Ken Stanford

Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company, opened its first store in Flowery Branch Saturday.

In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.

Washaun Ealey ran for two touchdowns as Georgia focused on its running game to beat Tennessee Tech 38-0 on Saturday for its first shutout in three years.

NATO and Afghan authorities were investigating Saturday whether an airstrike during the intensive search for two missing U.S. paratroopers mistakenly killed eight Afghans and wounded more than 20 Afghan and American forces.

The Georgia Department of Economic Development's (GDEcD) Tourism Division has awarded co-operative tourism marketing grants to 41 communities, convention & visitor bureaus, regional travel associations and other non-profit tourism entities across the state, including five in northeast Georgia.

The rising cost of electricity in the Southeast is changing the landscape of home building and remodeling in northeast Georgia.

Congressman Nathan Deal says he plans to write President Obama asking for proof that he was born in this country.

Regulators have shut small banks in Georgia and Michigan, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 117 amid the struggling economy and a cascade of defaults on loans.

The keynote speaker at Martin Elementary School's Veterans' Celebration Friday said he hoped to get the students to thinking about what veterans do for them and their country.

Police in Orlando say they have surrounded a Florida high-rise after gun shots were fired.