The City of Athens named Eric Burnside as its new fire chief during a city council meeting on Tuesday. Burnside was appointed to the position following a multi-step hiring process that began in ...

An Athens mans is accused of attempting to set his father’s house on fire, according to an affidavit.

Solid Waste Department staff are warning the public about the danger of not disposing of used batteries properly.

The Athens County coroner’s office identified the man found dead after a fire in raged through an apartment in The Plains ...

Athens Fire & Rescue debuts its new black and gold “Screamin’ Eagle” ladder truck during a special pushing ceremony. Body of ‘Alaskan Bush People’ star Matt Brown found in Washington state river ...

A massive home run sent Georgia toward another postseason win. An NCAA tournament’s umpire’s decision moments later became ...

A man is dead after allegedly intentionally starting a house fire in Roanoke last week that displaced a family living nearby, ...

A local family is sharing the importance of knowing the signs of a stroke. Three years ago, Ryan McLellan suffered a life-threatening aneurysm just days before his wife gave birth to their first child ...

Jackie O’s Public House Restaurant has been closed for six months to repair and upgrade the establishment after its ...

A house fire in Limestone County started by an unused air fryer prompts the fire department to urge residents to unplug ...