B.J. Williams

U.S. developers boosted construction spending in October at the fastest pace in more than four years, propelled by a surge in government buildings. The increase suggests the 16-day partial government shutdown didn't slow public projects.

A University of Georgia library has received a grant to process the records of the Republican and Democratic parties of Georgia.

The stock market is little changed is early trading after eight straight weeks of gains and the long holiday weekend.

Federal authorities on Monday were beginning an exhaustive investigation into what caused a New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve to derail, killing four people and injuring more than 60 others.

A traveling medical technician who infected dozens of patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through tainted syringes was due to find out Monday how many decades he'll spend in a New Hampshire prison.

A Baldwin man is among the 14 traffic deaths that occurred on Georgia roadways over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period.

After years of delays, a trial is set to begin in Gwinnett County for the founder of a science-fiction convention who faces multiple charges of child molestation.

The nation

The northbound lanes of Georgia 400 reopened just after 2 p.m. after a number of cars became involved in an accident just north of Bald Ridge Marina Friday afternoon.

Retailers led stocks higher in holiday-shortened trading Friday, putting the market on track for another strong month.