Ken Stanford

Consumers' confidence in August dropped almost 15 points to the lowest level since April 2009 as worries about the economy fueled the wildest stock market swings since the financial meltdown in 2008.

National Guard helicopters began taking food and water Tuesday to Vermont towns cut off by flooding after the rainy remnants of Hurricane Irene took inland areas of New England and upstate New York by surprise.

The Georgia Senate redistricting committee has approved proposed changes to congressional districts, including carving out a 14th district made up of northeast Georgia counties.

Safety and industry officials worry that there will be more deadly airline accidents traced to pilots who have lost their hands-on instincts as planes become ever more reliant on automation to navigate crowded skies.

Since the introduction of online and graduate programs dramatically boosted registrations a few years ago, Brenau University

The on-campus school at Eagle Ranch is celebrating the start of its 10th school year with the successful renewal of its accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Three injuries and one fatality are reported this morning in a wreck on McEver Road at Gould Road in front of Free Chapel.

The HOV lane on a stretch of Interstate 85 in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties will become toll lanes in about a month.

A section of Friendship Road in South Hall has been closed this morning because of a wreck.

The boat ramp and dock at Bear Creek Reservoir has been closed because the water level has fallen about 4 feet below full pool.