Ken Stanford

Federal accident investigators called on Thursday for a probe of the government agency charged with ensuring the safety of commercial vehicles, saying their own look into four tour bus and truck crashes that killed 25 people raises "serious questions" about how well the agency is doing its job.

The Senate approved legislation outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, demonstrating the nation's quickly evolving attitude toward gay rights nearly two decades after Congress rejected same-sex marriage.

Twitter had a strong public stock debut Thursday in the most highly anticipated initial public offering since Facebook's last year.

A former member of the Hall County Board of Commissioners has died.

The level of Lake Lanier has moved below summer full pool for the first time since spring and has remained there for most of the week.

Shares of Twitter went on sale to the public for the first time Thursday, instantly leaping more than 70 percent above their offering price in a dazzling debut that exceeded even Wall Street's lofty hopes for the most anticipated initial public offering since Facebook last year.

Wells Fargo team members have chosen 13 non-profits across the Gainesville area for $1,000 grants through the Days of Giving program.