Ken Stanford

Georgia lawmakers want to stiffen the penalties for the harshest cases of animal abuse and make it easier for prosecutors to pursue charges.

The stock market closed higher as encouraging news about the U.S. economy outweighs concerns that interest rates could start climbing sooner than many people had expected.

Dr. Dana Nichols will serve as the first ever Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs (AVPAA) at Lanier Technical College.

The Georgia Department of Labor

Seeking to intensify pressure on Russia, President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Moscow over its actions in Ukraine, targeting President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian bank that provides them support.