Ken Stanford

Taking America off a permanent war footing is proving harder than President Barack Obama may have suggested.

A Gainesville New Year's Day tradition continues Thursday with the 18th annual Polar Bear Plunge at the rowing venue on Clarks Bridge Road.

Family members of those aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 collapsed in agony Tuesday as images of debris and a body flashed across Indonesian television screens, proof that the plane crashed into the sea two days earlier with 162 people on board.

The number of law enforcement officers killed by firearms jumped by 56 percent this year and included 15 ambush deaths. But gun-related police deaths still remain far below historic highs and lower than the average annual figures in the past decade, according to a report released Tuesday.

The Georgia Department of Driver Services says the beginning of a new year is a good time for people to check the expiration date on their driver's license or state ID card.

Police in coastal Georgia are reminding gun owners not to fire weapons into the air during New Year's Eve celebrations.

Hall County fire investigators think they know what caused a fire Sunday that heavily damaged a mobile home in East Hall.

Gov. Nathan Deal today announced his 2015 floor leaders for the state House and Senate.

Americans are a little less likely to ask what they can do for their country these days.