Ken Stanford

The unseasonably hot weather that's moved into Georgia is expected to continue for the next few days, and the National Weather Service says it may get even warmer.

When country music's entire cast of luminaries leapt to their feet in the middle of the Zac Brown Band's cover of "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" during last year's Country Music Association Awards, it was a defining moment for a northeast Georgia-based band that has earned its fame one fan at a time out on the road.

The first open seat in the election for the state's top lawyer in more than 60 years has transformed a normally down-ticket race into one of the most hotly contested campaigns in Georgia.

The Democratic nomination for governor is Roy Barnes' to lose while the scramble for the Republican nomination is seen as wide open.

One person was airlifted to an Atlanta hospital in serious condition following a fire in Commerce Friday night.

As the campaign for governor heats up, gay rights has emerged as a polarizing issue in the Republican primary where two of the leading candidates for the party's nomination - Nathan Deal and Karen Handel -are battling to appeal to conservative voters.

The University System of Georgia is requiring colleges to verify that no illegal immigrant students are paying in-state tuition or getting financial aid.

Georgia's newest congressman will be sworn in Monday.

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin is alerting cat owners to the Proctor & Gamble recall of some of its Iams canned cat food because of possible low levels of thiamine.

The City of Gainesville resumes twice-a-week back door garbage pickup the middle of the month.