Ken Stanford

An advisory committee that has been studying the issue is recommending that Forsyth County build and operate an animal shelter instead of continuing with a privately run operation.

Turns out an unwilling governor wasn't the only obstacle to a vote on Sunday alcohol sales.

Bookseller Border filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday, sunk by crushing debt and sluggishness in adapting to a rapidly changing industry... and plans to close about 200 of its 642 stores including two in northeast Georgia.

Chief Justice Carol Hunstein says it's time for Georgia to reform its tough criminal sentences.

A Hall County bus driver, who was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Tuesday afternoon following a medical emergency, after his bus was found sitting on the side of an East Hall road says he doesn't recall getting sick.

Eagle Ranch, the South Hall home for boys and girls in crisis, recently received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator in recognition of it's sound fiscal management.

Wholesale prices rose sharply in January due to higher costs for gas, pharmaceuticals and other goods. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, wholesale prices rose by the most since October 2008.

Unknown gunmen killed one U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and wounded another in northern Mexico Tuesday.

A legislative committee in Georgia voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would bar illegal immigrants from attending its state colleges or universities.

A North Georgia killer has been convicted of a similar decapitation murder in the Florida Panhandle.