Kevin West

The man elected as Georgia's first Republican governor in more than 130 years is not a longtime GOP activist.

Police are investigating the shooting death of a woman found inside a fast-food restaurant in south Fulton County.

Republican Max Burns upset congressional rival Charles "Champ" Walker Jr. in a district drawn as a Democratic stronghold Tuesday, dashing Democrats' plans to win a majority of Georgia U.S. House seats.

Republicans stunned the top two Democrats on the ballot Tuesday in Georgia, a state dominated by that party since Reconstruction.

Banks County election results with 13 of 13 precincts reporting.

Republican Representative Eric Cantor won a second term Tuesday, overcoming a Southern-fried campaign by Ben Jones, the former Georgia congressman who played good ol' boy mechanic Cooter on television's ``The Dukes of Hazzard.''

Five incumbents - four Democrats and a Republican - easily held on to their state offices Tuesday.

Republican Max Burns held a wide lead over Democrat Charles ``Champ'' Walker Junior in one of three congressional races Tuesday that would decide how successfully Democrats redrew Georgia districts to their advantage.

The Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to more than double the monthly assessment that natural gas consumers pay for Atlanta Gas Light's pipeline replacement program.

A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to phoning a bomb threat against Vice President Cheney at a July speech in Macon.