Ken Stanford

A food processing and distribution company is planning to expand a plant in western Georgia and looks to create 750 new jobs.

For the second time in less than a month, the stock market Thursday marched past another milepost on its long, turbulent journey back from the Great Recession, toppling another record left over from the days before government bailouts and failing investment banks.

President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws.

Barbara Walters plans to retire next year, ending a television career that began more than a half century ago and made her a trailblazer in news and daytime TV.

Health officials said Thursday that thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon should undergo testing for HIV and hepatitis after officials looking into the source of a patient's viruses discovered the dentist's instruments weren't being cleaned properly.

Hall County Correctional Institution Warden Walt Davis attended the Chief Executive Training Class for newly appointed heads of law enforcement agencies this week at the Dr. Curtis E. McClung Training Center in Duluth.

The Downtown Development Authority of Braselton announces the opening of another art-based business in Historic Downtown. House of Clay will open its doors Saturday, April 6, from 10:00-5:00.

TV ads show smiling seniors enjoying an "active" lifestyle on a motorized scooter, taking in the sights at the Grand Canyon, fishing on a pier and high-fiving their grandchildren at a baseball game. Now, they are coming under scrutiny from the government and doctors.