Ken Stanford

Blocked by Congress from expanding gun sale background checks, President Barack Obama is turning to actions within his own power to keep people from buying a gun who are prohibited for mental health reasons.

A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation will be able to face off with its authors

A group of farmworkers has sued one of the biggest producers of Vidalia onions, saying they were paid less than minimum wage and less than the foreign guest workers who worked alongside them.

Disappointing earnings from a range of companies are sending the stock market down, giving major indexes their third loss this week. Meanwhile, a measure of the U.S. economy's future health declined slightly in March, signaling that growth could slow this spring.

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests is partnering with the Greening Youth Foundation (GYF) to recruit and hire young people ages 15 to 19 for a summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crew.

President Barack Obama sought to inspire a stricken city and comfort an unnerved nation Thursday, declaring that Boston "will run again" and vowing to hunt down the perpetrator of the twin blasts that brought mayhem and death to the Boston Marathon.

The superintendent of Cobb County schools has proposed cutting teaching positions, slightly increasing class sizes, furloughing employees and delaying raises to address an estimated $86.4 million budget shortfall next year.

Health officials are seeing more food poisonings caused by a bacteria commonly linked to raw milk and poultry.

Rescue workers searched the smoldering ruins of a fertilizer plant Thursday for survivors of a monstrous explosion that leveled homes and businesses in every direction across the Texas prairie.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce's (GHCC's) 105th Annual Meeting and Gala is Thursday, May 9 at 6:00 at the Chattahoochee Country Club.