B.J. Williams

Georgia will charge poor people $5 a month to get subsidized phone service, a move that one Republican regulator says will deter fraud.

House GOP leaders unveiled their own plan Tuesday to counter an emerging Senate deal to reopen the government and forestall an economy-rattling default on U.S. obligations.

Futures are mixed with Wall Street somewhat optimistic that lawmakers can overcome the dysfunction that has led to the 15th consecutive day of a partial government shutdown.

Senate leaders are closing in on an agreement to reopen the government and forestall an economy-rattling default on U.S. obligations.

Gwinnett County police think a man responsible for a triple murder in Snellville last month may now be in New Orleans, LA.

Prosecutors in suburban Atlanta say a man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for impregnating a 13-year-old girl.

Macy's Inc. says it will open most of its stores for the first time on Thanksgiving, breaking a long-standing tradition for the venerable retailer.

The big U.S. airlines are taking out old, bulky seats in favor of so-called slimline models that take up less space from front to back, allowing for five or six more seats on each plane.

Hundreds of students, parents, teachers, alumni and others from the community attended the Sunday afternoon ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Fair Street Elementary School in Gainesville.

The headmaster of a school in Columbus has cancelled classes Friday because of great weather.