Ken Stanford

A Gainesville man has been arrested in connection with several cases of entering an auto and theft and a burglary that occurred earlier this week.

Bernard Madoff has been ordered to jail after pleading guilty to an epic financial fraud scheme.

One person was slightly injured in a wreck on Thompson Bridge Road near Enota Avenue Thursday morning that slowed traffic on the busy four-lane for about an hour.

The government says the number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week while the total jobless benefit rolls reached a new record.

Thousands of jobless Georgians turned out Wednesday for a "job fair on steroids," hoping to sign on with one of the more than 100 potential employers on hand or network themselves off the unemployment rolls.

With spring fast approaching and a few warm, sunny days under our belt, the thoughts of many are turning to fun in the sun... and on the water. And, north Georgia lakes continue to rise, a big turn around from this time last year.

A bill to reinstate the 4 percent sales tax on groceries appears to be dead for this year's legislative session.

Dawson County has been named an award recipient in the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) Fourth Annual County Excellence Award program.

A 17-year-old gunman dressed in black opened fire at his former high school in southwestern Germany on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring others before killing himself, police said.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) says 86,519 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for state unemployment insurance benefits in February, an increase of 111.2 percent from February of 2008.