Ken Stanford

House Democrats deployed a little-used legislative move Wednesday to force a vote on a comprehensive immigration bill, an effort doomed to fail but designed to increase the election-year pressure on Republicans to act.

The Transportation Security Administration recommended Wednesday that airports post armed law enforcement officers at security checkpoints and ticket counters during peak hours.

State officials say an automotive manufacturer plans to invest $10 million in a new headquarters in southwest Georgia, eventually creating more than 200 jobs.

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, the voice of fiery al-Qaida propaganda videotapes after the Sept. 11 attacks, was convicted Wednesday of conspiring to kill Americans for his role as the terror group's spokesman.

Just as a lot of people start thinking about spring and planning summer fun, a new Braselton Farmers Market is emerging in the historic downtown.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help Walmart fill 175 jobs for full-time and part-time workers for the company

Ten area United Methodist churches will combine forces Sunday to pack 30,000 meals to be distributed to impoverished people.

Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting manufactured goods rose in February by the largest amount in three months, helped by solid gains in demand for airplanes and autos.

Jessica Murray, a senior majoring in biology at the University of North Georgia, has been recognized as a 2014 Newman Civic Fellow.