Ken Stanford

Energy providers Mirant Corp. and RRI Energy Inc. said Sunday they are combining in a $1.61 billion stock-swap deal, renaming the company and creating a utility powerhouse that will become one of the nation's largest independent power producers.

When Congress included $7.2 billion for broadband in last year's stimulus bill, its goal was to bring high-speed Internet connections and information-age jobs to parts of the country desperate for both things.

Braselton has received a $16,300 grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation grant to help improve one of the main entrances into the city.

A public hearing Tuesday will allow for input into plans that have been discussed in recent weeks concerning the possibility of closing Jones Elementary School.

Gainesville state troopers are finally in their new home... nearly two years after moving into temporary quarters while the new facility was constructed.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia on Saturday, killing 96, officials said.

Employees of Perdue Farms Inc. are accused in a class-action lawsuit of knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the court's oldest member and leader of its liberal bloc, is retiring. President Barack Obama now has his second high court opening to fill.

The Hall County man charged with causing a wreck in Gwinnett two years ago that killed four has rejected an offer of a plea bargain.

There's talk of more job cuts in the Jackson County School System.