Ken Stanford

University of Georgia President Michael F. Adams has appointed a search committee to begin the national search to fill the position of vice president for government relations.

A voluntary recall of thousands of pounds of ready-to-eat chicken has been expanded over concerns that the meat could be contaminated with bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

Neither the House nor the Senate has a clear path forward for must-pass legislation to allow the government to continue to borrow to pay its bills, putting lawmakers and financial markets alike on edge less than a week before the deadline for heading off the nation's first-ever default.

A stolen car car has been found in Lake Lanier west of Gainesville.

The Postal Service is launching a study of more than 3,000 local post offices for possible closure in an effort to save money.

The postal service says it is considering closing 45 post offices in Georgia - including the one at Chestnut Mountain - as part of a sweeping overhaul of the postal system.

Conservative Republicans on Tuesday balked at House leaders' pleas to stop whining and back their plan to slash spending and increase the nation's borrowing ability, throwing into doubt the GOP's proposal to rescue the nation from an unprecedented government default.

The state Department of Transportation is adding a third crew to the resurfacing of Georgia Highway 365 between Lula and Cornelia and some of the work will now be done in the daytime.

Voters will get the chance to decide whether Ohio will opt out of the national health care overhaul after the state's top election official said Tuesday that opponents of the federal Affordable Care Act have enough signatures to put a constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.

A report says the number of international visitors to Georgia is increasing.