The historic Casulon Plantation, a site of festivals, Civil War re-enactments and sightseeing tours during recent years, was destroyed by a fire that authorities deemed suspicious.
Former Henry County Solicitor John Rutherford, who had been about to be tried on charges that he accepted more than $10,000 in bribes for dropping five DUI cases, pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Long before September eleventh, a Georgia Tech research scientist saw the need for new technology to assist those who would respond first to a terrorist attack or major disaster.
Bradley County, Tennessee families affected by the investigation at Tri-State Crematory in north Georgia met to discuss the case with investigators and form a support group.
A half-dozen former executives of Waste Management Inc. were charged Tuesday with inflating earnings by $1.7 billion as part of an accounting fraud scheme designed to enrich themselves and dupe shareholders.