Ken Stanford

On Sunday, dozens of dogs and scores of pet owners and pet lovers turned out in Cornelia for PetFest 2012, at the city

Political leaders, sport stars, entertainers and several thousand people have taken part in a rally in Miami to support the family of an unarmed Florida teenager shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer.

President Barack Obama's administration launched a multi-pronged assault on Mitt Romney's values and foreign policy credentials Sunday, while a fresh set of prominent Republicans rallied behind the GOP front-runner as the odds-on nominee, further signs the general election is overtaking the primary season.

Police say they are prepared to control crowds near the University of Kentucky's Lexington campus when the Wildcats play Kansas in the national championship basketball game.

Voters in Flowery Branch return to the polls Tuesday to try to settle a race for a city council seat.

Thousands joined a march Saturday through the Florida town where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, vowing to continue protesting until an arrest is made.

Hall County has begun taking bids on renovation of the building destined to serve as the county's new administration building.

White County celebrated the arrival of the Easter season Saturday with the 24th annual Easter Extravaganza.

They won't officially become candidates for this year's primary until and unless they qualify at the end of May, but all announced GOP candidates in Hall County are being invited to a forum next month sponsored by the South Hall Republican Club.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expressed doubt Sunday about whether President Bashar Assad would ever adhere to a U.N.-sponsored peace plan to end Syria's year of bloodshed, and urged world solidarity against a regime that she said was waging war on its own people.