Ken Stanford

President Barack Obama on Friday scrapped his administration's controversial plans to tighten smog rules, bowing to the demands of congressional Republicans and some business leaders.

A car fire temporarily closed part of Interstate 985 under the Atlanta Highway bridge late Friday morning.

Seven people have been appointed to a newly created board to look into complaints about state and local officials failing to comply with state laws related to immigration.

Safe Kids Gwinnett announces a new pool safety program for children. Partnering with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Georgia DOT announces the upgraded intersections of Waldrip Road and State Route 369 and of Waldrip Circle and State Route 369 will open to traffic Friday evening.

Hall County administrative offices, courts and community centers will be closed Monday (for Labor Day) and Tuesday (for an an employee furlough day).

Four of the high-profile media organizations that have collaborated with WikiLeaks on its release of secret documents have condemned the group's disclosure of its entire archive of unredacted U.S. State Department cables.

Employers added no net workers last month and the unemployment rate was unchanged, a sign that many were nervous the U.S. economy is at risk of slipping into another recession.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that revenues from Gwinnett County's baseball stadium have been lower than projected and county officials are planning to dip into other sources to pay off the cost of building it.

Georgia's state climatologist says the summer of 2011 is the state's hottest on record.