Ken Stanford

Gov. Sonny Perdue says the OneGeorgia Authority board met in Brunswick and approved $16.2 million in grants and loans for projects... including Entrepreneur Friendly grants to Banks and White counties.

Launching a fresh effort toward a comprehensive immigration overhaul, President Barack Obama said Thursday that a bipartisan bill on the ``sensitive and volatile political issue'' will be difficult but must get under way this year.

Households pushed their savings rate to the highest level in more than 15 years in May as a big boost in incomes from the government's stimulus program was devoted more to bolstering nest eggs than increased spending.

Published reports say arson has been ruled out in the fire that destroyed the historic Georgia Theatre in Athens a week ago.

A Braselton Court Clerk is free on bond after being charged with stealing thousands of dollars in money from bonds and fines.

The Hall County Board of Education has given final approval to the FY2010 budget while leaving the school tax rate unchanged.

Senators have added $1.75 billion to a Pentagon budget proposal for seven more of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22 fighter jets, setting the stage for a battle with the Obama administration.

Farrah Fawcett, whose stunning looks and blinding smile made her a pop icon of the 1970s, has died. She was 62.

Bad air is forecast Thursday in Atlanta, but the city's air quality has been better this year than last.

An "uptick" in the number of ticks in Georgia is being reported this year... and fleas and mosquitos, too. And, it's because of the hot, wet weather.