Ken Stanford

Plunging into his campaign for a new term, President Barack Obama tore into Mitt Romney on Saturday as eager to "rubber stamp" a conservative Republican congressional agenda to cut taxes for the rich, reduce spending on education and Medicare and enhance power that big banks and insurers hold over consumers.

Two more Habersham County teens are facing felony charges for damage caused last month to the county

With financial losses mounting, the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is urging the House to quickly pass legislation that would give it wide authority to close thousands of low-revenue post offices, reduce labor costs and end Saturday delivery.

Habersham County sheriff's investigators have released a modified sketch of the suspect in a home invasion in Hollywood early Wednesday.

The National Academy of Sciences is casting more doubt on whether the Obama administration's European-based missile defense shield can protect the United States and recommends scrapping key parts of the system.

The "like" button on Facebook seems like a relatively clear way to express your support for something, but a federal judge says that doesn't mean clicking it is constitutionally protected speech.

The U.S. and China forged the outlines of a deal Friday to end a diplomatic standoff over legal activist Chen Guangcheng that would let him travel to the U.S. with his family for a university fellowship.

The Greater Hall Chamber's 104th Annual Meeting & Gala is Thursday, May 10 at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville.

The rural Chinese activist at the center of a diplomatic standoff between Washington and Beijing now wants to leave China with his family, a U.S. spokeswoman said.

Dr. Sherman R. Day, who once served as president of North Georgia College & State University (NGCSU), is stepping out of retirement to serve as the executive director of University Center-GA 400, an instructional center being developed jointly by the university and Gainesville State College (GSC).