Ken Stanford

Georgia tourism seems to be holding its own these days, despite lingering problems with the economy.

Gwinnett Gladiators head coach Jeff Pyle has accepted the head coaching position of the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League, the primary development affiliate of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League.

Fire damaged a house on Tommy Aaron Drive in Gainesville late Wednesday afternoon but there were no injuries.

Braselton police are looking for two suspects in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday night at a Shell gas station at the intersection of Georgia Highway 211 and Georgia Highway 124.

President Barack Obama collected $86 million combined for his re-election campaign and the Democratic party during the past three months, giving him a large fundraising advantage over the Republican field seeking to challenge him in 2012.

Net revenue income in Georgia in June rose $87.5 million or 6.2 percent as compared to net revenues in June 2010, Gov. Nathan Deal reported today.

U.S. Representative Tom Graves (R-GA-09) took to the well of the House earlier this week to sing the praises of Gainesville for recently making a list of Top 100 cities for job growth.

Weather forecasters say more above-average temperatures are in store for Georgia, with a heat advisory issued for much of the state and an excessive heat warning in effect in some southeastern areas.

The man who drowned in Lake Lanier Tuesday night while trying to retrieve a beach ball was 49-year-old Gideon Massey Burt of Lawrenceville.

The agricultural industry in Georgia is preparing to commission a study of financial losses farmers say they suffered this year as a result of labor shortages.