STATE/REGIONAL NEWS

South Carolina lawmakers say they'll formally consider the possible
impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week.

Actor Wesley Snipes is set to ask a federal appeals panel to overturn his three federal tax convictions.

Police dispatchers in Atlanta say a bomb squad was sent Friday morning to The Temple, an historic synagogue on Peachtree Street, to check out a suspicious package.

A jury in Gainesville has decided that an author libeled a former friend in a novel.

Police in Valdosta say a 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an outbreak of shooting at an apartment complex that left one man dead and wounded 10 other people.

The Federal Aviation Administration says the problem has been fixed. But for the second time in 15 months, a glitch in its flight plan system has triggered cancellations and delays that are still affecting flights nationally.

Authorities say a man who had a brief standoff with Decatur police is being held in connection with a killing in Athens.

Attorney General Thurbert Baker is getting some high-profile help in his bid to become Georgia's first black governor.

Georgia officials say the state's unemployment rate has risen slightly and now stands at 10.2 percent.

A federal judge denied a request by AT&T Inc. to force competitor Verizon Wireless to pull its "There's a Map for That" commercials.

The Savannah-born songwriter was honored in his hometown Wednesday with the unveiling of his lifesize likeness .

The resulting explosion left the truck heavily damaged and blew apart the road underneath.

Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners are making a billion dollar offer to lure loss-making Japan Airlines from its current affiliation with American Airlines.

The Kellogg Co. says the heavy rains that brought floods to parts of metro Atlanta in September contributed to problems that led to a continuing shortage of its Eggo brand frozen waffles.

New U.S. Census data shows childhood poverty expanding in Georgia.

Georgia has a new attorney handling its appeal of a devastating water decision that could limit Atlanta's access to its main water supply.

A coalition of immigrant rights groups plans to hold a vigil, rally and "funeral procession" to draw attention to what it says are violations at a south Georgia immigration detention center.

Georgia fire officials say a blaze that destroyed a Clayton County church was caused by arson, and a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest.

Water and sewer infrastructure projects in seven Georgia communities will receive help from $5.7 million in loans.

AirTran Airways says a flight from Atlanta to Houston with more than 70 passengers on board was delayed when a passenger refused to end a cell phone call.