Ken Stanford

A Gainesville man is hospitalized in Atlanta following a hit-and-run in west Gainesville last night involving his motorcycle and a pickup.

Justice David Souter is planning to retire after nearly two decades on the Supreme Court, but his departure is unlikely to change its conservative-liberal split.

State health officials confirmed the first case of swine flu in Georgia on Thursday, a 30-year-old Kentucky woman who fell ill during a trip to west Georgia.

The Obama administration is instructing immigration agents to go after employers who knowingly hire and exploit illegal workers.

President Barack Obama announced Thursday that Chrysler would head into bankruptcy with the aid of up to another $8 billion in taxpayer money, a last-resort attempt to quickly restructure the struggling giant.

A water study committee says Barrow County will run short of drinkable water by 2020 if the county government doesn't start planning soon to increase the supply.

The city of Cumming is facing possible fines of up to $32,000-a-day for alleged violations of federal clean water laws.

The number of newly laid-off workers signing up for unemployment benefits posted an expected drop last week, while people continuing to draw aid topped 6.3 million, setting a record for the 13th straight week.

President Barack Obama says the United States can't continue with a ``broken'' immigration system. He says it's not good for anybody.

Cessna Aircraft, which is trimming employment nationwide and closing an Oregon plant, has notified 89 workers in Columbus that their jobs will be eliminated in two months.