Ken Stanford

Hall County schools have filed a $1 million grant proposal to develop a "world-class new teacher development" program.

The U.S. Border Patrol has quietly stopped its controversial practice of routinely searching buses, trains and airports for illegal immigrants at transportation hubs along the northern border and in the nation's interior, preventing agents from using what had long been an effective tool for tracking down people here illegally, The Associated Press has learned.

A man opened fire with an automatic weapon Friday in what authorities called a terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Bosnia. A policeman and the gunman were wounded, but the embassy said none of its employees was hurt.

Atlanta had the nation's highest income inequality rate among cities from 2005 to 2009, a new U.S. Census report shows.

Ghosts, goblins and piles of candy are what typically come to mind this time of year. But Oct. 31 holds a special historical significance for more than just Halloween at one Gainesville church.

One of the oldest lodges in the state park system - the one at Unicoi - has been approved for a major renovation, its first since it was built in 1972.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners Thursday night formally agreed to waive $32,059 in penalties and interest on $88,000 in back taxes that was collected in August.

Consumers boosted their spending in September at three times the pace of the previous month but their incomes barely budged. They financed the gains by saving at the lowest level since the start of the Great Recession.

Metro Atlanta commuters who have expressed concerns about a new toll system on Interstate 85 are planning another town hall meeting to discuss the issue.

Police at Georgia Tech are again warning students to be cautious after a university employee told police she was attacked and robbed near the Atlanta campus.