawrenceville Wednesday morning. Forecasters at the National Weather Service have issued a winter storm warning for 12 Georgia counties in the northwest and northern parts of the state, and winter weather advisory for other parts of north and central Georgia. Ninth District Congressman Doug Collins said Wednesday he is opposed to President Obama's plan to restrict gun ownership as a means of curbing violence. Without waiting for Congress, President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced a sweeping $500 million program to curb gun violence The National Weather Service says a brief winter weather episode is possible across North Georgia Thursday afternoon and evening, including snow showers and black ice. After spending almost a week on the run, a service dog is back home with her family in north Georgia. Gwinnett County police think they are the last ones to see a man and his 5-year-old son reported missing from Iowa two months ago. The National Weather Service has posted a flood watch for much of North Georgia through 7:00 a.m. Wednesday. Gov. Nathan Deal has settled on a proposal that could allow lawmakers to avoid voting directly to extend a high-profile hospital tax that helps provide a significant part of state health-care spending. Hall County school officials once again emphasized the steps they are taking to ensure school safety in the aftermath of the Newtown, CT school massacre. Jackson County authorities think they have solved a string of burglaries with the arrest of three suspects earlier this month. Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital Monday after spending nearly two months being treated for a bronchitis-related cough and other health issues Northeast Georgia Urological Associates has welcomed Dr. Brent Sharpe to the practice. An argument over loud music apparently was behind a shooting at a mobile home park near Cumming early Sunday morning. President Barack Obama says Congress' failure to raise the government's borrowing authority would delay payments of benefits to veterans and Social Security recipients. A group in Newtown, Conn., is launching an initiative in response to last month's school shootings to prevent similar tragedies. Authorities say a broken power pole on Highland Road just off Jim Hood Road in the north Hall County area has the road closed until further notice. A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged with shooting a new Atlanta police officer in the face Friday during a chase. Gwinnett County has started a specialty court geared toward treating mentally ill people accused of committing crimes. Previous |1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | Next |
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