Crews with both Hall County Fire Rescue and the City of Gainesville Fire Department responded to a house fire in the county around 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Crews extinguish Sunday afternoon house fire in Hall County

A winter storm arrived overnight, blanketing much of Northeast Georgia with a layer of snow, sleet and freezing rain.

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Snow, freezing rain continue; trees hit two houses in Hall

ATLANTA (CBS46) — Because of the winter storm expected this weekend in metro Atlanta and North Georgia, many churches and businesses have decided to keep their doors closed or delay their opening on Sunday and Monday.

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Weather Closings & Delays in metro Atlanta

The Biden administration announced in Dec. last year that it would extend the federal student loan moratorium originally set to expire Jan. 31 to May 1.

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Student loan expert offers advice for managing payments

Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put a big part of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers scoured store shelves for storm supplies and crews raced to treat highways and roads as a major winter storm approached from the Midwest.

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Major winter storm: South braces for big blast of snow, ice

Angelle joined WDUN's "Newsroom" with Mitch Clarke this week.

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The Hall County Sheriff's Office was honored at Thursday's Hall County Commission meeting for earning State Certification from the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police.

Hall County Sheriff's Office recognized for earning state certification

(WBOY image)CLARKSBURG, W.Va. - A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the entire state of West Virginia from 10 AM Sunday morning to 10 AM Monday morning. What this means for us in north-central West Virginia is that heavy mixed precipitation is possible throughout the region. This will cause a multitude of hazards including slick and icy road conditions, downed trees, widespread power outages and more.

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