The Iron Horse, a historic Athens and University of Georgia landmark, was toppled by severe storms passing through north Georgia early Sunday morning. The storms brought heavy rain and tornado ... Read More

Elbert County Emergency Services urges residents to use caution as power lines are down on multiple highways.Around 6:20 a.m. on Sunday, officials said that power lines are down on Athens (Hwy 72) and ... Read More

Gwinnett County firefighters responded to a house fire early Friday morning, rescuing one person from an abandoned structure at the corner of Athens Highway and Rosebud Road. Read More

CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. - Athens police have arrested a man ... around 8:30 p.m. near Macon Highway and the intersection of Garden Lane. Investigators determined that a Toyota MR2 driven by John ... Read More

A woman died in Clarke County after her SUV slid on a patch of ice on Wednesday afternoon. Athens-Clarke Police identified the victim as 33-year-old Kendra Sims. The crash happened around 4:11 p.m. on ... Read More

ATHENS, Ga. (Atlanta News First ... On Dec. 17 at around 8:30 p.m., Athens-Clarke County police were called to Macon Highway near its intersection with Garden Lane. A Toyota MR 2 driven by ... Read More

Ga. - An arrest has been made in connection with a fatal crash that occurred on Dec. 17 on Macon Highway. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department announced that John Orchard, a 30-year-old ... Read More

ATHENS, Ga. - Police in Clarke County are investigating a deadly crash involving a 78-year-old man and a teenager. According to police, the crash happened Friday, just before 10:30 p.m. in the area of ... Read More