Ken Stanford

Hall and Gwinnett counties lead the Gainesville area when it comes to the number of residents who lack basic prose literacy skills, according to a new report.

A Georgia congressman is again introducing a bill that some observers say would essentially outlaw abortion.

The government says the nation's unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest since early 1993, as employers slashed 524,000 jobs.

A nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

A man wanted by Hall County authorities on a long list of theft-elated charges, who was caught Wednesday night in Commerce, was also wanted in Lumpkin County and in North Carolina.

A prominent Georgia Republican says it may be time to reconsider the state's sales tax structure.

The National Weather Service says flood warnings remain in effect in north Georgia, mainly from runoff following two days of rain that dumped from 3 to 7 inches across the area.

The World Language Academy at Chestnut Mountain - Hall County's only charter school - is beginning the enrollment process for the 2009-10 school year.

Georgia public schools can add more students to their classes under a measure passed by the state school board Thursday.

Barrow County schools are adding more single-gender classes after seeing success with a pilot program this year.