Ken Stanford

Risky lending caused private student loan debt to balloon in the past decade, leaving many Americans struggling to pay off loans that they can't afford, a government study says.

A member and former chairman of the Penn State board of trustees has resigned, saying his presence on the board had become "a distraction and an impediment" to the university's efforts to move forward following the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal

The hot dry weather that has gripped the nation will not let up its stranglehold over the next few months, federal weather forecasters said Thursday.

The Obama administration is speeding up expansion projects at five major U.S. ports, including two in politically important Florida, as part of a broader plan to accelerate public works projects across the country during a weak economic recovery.

President Barack Obama says Mitt Romney and Republicans are set to make seniors pay thousands more for Medicare so the rich can get still more tax cuts.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County has been selected as the after-school care provider for the five Gainesville City elementary schools.

9th District Congressional hopeful Doug Collins Thursday announced plans to travel the district on a two-day tour a week prior to the July 31 Republican primary.

A retired, longtime educator from Gainesville, who was also an accomplished tennis player and magician, has died.

Due to the threat of rain, the venue for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Gainesville concert Friday night has been changed.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is defending President Barack Obama's decision to stop deporting many illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and let them apply for work permits.