Ken Stanford

The Georgia House has approved legislation that would give schools more flexibility in how they spend their state dollars for the next three years.
The measure passed 137-34 on Tuesday.

U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan.

A 17-year old White County High School student has been charged with theft by taking following the report of a series of thefts at the school.

A wind advisory and high wind watch cover all or parts of north and central Georgia today.

Hall County schools have a plan for dealing with furlough days the rest of the school year.

The pastor of a Gainesville church discovered a burglary-in-progress at the church Sunday morning and a suspect was quickly arrested.

Six representatives from northeast Georgia are among 28 people from around Georgia recently named by State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox to her Parent Advisory Council.

A west Georgia maker of women's apparel has shut down after 38 years in business, laying off 70 employees.

Lake Lanier is at its highest level in three months as weekend rains pushed it up another foot.

The federal government was shuttered Monday while the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as three feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power and blocked trains, planes and cars, with another storm looming.