Ken Stanford

The FBI saw enough merit in a reputed Mafia captain's tip to once again break out the digging equipment to search for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, last seen alive before a lunch meeting with two mobsters nearly 40 years ago.

House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.

A key committee in the Republican-led House has taken up an enforcement-focused immigration bill, but the proceedings were immediately interrupted by protesters shouting "Shame, shame!"

The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of spy operations that was echoed by the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee.

In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar.

Republican leaders from 10 Southern states are meeting in Alabama to plan strategies for making new GOP inroads across the region.

Featherbone Communiversity is planning to honor area craftsmen at the 2nd Annual Master Craftsmen Series event on October 17 and is beginning to accept nominations for the awards.

Renovations at Wessell Park are underway.

Forsyth County has received the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) for the county

U.S. builders began construction on more single-family homes and apartments in May, encouraged by more buyers and a scarcity of houses for sale. Meanwhile, consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent.