ATHENS, Ga. — A fire on Christmas Eve left an Athens resident in an Augusta burn unit to recover from their injuries. According to the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, crews were sent to a home ...

Investigations determined that a 2020 Honda Civic was traveling northbound on North Avenue near Strickland Avenue when police ...

Athens firefighters rescued a person from a home nearly engulfed by flames on Christmas Eve, with the victim later ...

Across South Georgia, small town politics can divide communities, neighborhoods, and even families. That’s why we are ...

Athens native Michael Thurmond will open an office in his hometown as he seeks the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor ...

Four days before Thanksgiving, hundreds of frozen Butterball turkeys made their way from shopping carts to paper bags.

From parking options to this year’s culinary holiday theme, here’s what Athens paradegoers should know before the Downtown Parade of Lights begins.

ATHENS, Ga. — Dexter Weaver, the beloved owner of Weaver D’s Delicious Fine Foods in Athens, plans to close his iconic restaurant as he approaches his 71st birthday. Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen was ...

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. TERRELL COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) – Georgia’s population is expected to grow by more than 2.5 ...

A man accused of striking a University of Georgia student while wearing a Nazi uniform outside a bar now faces an assault charge, according to information from police and school officials.

Georgia’s capital city has landed in the top 10 in a new national ranking of the best college towns in the U.S., according to a 2025 study released by WalletHub. WalletHub compared more than 400 U.S.

One in four people globally live in a country whose population has already peaked in size. 11 July 2024 - According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is ...