Ken Stanford

The Georgia Department of Transportation says all lanes of one section of Friendship Road/State Route 347, part of the widening of the road, will be open by 10:00 Monday morning, weather permitting.

The top legislative body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has voted by large margins to recognize same-sex marriage as Christian in the church constitution, adding language that marriage can be the union of "two people," not just "a man and a woman."

The Obama administration will work to ensure that gay and lesbian Americans are eligible to take leave from their jobs to care for a same-sex spouse, regardless of whether they live in a state that recognizes gay marriage, the White House said Friday.

The spiritual leader of Iraq's Shiite majority called for a new, "effective" government Friday, increasing pressure on the country's prime minister as an offensive by Sunni militants rages on.

A 24-year-old veteran with Gainesville ties who lost an eye after taking a grenade blast in Afghanistan to save a fellow Marine received the nation's highest military honor Thursday in a somber White House ceremony.

Two state Representatives from Gainesville, Lee Hawkins and Emory Dunahoo, have been appointed to separate study committees by House Speaker David Ralston.

A late push higher left stock indexes mostly higher and the Standard & Poor's 500 at another record high Thursday.