Charlie Gibson, the anchor of ‘ABC World News’, announced that he will step down as anchor effective at the end of the year.

Charlie Gibson, the anchor of ‘ABC World News’, announced that he will step down as anchor effective at the end of the year.

Brett Favre is on his way to Minnesota to meet with the Vikings. Coach Brad Childress confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press Tuesday morning that the veteran quarterback was traveling from Mississippi to meet with the team.

Some Augusta Commissioners say now is not to time to encourage more Augusta workers to get off the payroll, and into retirement. The city is being forced to make a more than $1 million contribution to its pension funds because they are considered underfunded. But, as the city prepares to pay, could it still save, with early retirements? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola explains.

It would be one way to help Augusta with its battle of the budget by trimming the payroll. It’s a proposal to offer incentives to older workers to retire early, but is there enough in the plan for every worker? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola looks for answers.

President Barack Obama isn’t talking about the biggest news of the day: Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s retirement. At the end of a Cabinet meeting Friday on the swine flu emergency, reporters tried to shout questions about Souter’s reported plan to leave. But Obama said, “No Supreme Court questions.“

After spending 18 years in a city he loves to hate, Supreme Court Justice David Souter will finally bid Washington farewell. Souter is planning to retire after nearly two decades on the court.

Oscar De La Hoya is calling it quits in the ring. Boxing’s most popular fighter announced his decision Tuesday across the street from Staples Center, where a statue of him stands.

Augusta retirees say in tough times they need more in their checks. They are asking city leaders for a modest cost of living increase, but what’s happened on Wall Street could be hitting them in the wallet. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has more.

North Augusta’s Public Safety Chief is calling it quits. Tuesday was Lee Wetherington’s last day on the job. He is leaving the North Augusta Department of Public Safetysafety after more than 3 decades of service. WJBF News Channel 6’s Mary Morrison looks back on his career.

Alonzo Mourning has decided to retire rather than mount another NBA comeback at age 38. The seven-time All-Star center said Thursday he won’t return from a devastating leg injury in 2007. He’s not under contract but had been working out at the Miami Heat’s complex and still had a spot in the team’s locker room.

South Carolina Treasurer Converse Chellis won’t be able to hold off on paying a $176,000 bonus to the official who makes the state’s retirement investment decisions.

In the School Report…it’s a proposed change to the way Georgia teachers receive pensions. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud to explain.

Wednesday, we met a couple of men at or nearing retirement age, one wondering how far he’ll have to push his retirement back, the other, into his retirement, trying to maximize he and his wife’s funds. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker talked with an expert on the economy to address those concerns.

Rusty Wallace reportedly is considering ending his three-year retirement to drive again, possibly for former rival Dale Earnhardt’s race team. Wallace’s younger brother, Kenny, wrote in his SpeedTV.com blog that the 52-year-old former Cup champion is pondering a return to NASCAR’s top series. Rusty Wallace retired after the 2005 season.