Ken Stanford

Electronic payments processor Vesta is planning to open a call center in Alpharetta and hopes to hire 300 employees.

From the canyons of northwest Georgia to the onion fields in Toombs County, nearly 100 Georgia counties are on alert this morning for a possible White Christmas.

Outgoing Gov. Sonny Perdue says fellow Republicans need to watch their rhetoric when it comes to the emotionally charged debate over immigration.

Sales of previously owned homes edged up in November, the third increase in four months after a dismal summer for home-buying.

The City of Gainesville says there will be no trash and garbage pickup this week after today because of the Christmas holidays.

Gov.-elect Nathan Deal's Inaugural Committee Wednesday announced the entertainment line-up for the Inaugural Celebration at Philips Arena and a separate concert to honor volunteers in a Day of Service.

President Barack Obama says valor and sacrifice in the armed forces are no longer defined by sexual orientation.

The White House says President Barack Obama is not giving up on legislation that would offer a path to legal status to young illegal immigrants.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported today that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in the metro Gainesville area increased to seven-tenths of a percent in November.

Gainesville City Council is planning to build a new Fire Station Number #2) when money is available.