Ken Stanford

A residential break-in earlier this week in broad daylight leads to the arrests of two Gainesville teenagers on burglary charges. But nearly $3,000 worth of electronic equipment missing from the home is still unaccounted for.

Retail sales fell for a second straight month in April, a disappointing performance that raised doubts about whether consumers were regaining their desire to shop.

Out-of-power Georgia Democrats who gathered for their annual Jefferson Jackson fundraising dinner Tuesday night are eyeing a comeback in the 2010 elections. And the star of the show was the man who's keeping the party guessing with Hamlet-like wavering about whether he'll run: former Gov. Roy Barnes.

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen said Tuesday night during a speech in Atlanta that Democrats must still prove themselves to American voters, some of whom crossed party lines for the first time to lift the party to victory in last November's election.

Juniors in the Gainesville and Hall County school systems who took the state graduation test this year beat the state average.

Social Security and Medicare are fading even faster under the weight of the recession, heading for insolvency years sooner than previously expected, the government warned Tuesday.

An Army helicopter flying around Jefferson Monday was giving rides to a special group of students.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox says he is encouraged by the Obama administration's acceptance of some responsibility for the intense drug violence ravaging Mexico.

The Better Hometown Program in Flowery Branch celebrated its 10th anniversary Monday night with a number of awards to people and organizations who have been faithful supporters.

The Brantley Gilbert Band will be featured in the John Jarrard Foundation's Spring Concert, Saturday, May 16.