Ken Stanford

The end is near. National Weather Service forecasters are projecting that snow will end across most of Georgia by late morning, with high temperatures that could melt some of the snow and ice that's fallen.

Georgia utility companies report that about 350,000 customers in the state were without power before dawn Thursday.

Perilous road conditions continue this morning throughout the Northeast Georgia Region.

Hall County Fire Services responded to the 5000 block of Bennett Road off of Hog Mountain Road Wednesday afternoon about 4:30.

Perilous roadway conditions now exist in Forsyth, Gwinnett and Hall Counties, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Most states are still lagging when it comes to sign-ups under President Barack Obama's health care law, but an Associated Press analysis of numbers reported Wednesday finds a dozen high-achievers getting ahead of the game.

Tens of thousands of Georgians have lost electricity in a storm that dumped snow and freezing rain on a large swath of the state and was expected to continue into Thursday.

Gov. Nathan Deal said late Wednesday afternoon at least one person has died from weather-related causes during a storm that dumped ice, snow and freezing rain on northern and central Georgia.

The New Shanghai Circus performance scheduled Thursday night in Gainesville has been moved to Sunday afternoon because of the expected lingering effects of this week's wintry weather.

President Barack Obama increased the minimum wage for a few hundred thousand federal contractors on Wednesday, then pressed the divided Congress to pass broader legislation that would apply to all workers. Obama declared, "It's the right thing to do."