Ken Stanford

Republican Gov. Haley Barbour bowed out of presidential contention Monday with a surprise announcement just as the 2012 campaign was getting under way in earnest, 18 months before Election Day.

The Supreme Court rejected a call Monday from Virginia's attorney general to depart from its usual practice and put review of the health care law on a fast track.

The Barrow County Builders Association, seeking to jump start the home building in the county, is asking the county commission for some changes to the county building code.

Gov. Nathan Deal recently signed more than 30 pieces of "local legislation," affecting communities from one end of the state to another.

Four members of a suicide group that Georgia prosecutors say helped a cancer-stricken man kill himself plan to challenge a judge's ruling that allowed charges to go forward.

Government offices in Hall and Habersham counties are closed today for another furhough day.

Having a blessed last name meant good luck for one northeast Georgia woman

Secret documents about detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison reveal new information about some of the men that the United States believes to be terrorists, according to reports about the files released by several American and European newspapers.

President Barack Obama revisited a key campaign promise when he hosted a White House meeting of elected officials and experts on immigration. But if a major overhaul of the nation's immigration policy is his goal, Republicans in Congress say he shouldn't hold his breath.

The woman killed in the truck accident on I-85 Jackson County earlier this week has been identified as 48-year-old Maria Herrera of Lawrenceville.