Ken Stanford

Three faculty teams at the University of North Georgia (UNG) have been awarded state grants totaling nearly $62,000 to create no-cost digital textbooks that are projected to save UNG students more than $988,000 in the 2016 academic year.

Testimony has concluded in the trial of 12 Atlanta Public Schools educators who were indicted in a standardized test cheating conspiracy.

For the first time, a study shows that a drug used to treat HIV infection also can help prevent it when taken before and after risky sex by gay men.

Days ahead of a looming partial agency shutdown, the pressure is on House Republicans after Senate GOP leaders agreed to Democratic demands and announced legislation to fund the Homeland Security Department without contentious immigration provisions opposed by Democrats and President Barack Obama.

Georgia DOT has begun pre-treating Interstates and major state routes in north Georgia and metro Atlanta in preparation for a winter storm expected to move into those areas by starting later today.

Forecasters are warning of the potential for 3-6 inches of snow across north Georgia including the Gainesville area.

Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time in his presidency.

The U.S. stock market is back at a record high as traders are encouraged by the latest news on interest rates, Greece and corporate earnings.

Unlike a week ago when the Gainesville area and other parts of north Georgia were coated with ice and trees and power lines were crashing down, today's winter weather event was a mild one.