Ken Stanford

A jury has been seated in Tallahassee, Fla., for the murder trial of Gary Michael Hilton, who is already serving time for killing a hiker in northeast Georgia three years ago.

The cost of using an ambulance in Gwinnett County is going up by $225 and a fee increase is in the works in Hall County, as well.

Georgia firefighters were honored at the state Capitol Tuesday and Gainesville's Jon Canada and Hall County's David Kimbrell had high-profile parts in the ceremony because of the new governor's close ties to the community.

As with many educational institutions, North Georgia Technical College has revised their Academic calendar in an effort to alleviate the instructional impact to students due to the recent inclement weather.

Georgia may lease less land for its wildlife management areas and charge hikers, paddlers and others new fees to cope with budget cuts.

To the relief of the winter-weary, the world's most famous groundhog is predicting an early spring as does his Georgia counterpart.

Hundreds of pro-government supporters attacked protesters Wednesday in Cairo's central square, where thousands were pushing ahead with demonstrations demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

The legal process leading to an education SPLOST referendum in Hall County next month has begun.

A proposal that would allow cities and counties in Georgia to legalize package alcohol sales on Sundays is headed to a Senate committee this afternoon.

A bill has been introduced in the state legislature that would shorten early voting for all elections in Georgia from 45 days to 21 days.