Ken Stanford

A meeting will be next week in Cleveland to discuss detour plans for the first phase of construction on the West Cleveland ByPass.

Four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates off East Africa were shot and killed by their captors Monday, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

Home prices in a majority of major U.S. cities tracked by a private trade group - including Atlanta - have fallen to their lowest levels since the housing bubble burst.

Emory Healthcare says it has alerted thousands of patients about a fraud scheme in which Social Security numbers were stolen.

Jekyll Island Authority Chairman Bob Krueger says the authority board does not favor legalized gambling at the state park.

A jury unanimously recommended the death penalty Monday for a drifter found guilty in the 2007 slaying of a nurse whose beheaded body was found in a national forest and it is now up to the judge in the case to accept or reject that recommendation.

Retailer Orchard Brands says it will transfer its customer service call center to Pennsylvania in a move that will eliminate more than 400 jobs in Athens.

The Gainesville School Board was briefed on the high school graduation rate Monday night and progress toward meeting the 85% required for Adequate Yearly Progress.

As Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal worked late on one of the waning days of 2011 legislative session, he got hungry.

Hall County commissioners have discussed leasing part of the Liberty Mutual building when the county takes control of it later this year but the county might have to reduce the amount of space it leases.