Ken Stanford

North Georgia is ripe for grass and woods fires, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Red Flag Warning.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reports that the unemployment rate in metro Gainesville rose to a preliminary unadjusted rate of 5.5 percent in August, up two percentage points over the year from 3.5 percent in August 2007.

The seventh annual Bruce Burch and Friends Concert Honoring John Jarrard has finalized its list of performers for the Oct. 7 show.

Former Hall County Public Works Director Doug Derrer has been named interim county manager in Forsyth County.

Gov. Sonny Perdue says the gas shortage facing North Georgians may linger for another week or two.

High demand for tickets to Saturday night's game between Georgia and Alabama have UGA officials warning college football fans to be wary of ticket scalping, scam artists and fake tickets.

The Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) is teaming up with an Atlanta-based Spanish-language television station to educate Latino voters about the upcoming national election.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain met Wednesday with a panel of business executives to seek their opinions on the Bush administration's proposed $700 million bailout of U.S. financial markets.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday questioned John McCain's judgment to be commander in chief, arguing that the Republican presidential candidate would keep digging the United States into a hole of isolation and insecurity.

Two more public hearings on the proposed Gainesville school tax increase are on tap Thursday.