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Biden extends protected status for migrants from four countries ahead of Trump return

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — With a little over a week before the end of President Joe Biden’s term, his administration extended humanitarian protections for...

Georgia’s fourth case of bird flu detected in backyard chicken flock in metro Atlanta

(Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced it had detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, sometimes called bird flu, in...

Skeptical Supreme Court justices weigh a rescue of TikTok from nearing ban

(States Newsroom) — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Friday questioned why they should intervene to block a law forcing the sale of TikTok in...

Police seek help identifying armed robbery suspect

Police in Athens are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect wanted for the armed robbery of a drug store on Oglethorpe...

Public’s help needed to find missing woman

The Banks County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance to locate a missing woman. Authorities say Marie Campbell was last seen on Monday, Jan....

No jail time or fines for Trump in sentencing for NY hush money case

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case just days before his inauguration, making him...

WATCH Road conditions to worsen in freezing overnight temperatures

Now Habersham's Daniel Purcell reports on local road and weather conditions from downtown Clarkesville, GA.

I-85 southbound from Banks Crossing exit now one lane; northbound lanes shut down

I-85 southbound from the Banks Crossing exit in Commerce is one lane and the northbound lanes are now shutdown due to a jack-knifed truck,...

GDOT: Brining of the roads helps – but it doesn’t prevent vehicles from sliding

Although the brining process is intended to make roads less severe, officials with Georgia's Department of Transportation on Friday said that doesn't mean they're...

‘Stay out of it if you don’t have to be in it’: County officials...

While there's no current reports of downed trees along the roadways, Habersham County officials have urged members of the public to stay home as...

Send us your snow pictures

The snow is here! And just as Tyler Penland, our ever-present, trustworthy, on-top-of-it weather guy said - the first flakes started falling at 8...

Medical clinics and offices close due to weather; hospitals and emergency services remain open

Northeast Georgia area hospitals and health systems have adjusted their schedules ahead of this weekend's expected winter storm. Northeast Georgia Health System Northeast Georgia Health System...