Ken Stanford

Business was "good" Friday morning at at least one Gainesville stock brokerage firm despite the rough start to the day.

AAA says don't be surprised if gas prices in Georgia drop to around $2 a gallon by Thanksgiving.

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announces changes to rules designed to stop businesses from hiring people working in the country illegally.

Stock prices were broadly lower at midday on Wall Street, although off the early lows.

A Gainesville educator who began her career as a pre-school teacher is now Gainesville school superintendent; the school board vote came Friday morning during a surprise reception at Gainesville High School.

Gwinnett County officials have reprinted 19,000 absentee ballots after officials found a problem with the forms.

The value of Georgia's two major pension programs has fallen more than $11 billion as stocks have plummeted over the past three and a half months.

Authorities have identified the woman killed when she was hit by a car in north Hall County Wednesday night.

Stock prices are modestly higher at midday on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones industrial average is up 170 points at 8,689. Gainers on the New York Stock Exchange hold an 8-to-7 lead over losers.

The government says new claims for jobless benefits increased by more than expected last week as companies cut jobs due to the slow economy.