Ken Stanford

Turnout is expected to be low across northeast Georgia today where several referendums and special elections are being held.

The Georgia House has voted to soften a planned increase in the amount businesses pay into the unemployment insurance trust fund.

The Georgia Board of Education has approved allowing schools flexibility in the math classes they offer.

A Japanese utility says fuel rods at a troubled nuclear reactor have been fully exposed.

Child Safety of White County officials warn of a group posing as representatives of Safe Kids contacting families in Gainesville and Hall County, and possibly other areas, offering a free child ID kit.

The Georgia state Senate is expected to vote on an immigration bill that would require many employers to check the immigration status of new hires and would authorize police to verify the immigration status of criminal suspects.

Add another Atlantic Coast Conference championship to fifth-ranked Duke's record haul.

Brandon Knight scored 17 points, Darius Miller hit two crucial 3-pointers and No. 15 Kentucky cruised to another SEC title, routing regular-season champion Florida 70-54 on Sunday.

Economists say they see Georgia's economy slowly pulling itself from the grip of recession and predict more progress will be evident by the year's end.

Many Georgians are preparing to go to the polls on Tuesday to vote in referendums and special elections... 14 of them in northeast Georgia.