Ken Stanford

Diana Nyad ended her fourth attempt in nearly 35 years to swim across the Straits of Florida on Tuesday, her dream of setting a record thwarted by storms, jellyfish stings, shark threats, hypothermia and swollen lips.

Federal regulators shut down a Central California slaughterhouse Monday after receiving undercover video showing dairy cows - some unable to walk - being repeatedly shocked and shot before being slaughtered.

At the August North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) Board of Directors meeting, two new members were officially sworn into office by Judge Chan Caudell.

Karen Rosenberg has joined Hamilton State Bank as an Executive Vice President and will lead the retail banking function for the Georgia state bank based in Braselton.

Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), which operates the North Georgia Detention Center in Gainesville, announces that Kim White is its new new Managing Director of Inmate Programs.

WomenSource has scheduled a free screening of the 2004 HBO movie "Iron Jawed Angels" on Tuesday, August 28, at Quinlan Visual Arts Center.

The Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) said Tuesday that Monday's federal appeals court ruling on Georgia's immigration law is a "big win for our communities." But both sides are claiming some victory following the divided ruling.

The Arts Council, Inc.'s annual summer Movies on the Green series wraps up Friday with a showing of The Lorax.

Put away your wallet and pull out your fishing pole. Visitors to Georgia

While many students spent their summer breaks relaxing, members of North Georgia College & State University