Ken Stanford

The Drug Free Coalition of Hall County was in the thick of things this week as schools in Gainesville and Hall County observed Red Ribbon Week.

A Democratic lawmaker is introducing a measure that would require Georgia sex offenders to post "No Candy Here" signs on Halloween.

After months of struggle, House Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance. A vote is likely next week on the plan patterned closely on President Barack Obama's own.

It's time to turn the clocks back an hour this weekend, to Standard Time, and that means it's time for a safety reminder, as well.

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is gearing up for another hearing on so-called HOT lanes proposed on I-85 in Gwinnett and Dekalb counties.

The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending on cars and homes.

Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases while much of the nation sleeps in peace.

The governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida say they are eager to begin water allocation negotiations with a spokesman for Georgia's Sonny Perdue saying "it's not as if nothing is happening."

Former Lumpkin County Commission Chairman Steve Gooch was elected Wednesday to fill the 9th District vacancy on the state Department of Transporation board.

A 12-year-old girl, who was found unharmed Tuesday night after disappearing after leaving a ballet rehearsal at Brenau University, was located two-and-a-half miles away on Dawsonville Highway.