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Two people aboard a single-engine plane were able to walk away with only minor injuries after it crashed shortly taking off from the airport in Athens on Thursday afternoon.

A small aircraft crashed just outside the airport in Athens shortly after it took off.

A pilot headed to Greenville, S.C., lost power and had to steer his plane to safety in Athens.

Luke Zwicker is an accomplished pilot, certified flight instructor and a graduating senior.

The plane crashed in a deep section of Lake Hartwell in Georgia. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will visit the Horizons summer learning program at the University of Georgia on July 21 around 1:45 p.m., according

Over the years, the state of Georgia has become a hotspot in the ever-growing film industry for studios to shoot movies. Major studios and also independent filmmakers film movies all

A federal investigation into a fatal May 11 plane crash near Athens-Ben Epps Airport that killed a Texas resident could take another 12 months.

A Jackson County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Thursday on charges he assaulted a 17-year-old inmate in the county jail.

Emergency crews have responded to an aircraft crash near Athens-Ben Epps Airport.