Ken Stanford

The Hall County Board of Commissioners decided Wednesday to look at the proposed energy agreement as two separate issues: one involving the contract with Siemens and the other involving the contract with Pepco.

Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday endorsed a proposal that would result in shorter prison sentences for many nonviolent drug traffickers, saying the change would rein in runaway federal prison costs and create a fairer criminal justice system.

Eight gay couples and the American Civil Liberties Union have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force Florida to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

Georgia may be rolling back tax credits for low-emission and electric vehicles.

An independent commission led by a former U.S. surgeon general has concluded there "is no compelling medical reason" for the U.S. armed forces to prohibit transgender Americans from serving and that President Barack Obama could lift the decades-old ban without approval from Congress, according to a report being released Thursday.

A Banks County man has been charged with a residential burglary in the Rabbittown area.

Graco Children's Products has added more than 403,000 child seats to last month's recall of 3.8 million to replace faulty harness buckles. Meanwhile, Chrysler is recalling 49,000 Dodge Chargers.