Ken Stanford

Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday approved a $21.1 billion budget that boosts salaries for state employees and funnels money into new reservoirs for the drought-stricken state.

Gov. Sonny Perdue Wednesday vetoed a bill sponsored by state Rep. James Mills of Gainesville that would have required law enforcement officers to impound the vehicle of any person caught driving without a valid driver

Harold Delong, a former longtime automobile dealership owner in Gainesville, has died.

It was a tense night for some White County residents following a breach in the dam at Wendy Lake, but things are looking better.

For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.

Winder Police spokesman Dennis Dorsey says it may be several weeks before authorities decide whether to file charges against an 18-year-old driver in a fiery crash that left three dead.

Authorities in a Florida town where at least 40 homes have been gutted by wildfires have arrested a man they believe may have sparked the blazes.

You might want to avoid a stretch of Green Street today.

Nine people have been arrested in a crackdown on drug activity in Lumpkin County.

Lanier Technical College held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday at its Cumming campus for a new Health Sciences Building and Economic Development Center.