Ken Stanford

A preacher and his son accused of burning down their church to claim an insurance check are scheduled to appear in Barrow County Superior Court.

World stock markets tumbled Monday and the euro hit a new four-year low in the wake of poor U.S. jobs figures and amid fresh fears that the debt crisis that began in Greece is spreading to Hungary.

A tornado unleashed a "war zone" of destruction in northwest Ohio, destroying dozens of homes and an emergency services building as a line of storms killed at least seven people and threatened to do more damage Sunday as it hit the Northeast.

Just a few months ago, Johnny Isakson had a clear path to re-election and was coasting toward his second term as a U.S. senator. That changed in April, when Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond entered the race.

The wildlife apocalypse along the Gulf Coast that everyone has feared for weeks is fast becoming a terrible reality.

Hundreds of people supporting Arizona's new law cracking down on illegal immigration gathered near the state Capitol Saturday afternoon as temperatures reached 105 degrees.

The owners of what was Seasons on Lanier want to increase the number of homes on the site while reducing the size of some of them, and the city of Gainesville planning staff is recommending approval of the request, with conditions.

Rather than layoff his employees when their workload came to a near standstill during the economic downturn, one Habersham County employer decided to do something different.

Local governments around Georgia continue putting the finishing touches on their new budgets... and Gainesville and Hall County are no exception.

The Lumpkin County woman who pushed for a ban on texting while driving got her wish Friday.