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Gov. Sonny Perdue announced late Friday that he has selected Reuben Green for Cobb Superior Court to replace Judge Kenneth Nix, who is retiring as of Oct.

HOV toll lanes - now dubbed "express lanes" - are a brand-new concept in Georgia.

The race to spend our $400 million federal Race to the Top funds now begins. In discussing the $400 million Race to the Top grant that Georgia won this week, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he was not concerned that the November election might usher in new state leadership ambivalent about the federal dollars and anxious about the federal ...

People who live in Atlanta's Reynoldstown neighborhood say they are fed up with illegal tire dumpers ruining their streets.

Followers of top 40 music circa 2001 might remember the pretty pop confection "Crazy for This Girl." Credit Atlanta twin brothers Evan and Jaron Lowenstein for the song, which went top 15 and briefly propelled the duo into pop culture relevance: MTV, Jay Leno, even a spot in People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.

Emergency crews were on the scene Friday morning at an Atlanta water treatment plant where a worker possibly drowned.

Officials hope a new 411 Connector will help alleviate traffic problems at the U.S. 411 / U.S. 41 dogleg in Cartersville.

A sunny, slightly cooler weekend is in the forecast, and we won't need our umbrellas in metro Atlanta, Channel 2 Actions News Meteorologist David Chandley said.

Actor Richard Gere will soon enlighten Atlanta. The Buddhist will appear with the Dalai Lama and author Alice Walker at Emory University on Oct.

Classy Klutter is the name of a relatively new bargain mecca in Chamblee, but its owner is trying to put his store on the map by offering discounts for firefighters, teachers, health care professionals and members of the military.

Posted: 5:41 am EDT August 26, 2010 Updated: 9:27 am EDT August 26, 2010 ATLANTA -- Many metro Atlantans woke up to a rainy Thursday morning.

A Black Gay Pride organizer was shot and killed early Wednesday, according to a report by WSB-TV. Durand Robinson, 50, of Decatur, an owner of the popular Traxx Atlanta club and promotion team, was shot after he got into an altercation with another person, the station reported.

As Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes ramp of their campaigns for the governor's office, there is a reminder of the complexity of state politics just outside the office on the state capitol grounds.

If you've lived in Atlanta for awhile you've probably heard stories about the Phantom of the Fox.

Aug. 26--Increased convention traffic this year has pushed hotel/motel tax collections up 10 percent over 2009, the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau says.

An 88-year-old man was in intensive care after a goat attacked him for an hour in Madison County, the Athens Banner-Herald reports.

An increase in the number of conventions hosted in Atlanta is being credited for raising the city's hotel tax collections.

College students headed back to campus this fall could hear a new message from school fundraisers: there's no need to wait until you graduate to donate.

Chris Hall pulls off the heavy metal cover of his water meter. Nestled in the muddy bottom of a shallow hole the meter sits with a reading that defies logic.

Emory University officials said this year's freshmen class is one of the institution's most diverse and academically strong group of students.