Ken Stanford

The candidates vying to lead Georgia's K-12 education agency split on a set of national academic standards being implemented in the state and tried to appeal to teachers during their first debate of the general election on Tuesday.

The Hall County Republican Party will celebrate the opening of its new headquarters Tuesday.

Former state Attorney General Dan Sullivan became the latest mainstream Republican to turn back a tea party challenger, winning the Alaska GOP primary to become his party's candidate to take on U.S. Sen. Mark Begich in the fall.

Police and protesters in Ferguson were finally able to share the streets again at night, putting aside for at least a few hours some of the hostility that had filled those hours with tear gas and smoke.

A GOP effort to send hundreds of party workers into minority communities across the country will continue long after this year's midterm elections are over, the chairman of the Republican National Committee said Tuesday.

Ten people were arrested Monday in two separate raids by Hall County drug agents.

Through a federal grant, the University of North Georgia (UNG) will "Bridge the Gap" to provide college courses to high school students in Fannin County and surrounding communities through a high-speed, cloud-based educational exchange that connects schools in rural communities with the university.

Officials say a California wildfire that has forced about 1,000 people from their homes in the foothills near Yosemite National Park is holding steady amid higher humidity and calmer winds.