Ken Stanford

Lake Lanier is now almost two feet above full pool... less than a month after reaching full pool for the first time in four years.

This week's heavy rains are blamed for a 1,600-gallon sewage spill in Lula.

The wind and rain from Tropical Storm Ida have compounded the misery for Southern farmers already coping with a delayed harvest season.

The rain-swollen Chattahoochee River spilled out of its banks in Vinings, flooding streets and covering neighborhoods on both sides of the river with water.

Governor Sonny Perdue has certified $65.8 million in transportation projects under the a program to be funded by the federal economic stimulus act.

Macon Mayor Robert Reichert plans to lay off 31 city employees and slash 36 more vacant positions from the city payroll.

The rains are about done with as the lingering effects of Ida constinue across north Georgia but the wind may continue to be a problem today.

Federal authorities have busted what they call ``one of the most sophisticated computer hacking rings in the world'' winning indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova.

A town official says a gunman at an upstate New York high school has taken the principal hostage.

As what's left of Hurricane Ida churns its way northward from the Gulf Coast, the National Weather Service (NWS) says Georgians should brace themselves for strong winds in addition to possible flash flooding.