B.J. Williams

Two kayakers paddling along the Chattahoochee River in north Fulton County Monday afternoon found a body in the water, according to authorities in Johns Creek.

Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800,000 federal workers off the job and suspending most non-essential federal programs and services.

The Democratic-led Senate has rejected conditions that House Republicans attached to a temporary spending bill.

Hall County drug agents have arrested a Gainesville woman and charged her with fraudulently obtaining prescription drugs from two pharmacies in the Gainesville area.

Police in Atlanta are investigating the pre-dawn robbery of several customers inside a Waffle House in the city's Buckhead area.

The state ethics commission has voted to request a special attorney general to investigate circumstances surrounding pending litigation and personnel matters.

An auto supply firm is opening a plant in west Georgia that's expected to create 350 manufacturing jobs, Gov. Nathan Deal announced.

A woman was found wounded by gunfire inside a minivan in the southern part of Gwinnett County, and police are trying to learn what led to the shooting, although there is speculation the incident could be the result of a case of road rage.

Amicable talks with Iran's leadership, a possible government shutdown, and easing tensions with Syria pushed oil prices near $100 a barrel last week. As a result of the lower cost of crude, fall gas prices are expected to continue on a downward trend.

Owners of a counseling service that provides services for drug accountability courts in north Georgia say their team's image has been tarnished by a GBI investigation into their spending practices.