Ken Stanford

A Texas-born man suspected of leading a Mexican drug cartel was charged Friday in federal court in Atlanta with distributing thousands of pounds of cocaine from Mexico to the eastern U.S. from 2004 to 2006.

State police say 12 people are confirmed dead after flash floods triggered by heavy rains slammed a pair of campgrounds in southwestern Arkansas.

Three people - including the victim's wife - have been indicted in the Valentine's Day murder of a Snellville man at a Hall County Park.

Retail sales plunged in May by the largest amount in eight months as consumers slashed spending on everything from cars to clothing.

The cost of obtaining a birth certificate or a death certificate in Georgia is going up again.

The population of northeast Georgia has grown by almost 30 percent since 2000 and minorities are now in the majority in one area county - Gwinnett.

To get a full-term congressman, voters in north Georgia have headed to the polls two times in the past month. And in July, they'll vote again in the state primary, possibly another runoff a few weeks later and then sealing the deal in November with a fifth and final vote... and all of this is putting a strain on county budgets.

The Gainesville couple, injured Wednesday when their church van collided with a truck in Kentucky, was resting well late Thursday afternoon after undergoing surgery.

The oldest charter member of the American Legion in Georgia has died.

Former Helen Mayor George Fain has died following a lengthy illness.