Category Archives: Local News

Except in rare circumstances, drowning people are physiologically unable to call out for help. Here’s how to recognize the signs of drowning.

An 11-year-old girl in Decatur has taken on the challenge of cycling 300 miles in the month of June to raise money for childhood cancer research, and she’s not letting anything stop her.

More visitors could be stopping by to explore the Valley, after the Georgia Department of Transportation gives tens of thousands of dollars to Columbus and Troup County for beautification projects.

Led Zeppelin did not steal a riff from an obscure 1960s instrumental tune to use for the introduction of its classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven,” a federal court jury decided Thursday.

Weary but jubilant House Democrats ended their extraordinary sit-in on the chamber's floor Thursday more than 24 hours after it began, a protest that let them broadcast their demands around the world for gun-control…

A masked man was shot dead Thursday after entering a movie theater in southwestern Germany with what appeared to be a rifle and taking several hostages, authorities said. No one else was hurt.

The probable cause affidavit said the Collin County, TX, father "indicated he forgot the child was in the vehicle, went inside the home and went to sleep."

A tie vote by the Supreme Court is blocking President Barack Obama's immigration plan that sought to shield millions living in the U.S. illegally from deportation.

About 17 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury every year. It can be caused by a bump, blow or jolt. But the brain can also suffer when it’s not being used effectively, and now doctors are

Want to help support a good cause and sample some excellent drinks? Well, now you can do both at an event that helps the Disability Service Center.