Ken Stanford

Amtrak suspended passenger train service in north Georgia again today because of the lingering effects of this week's snow storm.

After winter weather forced the cancellation of many American Red Cross blood drives, some operations were scheduled to resume Friday. This week's storm resulted in 1,785 uncollected blood and platelet donations in Georgia.

The National Security Agency is telling Congress that former NSA analyst Edward Snowden gained access to at least some classified files by copying a password from a co-worker who has now resigned.

Georgia utility companies report that about 382,000 customers in the state were without power Thursday morning, as the total number of customers who lost power since the storm began approached 700,000.

Fire officials say the poor condition of a historic building in midtown Atlanta contributed to its partial collapse during an ice storm.

An underground gas line in rural southern Kentucky exploded early Thursday, sending two people to the hospital and destroying two homes, a county official said.

The sun finally broke through the remaining clouds shortly after 10:00 Thursday morning in Gainesville, its first appearance since Sunday and the start of a week of winter weather the area had not seen since January 2011.