Ken Stanford

Twenty-five Illinois couples were prepared for a long legal fight when they joined lawsuits challenging the state's ban on gay marriage. Turns out they won't get one - at least not from the attorneys who would normally be responsible for defending the state's laws.

A newly released video shows Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman at the scene of Trayvon Martin's fatal shooting a day later giving police a blow-by-blow account of his fight with the teen.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits dipped last week but not by enough to signal a better month of hiring in June.

Congressional candidate Doug Collins has announced the county chairs for his campaign in each of the counties in the new 9th Congressional District.

The Longstreet Clinic (TLC) is now providing Emergency Department care to patients at Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega.

The Quinlan Visual Arts Center has launched its Summer Membership Drive.

House Republican officials say they're willing to negotiate an end to a potential constitutional confrontation in a document dispute, but only if the Obama administration turns over more emails and memos related to the flawed "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking operation.

Fewer Americans believe the economy is getting better and a majority disapproves of how President Barack Obama is handling it, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

Saying he's lost the trust of officials, a city manager fired a central Florida police chief who was criticized for his agency's initial investigation of Trayvon Martin's shooting death at the hands of a neighborhood watch volunteer.

Officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have suspended their search for one of the victims in Monday night's tragic boating accident on Lake Lanier.