Ken Stanford

The deadline for area non-profit organizations to apply for a North Georgia Community Foundation Community (NGCF) Impact Grant is June 15.

Hall County Parks and Leisure is introducing a new volunteer program to Hall County residents.

This year's graduating class at Riverside Military Academy (RMA) included two young men from Gainesville.

An appeals court has ruled that the heart of the law that denies a host of federal benefits to same-sex married couples is unconstitutional.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to a five-week high, evidence that the job market remains sluggish.

Average U.S. rates on 30-year and 15-year fixed mortgages dropped to record lows again this week, with the 15-year loan dipping below 3 percent for the first time ever.

The world's air has reached what scientists call a troubling new milestone for carbon dioxide, the main global warming pollutant.

A city already anxious about a recent spate of shootings was rattled further when a man walked into an arts cafe near a Seattle university and opened fire, fatally wounding four people. Police say he later killed a woman during a carjacking before shooting himself.

Legislation coming up for a House vote would make it a federal crime to carry out an abortion based on the gender of the fetus.

After a four year cycle in which they battled each other, teammates and the world, Tim Hornsby of Atlanta, a member of the Gainesville-based Lanier Canoe & Kayak Club, edged out Ryan Dolan of Kailua, Hawaii, in the Men