Ken Stanford

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia in July up 59 percent from a year ago.

Helicopter-borne U.S. Marines backed by Harrier jets stormed a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan before dawn Wednesday, the launch of a new operation to uproot Taliban fighters from a longtime base and provide security for next week's presidential election.

Struggling with budget shortfalls that reach into the billions, several states are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs.

The Helen fire chief has been acquitted of charges filed against him more than a year ago while he was on an emergency call.

Georgia has asked the Justice Department to reconsider its rejection of the state's system of using Social Security numbers and driver's license data to check whether prospective voters are citizens.

Delta Air Lines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. are swapping takeoff and landing slots at airports in New York and Washington, amid similar moves by AirTran Airways and Continental Airlines.

Federal and local agents have charged more than 100 people on federal drug, weapon and immigration violations in what they called a vast conspiracy in South Carolina, authorities said Tuesday.

A new report says militia groups with gripes against the government and illegal immigration are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly.

Strong thunderstorms roared across parts of northeast Georgia Tuesday night but there were no reports of major damage.

Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board approval of a road closing Tuesday night paves the way for an expansion at Kubota Tractor Manufacturing, one of Gainesville's largest employers, which will employ 35 people.