Ken Stanford

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time in a month. But a measure of applications over the past month fell to a three-and-a-half-year low, an indication that hiring could pick up.

Georgia is getting nearly $5 million from the federal government for making it easier for children to enroll in PeachCare for Kids.

White County fire fighters responded to a structure fire west of Cleveland Wednesday morning in the Peaceful Valley area.

The intersection of Friendship Road and Spout Springs Road, closed for a time this morning because of a traffic accident, has reopened.

A runway at Atlanta's airport was briefly shut down Wednesday after a Delta jet landed with a blown tire. No injuries were reported.

Gov. Nathan Deal has approved the final report of the Water Supply Task Force, which outlines water supply initiatives and recommendations for the Governor

A 90-year-old retiree from New York says he may give up driving after his SUV was carjacked outside an Athens shopping mall.

Two groups that provide for the health care needs of the uninsured in the Gainesville area are merging, Good News Clinics and the Hall County Medical Society's Health Access Initiative.

Law enforcement officers and road crews were busy with icy spots on some north Georgia roads and bridges early Wednesday morning.

DeKalb County police are keeping an eye on a DeKalb County synagogue where some members apparently have been targeted, mostly for mischief or vandalism.