Ken Stanford

Despite revenue losses brought on by the sluggish economy, Gainesville City Manager Bryan Shuler says he does not think the city's 2008-2009 budget will require a tax increase.

DeKalb County police have released the names of the people killed in an apparent murder-suicide that they think a 5-year-old boy may have witnessed.

Dawson County officials have launched a campaign for public input on parks and recreation, senior services and public transportation.

Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin's parents vowed to never let the U.S. Army forget about finding their son but theeir efforts ended in disappointment Sunday.

A private contractor under investigation for the compensation it received to run the Road Home grant program for Hurricane Katrina victims says that in the rush to deliver aid to homeowners in need, some people got too much. Now it wants to hire a separate company to collect millions in grant over-payments.

A man who is a registered sex offender in Georgia is seeking to avoid having to register himself when he moves to Missouri.

Is it safe to have your arteries unclogged at a hospital that lacks heart surgeons who can operate if something goes wrong? Many states ban this except in emergencies like heart attacks. But more small hospitals are trying it in non-urgent cases.

The Brenau University Board of Trustees have affirmed the framework for a $40 to $55 million strategic plan to transform the university into the premier private doctoral degree-granting liberal arts institution in the Southeast, with an exemplary national reputation and a global reach.

Georgia Capitol Notes for the week ending Friday, March 28.

Sydney's iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge went dark Saturday night as the world's first major city turned off its lights for this year's Earth Hour, a global campaign to raise awareness of climate change.