A federal agency says Imperial Sugar and managers at its Georgia refinery ignored known dangers of explosive dust for decades before a 2008 explosion killed 14 workers.
Gwinnett County has filed a notice of appeal in response to the ruling by federal Judge Paul Magnusonon the long-running "Water Wars" in which Gwinnett County is a party.
Hall County District 4 Commissioner Ashley Bell has announced that Saturday’s planned district-wide cleanup effort has been postponed until Nov. 14 because of the forecast for more rain.
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) says the unemployment rate in the metro Gainesville area declined to 9.1 percent in August... and that jobless rates in every county in northeast Georgia are down from a month ago.
Practice and qualifying begin today for Saturday's running of the 12th annual Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta but some of the schedule for this week has had to be altered because of the heavy rains earlier in the week.
As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged apartments... and a tenth death was reported.
Lake Lanier - still reaping the benefits of this week's torrential rains - is expected to peak just 2.5 feet below full pool this weekend, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
