Ken Stanford

For the second day in a row, a burglary-in-progress call in the Oakwood area leads to some arrests.

A lobbying group for Georgia farmers wants the state government to stay out of immigration law.

The Gainesville Board of Education has voted to allow city school students who attend next month's inauguration of the governor the lieutenant governor an excused absence.

The government is providing new estimates showing the U.S. population grew to somewhere between 306 million and 313 million over the last decade but says immigration shifts are making such calculations more difficult.

Atmos Energy, a major natural gas supplier in Hall County, is launching its Sharing the Warmth program.

Gov.-elect Nathan Deal told farmers Monday that state spending must be trimmed because of weak tax collections, although an advisory commission will recommend keeping tax exemptions considered critical by the agriculture industry.

The state patrol, Hall County Sheriff's Office and Hall fire department were busy overnight.

Police say WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has surrendered to British police as part of a Swedish sex-crimes investigation, the latest blow to the secret-spilling website that faces legal, financial and security challenges.

Brushing past Democratic opposition, President Barack Obama announced agreement with Republicans Monday night to extend expiring tax cuts for all Americans, renew jobless benefits and grant a one-year reduction in Social Security taxes for millions.

It's been 50 years since the 1960s dawned - dubbed the sizzlin' 60s, the sexy 60s, or the sensational 60s - depending on what observer/pundit was trying to give us his or her take on what they would be like.