Thursday July 3rd, 2025 7:27PM

Ken Stanford

Contributing Editor
Ken  Stanford
Thousands evacuate after shooting sparks Utah fire
Thousands of residents whose homes were in danger of being threatened by a Utah wildfire have had to find shelter elsewhere as strong winds fueled a blaze that officials believe was started by target shooters.
7:20AM ( 13 years ago )
Obama wants deals on student loans, transportation
President Barack Obama is pressing Congress to reach agreement on a transportation bill and a plan to prevent students from having their loan rates double.
7:19AM ( 13 years ago )
Berries beat peaches as Ga.'s top-selling fruit
Though Georgia is known for its peaches, blueberries have mounted a challenge in recent years and have quietly overtaken the peach as the state's top-selling fruit crop.
8:21PM ( 13 years ago )
Obama says he will fight for immigration reform
President Barack Obama on Friday tailored his economic message to the Hispanic voters who could help swing the election, saying he would build up-middle-class opportunity for Latinos while Republican rival Mitt Romney would gut it with "top-down economics" favoring only the rich.
5:44PM ( 13 years ago )
Hill bargainers: Student loan deal seems near
Congressional bargainers seem near an agreement that would avert a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal loans to 7.4 million college students and end an election-year battle between President Barack Obama and Congress, Senate aides from both parties said Friday.
5:42PM ( 13 years ago )
Ga., SC mountain areas mark 'Deliverance' anniversary this weekend
Four decades ago, the movie "Deliverance" introduced the lush north Georgia mountains to the world.
2:09PM ( 13 years ago )
Forsyth Co. wastewater treatment plant recognized by state group
The Forsyth County Parkstone Wastewater Treatment Facility was recently recognized as "Plant of the Year" in its size classification by the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP).
1:59PM ( 13 years ago )
Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down execution law
The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state's execution law Friday, calling it unconstitutional.
1:15PM ( 13 years ago )
Panetta urges greater emphasis on mental fitness
The military is dealing with an increasing number of suicides, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says commanding officers must make clear that seeking help for the stresses of war is a sign of strength, not weakness.
1:13PM ( 13 years ago )
US mulls new covert raids in Pakistan
U.S. military and intelligence officials are so frustrated with Pakistan's failure to stop local militant groups from attacking Americans in neighboring Afghanistan that they have considered launching secret joint U.S.-Afghan commando raids into Pakistan to hunt them down, officials told The Associated Press.
7:34AM ( 13 years ago )