Ken Stanford

Plans are moving ahead to bring water service to a group of people in the Belmont area.

Saying he is not "pointing fingers or seeking to place blame," 9th District Congressman Nathan Deal has written the Obama Administration seeking answers to questions raised recently about an adequate supply of H1N1 vaccine.

Construction of new homes edged up slightly in September and wholesale prices dropped unexpectedly. That's according to two reports released in Washington Tuesday.

The Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit declined less than 1 percent, as sales fell as consumers continued to limit soft drink purchases and the stronger dollar took a toll on revenue.

Afghanistan's election commission Tuesday ordered a Nov. 7 runoff in the disputed presidential poll after a fraud investigation dropped incumbent Hamid Karzai's votes below 50 percent of the total. Karzai agreed to the runoff.

The early morning quiet at Audobon Apartments in Oakwood was shattered when fire trucks rolled up there about 5:15 Tuesday morning.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is calling for moves that would help combat skewed global trade and investment flows that contributed to the financial crisis.

Cleveland, Commerce and Toccoa are among cities in Georgia recently recognized as Georgia Downtown Award winners by two statewide groups.

Police say Hapeville Elementary School was placed on lockdown Monday morning after a shooting nearby.

Federal drug agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines issued Monday by the Obama administration.