A Georgia angler has obliterated the Jackson Lake record for blue catfish with the catch of a 71.6-pound behemoth that was almost too large for the net. Walter Dorough, of Hillsboro, was fishing ...

A 5-year-old boy died after wandering into Lake Chatuge near his family's vacation rental home in Hiawassee, Georgia, despite emergency responders' efforts to save him.

Tragedy struck when a 5-year-old boy from Cumming, Georgia drowned in Lake Chatuge after going missing for about 10 minutes from his family's rental home.

A 5-year-old boy died after drowning in a lake in far North Georgia. The boy had wandered off and gotten in the lake. His family reported him missing before finding him, police said.

Georgia just ranked among the lowest states for quality of life rankings, but is the state really as bad as they say? Here's what the report says.

TOWNS COUNTY, Ga. — A 5-year-old boy has died while his metro Atlanta family vacationed in north Georgia. The Towns County Coroner’s Office confirmed the boy drowned in Lake Chatuge on Tuesday.

Carol Keese Stephenson passed away peacefully on July 11, 2025. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 27, 1936, and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee with her two sisters, Carol lived a life filled ...

On July 4, 2025, two separate boat explosions on North Georgia lakes left at least ten people injured. The first explosion happened on Lake Lanier near the Margaritaville resorts in Hall County. A ...

Two boat explosions rocked Georgia lakes on July 4th. Here's what experts say about how to stay safe.