Ken Stanford

Retail gasoline prices across Georgia remain above the national average, but AAA says prices at the pumps are tumbling.

The state Department of Labor reports that 56,652 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits last month - an increase of 76.3 percent from a year ago - with Gainesville, Rome and Dalton leading the way.

A massive sell-off on Wall Street and escalating fears of a global recession sent Asian stocks plunging Friday, with Japan's key index shedding nearly 10 percent to close out its worst week in history.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that questions about Democratic rival Barack Obama's association with a former war protester linked to Vietnam-era bombings are part of a broader issue of honesty.

The three-day Mule Camp Market gets underway Friday in downtown Gainesville and venders and exhibitors got busy Thursday afternoon setting up for the weekend-long event.

The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions.

European markets on Thursday recovered some of Wednesday's hefty losses after a relatively steady performance in Asia overnight.

The 1.64 inches of rain that fell in Gainesville Wednesday was the most for any single day since Aug. 26, when the remnants of Hurricane Fay were moving through North Georgia.

The Gainesville City Council has delayed action on bids for a resurfacing project involving 15 streets.

The state Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a northeast Georgia man who challenged Georgia's sex offender law.