Ken Stanford

The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction by a Gwinnett County jury of a South Hall man who was convicted in the 2007 murder of a Duluth woman.

Economists are forecasting faster growth than they were in November, according to a quarterly survey from the National Association for Business Economics.

Opponents are apparently giving up in their fight to keep the YMCA from taking over Bethel Park in Forsyth County.

While the immigration rules intended to stem undocumented workers would affect many private employers, agriculture is the state's largest industry valued at more than $11.3 billion in 2009 and would be one of the hardest hit.

Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates.

Republican officials say former House Speaker Newt Gingrich intends to take a formal step in the next two weeks toward a run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.

A state lawmaker who has sponsored a bill that would crack down on illegal immigration in Georgia is adding an identity fraud provision to discourage the use of false documents when applying for jobs.

Hall County Schools Supt. Will Schofield says funding the General Fund budget for the coming school year is going to be a challenge.

Hall County Schools Supt. Will Schofield says funding the General Fund budget for the coming school year is going to be a challenge.

The Soquee River Watershed Association in Habersham County is one of this year's River Celebration Award winners. It was singled out as Watershed Group of the Year.