Ken Stanford

President Barack Obama on Thursday blamed immigration policy gridlock on "political posturing and special interest wrangling."

Barrow County authorities say the 42-year-old man facing charges of murder and armed robbery stemming from a fatal shooting Tuesday night had just returned from an out-of-state trip.

Three people were sent to the hospital from two rush hour traffic accidents north of Gainesville Thursday morning.

Plans to turn Chestatee Middle School into a charter school will be discussed at two public meetings later this month.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week for the second time in three weeks, a sign that layoffs are rising.

A $3,120 grant from the USA Swimming Foundation will be used this summer to teach Gainesville Middle School students how to swim.

The end of June brought with it the end of our string of 90-degree-plus days in Gainesville.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday about 270,000 cars sold worldwide - including luxury Lexus sedans - have potentially faulty engines, the latest quality lapse to hit the automaker following massive global recalls of top-selling models.

Several of Georgia's public colleges say they don't have many illegal immigrants taking classes.

Parades and fireworks will highlight the three-day July 4 weekend in northeast Georgia starting Friday.