Ken Stanford

A new report found that Georgia has the nation's 18th-highest adult obesity rate.

BP acted "recklessly" and bears most of the responsibility for the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge concluded Thursday, exposing the energy giant to roughly $18 billion in additional penalties.

Promising to "storm your barricades with cars packed with gunpowder," al-Qaida announced Thursday it had created an Indian branch that the terror network vowed would bring Islamic rule to the entire subcontinent.

The Forsyth County Arts Alliance (FCAA) board has established an endowed scholarship at the University of North Georgia (UNG) for Forsyth County students pursuing art or art education.

The intravenous line inserted into the groin of an Oklahoma inmate who writhed and groaned before dying 43 minutes after his execution began was not properly monitored, causing a swelling the size of a golf ball, according to a state review released Thursday.

Plans have been announced for Gainesville's annual observance of the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks.

The Hall County Board of Commissioners has cancelled next Thursday's 6:00 regular meeting but has scheduled a called meeting for 10:00 that morning.