Budget debate underway in Senate, but overnight voting delayed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Debate was underway in the Senate late into the night, with Republicans wrestling President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks...
Missing Banks County woman last seen in Myrtle Beach
The Banks County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman who was last seen in Myrtle Beach, South...
Boil Water Advisory in effect for some Clarkesville Water customers
The Clarkesville Public Works Department says crews have repaired a water main break that interrupted service to customers on the southwest side of town....
Multiple people dead as shooter attacks firefighters responding to North Idaho brush fire
(Idaho Capital Sun) — Two people have been killed after firefighters in North Idaho responded to emergency calls of a brush fire and a...
It took 16 hours to read US budget bill aloud. Now the long debate...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before a tumultuous nearing-midnight vote on President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and increased deportation money, a...
US Senate launches debate on GOP mega-bill, but passage still not assured
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate began floor debate on Republicans' “big, beautiful bill” Sunday afternoon, though there are several steps to go...
Nonpartisan analysis of US Senate GOP mega-bill finds it adds $3.2 trillion to deficits
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans’ revised tax and spending cuts package will add $3.253 trillion to deficits during the next decade compared...
Fire displaces family of four in Flowery Branch
A fire heavily damaged a home in Flowery Branch Saturday afternoon, displacing two adults, two children, and two pets.
Hall County Fire Rescue (HCFR) responded...
US Senate votes to advance Republican mega-bill in tense late-night session
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate voted mostly along party lines late Saturday night to move forward with Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” that...
After violent deaths, children of Hortmans pray for peace at parents’ funeral
(Minnesota Reformer) — Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman’s life embodied the American dream. She was raised in a family that owned a junkyard,...
Flowery Branch man charged with multiple counts of child sex exploitation
A local man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit said they...
Toccoa parents arrested in child abuse case
TOCCOA, Ga. — A Toccoa couple is behind bars after a child abuse investigation led to their arrest Thursday afternoon.
On June 24, Stephens County...