Ken Stanford

Retailers are reporting solid revenue gains for October. But it took heavy discounting on coats and other cold-weather items to get shoppers to spend amid unusually warm temperatures.

Two were treated for hypothermia after being pulled from the cold waters of Lake Lanier Wednesday night.

A divorce lawyer who raised no campaign cash and did virtually no campaigning for office has forced Georgia Supreme Court Justice David Nahmias into a Nov. 30 runoff in his bid for a full six-year term.

The Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop of Georgia has conceded the race, saying the incumbent Democrat beat him.

Republican Gov.-elect Nathan Deal on Wednesday named the team that will help him assume office in January and pledged to disclose donors to an inaugural celebration he said would be "tasteful" for tough economic times.

Seven northeast Georgia middle and high school students have been selected to serve on this year's State Schools Superintendent's Advisory Council.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center has been named by Georgia Trend magazine one of the Best Places to Work in Georgia.

Gainesville and Hall County have a 98 percent misuse rate when it comes to properly installed child safety seats.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is going back to Congress. The Democratic leader seized a fifth term Tuesday after a vicious battle with tea party star Sharron Angle and Democrats are retaining control of the Senate though Republicans have seized control of the House.

Georgia voters have rejected a plan that would have added an extra $10 fee to their annual car registration to help boost the state's struggling network of trauma hospitals.