The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is expected to be one of the busiest days on the highways, which is why law enforcement is stepping up patrols.

We are just one week away from a major detour on a local highway that will slow traffic for two years. Some local business owners say they're not sure how they'll survive.

It's that time of year again! The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign has begun.

Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted in Salt Lake City 10 years ago, told a crowd at Kennesaw State University the ordeal taught her the importance of discussing child abuse and sexual abuse.

As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced that the Center for Transportation and the Environment in Atlanta, Georgia, has been awarded a new project to help cut red tape and develop the infrastructure, training and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity and propane.

Beginning next year, the Georgia Department of Transportation will greatly enhance its efforts to encourage and assist small businesses in doing business with the Department and its consultants and contractors.

A criminal attack of Nationwide Insurance‘s website meant 28,467 Georgia members and/or potential policyholders may have had their personal information accessed.

An argument between two brothers in Valdosta ended with a bullet.

A weekend fire in Decatur County destroys a home. Family loses all of their belongings.

Thousands of people came out for the annual Merry Marketplace event in Valdosta. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates found out what drew the crowds.

The "Hugs Of Hope" foundation in Valdosta raises money to support the fight against Childhood Cancer. And they're doing it one bounce house at a time.

A new state-of-the-art fire station is being planned for Valdosta Regional Airport in south Georgia. Airport officials say the $3 million project is needed to keep the airport competitive.

Conyers police have shot a man who they say stabbed his mother.

More than 60 artists from across the country are making their way to Thomasville for the 17th Annual Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival.

It is "Prematurity Awareness Month" nationwide. It puts emphasis of the importance of women having a full term pregnancy which is anything beyond 37 weeks.

Plans are underway to boost the downtown economy in Valdosta. Officials hope college students are they key to their success.

A newborn is dead after a young mother tried to cut the umbilical cord. Authorities in Athens, Georgia say the mother told detectives she accidentally cut the infant's throat while she was trying to cut the umbilical cord.

The identity of the man hit by a train in Bainbridge, Georgia on Friday has been released.

There's a new move to ease drought conditions in parts of Georgia, Alabama and Florida.

In Valdosta two women robbed a man at knife point on the side of a busy road near downtown. Eyewitness News reporter Eames Yates has more on the investigation and reaction from residents in the area.

A new study shows Georgia hosted more international college students in 2011-2012 than any other year in the past.

Georgia labor officials say the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 8.7% in October, down from 9% in September.

Some local law enforcement officers traded in their badges for aprons Thursday to support a good cause.

Let the games begin! Local students kicked off the 2012 Winter Special Olympics Thursday.

They spent the day at the Valdosta Mall educating folks on the harmful effects of smoking and chewing tobacco as a part of a national movement.