Ken Stanford

The first of two political forums this week for the candidates in next week's state House 25 election will be held Tuesday night.

Residents across the Northeast faced the prospect of days without electricity or heat Monday after an early-season storm dumped as much as 30 inches of wet, heavy snow that snapped trees and power lines, closed hundreds of schools, and disrupted plans for Halloween trick-or-treating.

One person was seriously injured after her vehicle went out of control and ejected her on Highway 365 in Baldwin Monday morning.

The Helton Creek Falls Recreation Area will be temporarily closed beginning for several weeks as of today.

The state's highest court has unanimously rejected the latest appeal by a Hall County man serving two consecutive life sentences for sexually assaulting his underage daughter and two other underage girls 16 years ago.

President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, action he says will help stop a "slow-rolling problem" that puts patients at risk and raises the potential for price gouging.

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day netted 44 pounds of prescription drugs at three Hall County sites Saturday.

Georgia gasoline prices are down 3 cents a gallon from a week ago following steady increases during the previous two weeks, according to AAA Auto Club South.

A Georgia Tech student was attacked and robbed over the weekend, the latest in a series of assaults of students on and near the Atlanta campus in recent weeks.

White County School officials learned recently that the new middle school should be ready for occupancy about six months ahead of schedule.