Ken Stanford

The government says the economy sank at a 5.7 percent pace as the brute force of the recession carried over into the start of the year.

North Korea defiantly test-fired another short-range missile Friday and warned it would take "self-defense" action if provoked by the U.N. Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions against the communist regime for conducting a nuclear test.

Twenty-four more current and former county commissioners from across Georgia have signed on to Karen Handel’s campaign for Governor.

Eligible Delta pilots who elect to retire as part of an incentive program designed to reduce the number of pilots at the airline will receive up to nine months of severance pay and other benefits.

The Atlanta Regional Commission has approved a project to put tolls on I-85 HOV lanes in Gwinnett County.

Federal prosecutors in Kansas City say 12 people and three companies face charges alleging they were involved in a scheme to lure illegal immigrants to the U.S. to work as ``modern-day slaves'' in 14 states.

The government says the tally of newly laid-off people seeking jobless benefits fell last week, a sign that companies are cutting fewer workers.

The jobless rates in each of the counties in the immediate Gainesville area are either down or unchanged from a month ago.

First-time buyers and investors snapped up low-priced properties last month, but their added interest was not enough to boost sales of previously owned homes in the South, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the federal government won't try to broker a solution to a bitter three-state battle over water rights, but he urged Georgia, Alabama and Florida to seek a compromise outside of the courtroom.