Ken Stanford

The number of Americans who bought previously occupied homes fell in September. Home sales are on pace to match last year's dismal figures - the worst in 13 years.

Georgia recorded a decease of 10 percent in first-time jobless insurance claims over the past 12 months. But metro Gainesville saw a 28.7 percent increase.

Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by rebels in a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell.

White County Sheriff Neal Walden reports the arrests of two Clermont men in connection with the theft of air conditioning units.

State labor officials say Georgia's unemployment rate has risen to 10.3 percent, the highest level since January.

Federal authorities say they arrested more than 40 suspects in an undercover sting aimed at stopping the sale and distribution of contraband cigarettes to evade paying taxes on them.

A frost advisory has been posted for the Gainesville area and other parts of north Georgia.

Cold, northwesterly winds are greeting north Georgians this morning as a strong cold front continues to push into the state, and a frost advisory has been posted for most of north Georgia.

Taylor Farms Retail Inc. is voluntarily recalling 3,265 cases of various bagged salad blends that have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.

That didn't last long. About 55 million Social Security recipients will get their first increase in benefits next year since 2009 - a 3.6 percent raise. But higher Medicare premiums could erase part of it.