Ken Stanford

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun fended off his well-funded Republican challenger Tuesday, the second time in less than a year the physician has defeated an opponent backed by Georgia's powerful Republican establishment.

The third time was the charm for Ashley Bell: Bell defeated incumbent Hall County Commissioner Deborah Mack in Tuesday's Democratic Primary by a 16 percent margin.

Georgia schools Superintendent Kathy Cox is asking the state attorney general's office to bring civil and criminal charges against a former education official accused of misappropriating more than $1 million.

A fire late Tuesday morning temporarily displaced a Chestnut Mountain family.

President Bush said Tuesday the nation's troubled financial system is "basically sound" and urged lawmakers to quickly enact legislation to prop up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Water levels at Lake Lanier and Allatoona Lake showed only slight increases after recent rain in North Georgia.

President Bush on Monday lifted an executive ban on offshore oil drilling and challenged Congress to follow suit, aiming to turn the enormous public frustration about gasoline prices into political leverage. Democratic lawmakers rejected Bush's plan as a symbolic stunt.

The number of new housing permits being issued in Hall County continues to run well-below previous years - a trend that began one year ago.

Barack Obama and John McCain are working hard and sometimes fumbling in their efforts to court Hispanic voters who could swing November's presidential election.

Georgia Army National Guard soldiers - some fron Gainesville - have flown to the Republic of Georgia for joint military exercises.