Ken Stanford

UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Thursday that second-quarter profit plunged 49 percent to $445 million as sales slipped 16.7 percent amid the economic downturn.

The government says the number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose last week, though the report was distorted by the timing of auto plant shutdowns.

The child pornography trial of a former Forsyth County sheriff's deputy has ended with his conviction.

It's hard to imagine the landscape of Jesse Jewell Parkway without McDonald's, but in less than two weeks, the restaurant is coming down. Don't panic, though, a newer version of the Golden Arches will be up by late October, according to franchisee Bob Swoszowski.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported today that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in the metro Gainesville area rose to 9.6 percent in June, up eight-tenths of one percentage point from a revised 8.8 percent in May. In fact, every county in the Gainesville area showed an increase... with several of them now with double-digit unemploymnet.

An Atlanta man Wednesday pleaded guilty to a $5 million "advance fee" scam and a co-defendant from Jackson County is scheduled to do the same next week.

The state Department of Transportation (DOT) still hopes to have the major part of the reconstruction of Exit 16 in Oakwood finished by Labor Day... and the pace is expected to quicken next week.

A tally of public money spent in the Atlanta courthouse shootings shows it cost at least $2.9 million to defend Brian Nichols in the case.

The woman who has been mayor of Braselton for nearly eight years is giving the post up in order to run for the state Legislature.

Delta Air Lines Inc., the world's biggest airline operator, said Wednesday it narrowed its second-quarter net loss to $257 million but AirTran, another major aviation player in Georgia, reports a profit of $78 million.