Kevin West

A judge has denied bond for an escort service owner accused of assaulting women to force them into prostitution.

One-quarter of the Columbus police force filed suit against the city, claiming the police pay scale is unfairly geared toward attracting new officers.

State arson investigators are asking for information to help solve an arson that damaged a church near Folkston this week.

A Chatsworth man pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a drug-related fatal shootout last summer and was sentenced to 11 years in prison and nine years probation.

A Georgia teen-ager died Friday in a skiing accident at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Pocahontas County.

Flue-cured tobacco growers have complained for four years about government-mandated production cuts that slashed their profits.

Akins scored a season-high 28 points and Marvin Lewis added 14 as Georgia Tech beat the Tar Heels 86-74 Saturday, their eighth loss in nine games.

Tennessee held off a furious rally in beating Vanderbilt 67-65 Saturday afternoon for the Volunteers' third straight victory.

Ugly doesn't quite do justice to Arkansas-Auburn. Arkansas scored four points during the final 4:46 and won 62-60. Auburn scored two points during the same 286 seconds.

Cliff Hawkins made 3-of-4 3s and Gerald Fitch hit 3-of-5 to match a career high with 17 points as Kentucky won for the sixth time in seven games.