Ken Stanford

A private survey shows U.S. business hiring surged in June, a sign of stronger economic growth. Meanwhile, a new government report shows the number of factory orders slipped in May.

Target is asking its customers to not bring firearms into its stores, even where it is allowed by law.

The first board members for Gainesville's new convention and visitors bureau have been approved by the mayor and city council.

He insists he's not running for president a third time, but Mitt Romney is campaigning again in New Hampshire.

A hurricane watch was issued for part of North Carolina's coast early Wednesday as Tropical Storm Arthur moved northward, threatening Fourth of July plans along the East Coast.

Hundreds of Palestinians hurled stones at Israeli police who responded with tear gas in clashes that erupted Wednesday following reports that an Arab teen was kidnapped and a body found in a Jerusalem forest.

Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice officials say the agency's regional detention center in Gwinnett County has officially shut down.

A joint funeral service will be held Thursday for a woman and two of her children who were among the victims of Monday's wreck south of Gainesville that killed five people.