Ken Stanford

A Cumming man is the newest member of the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority.

New jobless claims rose more than expected last week due partly to an increase in layoffs by the automobile industry, while the number of people continuing to receive unemployment benefits set a record for the 15th straight week.

Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed a bill that would penalize local governments for failing to check the immigration status of people that they hire and those receiving public benefits.

Population growth is slowing in most counties in the Gainesville area, apparently fueled by a decline in the number of Hispanic residents.

Federal authorities in Atlanta on Wednesday announced the biggest seizure of Mexican crystal methamphetamine ever recorded east of the Mississippi River.. from two houses in a subdivision in Gwinnett County.

Deterred by immigration laws and the lackluster economy, the population growth of Hispanics and Asians in the U.S. has slowed unexpectedly, causing the government to push back estimates on when minorities will become the majority by as much as a decade.

Georgia health officials have confirmed four more cases of swine flu, bringing the state's total to eight, with six associated with a private school in Henry County.

After its dizzying climb, Wall Street is looking at the economy more skeptically.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce has announced this year's Leadership Hall County and Youth Leadership Hall classes.

A new government report shows that though the rate of births to unmarried women in the United States has been rising sharply, it's way behind Northern European countries.