Ken Stanford

A group of Democratic state senators plans to hold a series of public meetings to assess the impact of immigration on communities around Georgia.

A kitchen fire Tuesday night caused about $15,000 damage to a house in the 1200 block of Mill Street in Gainesville.

Some Georgia seniors struggling to pay their gas bills are getting help from the state.

The Gainesville Board of Education will use Feb. 21, originally scheduled as a furlough day, to make up one of this year's snow days.

The Hall County Board of Education Tuesday night discussed alternatives for making up school days missed so far this year because of snow and ice.

Hearings on Georgia's budget have opened at the state Capitol, with newly installed Gov. Nathan Deal outlining his $18.2 billion spending plan to state lawmakers.

Local medical professionals responded well to the challenges presented Habersham Medical Center in the wake of last week's snowstorm, according to hospital officials.

A Pickens County woman accused of asking someone to kill her husband is under arrest and will be brought to Columbus to face charges.

One of the newest members of the Gwinnett County Commission says he will ask that the county drop the controversial idea of opening up the county's airport o commercial flights.

The "big thaw" is settling in over north Georgia after last week's snow and unseasonably cold weather.