Kevin West

An illegal petroleum spill shut down the wastewater treatment plant in this coastal town.

The Catoosa County sheriff has enlisted federal help in figuring out how a tape of a May arrest ended up on national television.

Suspended Effingham County Sheriff Jay Space pleaded guilty Friday to drug charges and resigned his post.

When Ryan Leaf didn't show up for the Seattle Seahawks' quarterbacks meeting, Trent Dilfer figured something must be wrong.

The city of Augusta and others who claim damages from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' drawdown of the Savannah River two and a half years ago will have to sue to recover.

People hoping to win big bucks in the lottery usually aren't interested in small change.

A federal judge ruled Friday that Augusta ordinances on zoning and adult entertainment were unconstitutional.

A Gwinnett mother pleaded guilty Friday to reckless conduct and furnishing alcohol to minors, two years after a 16-year-old drank at her house and died in a car accident on the way home.

An associate pastor in Columbus was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of child molestation and one count of aggravated child molestation.

A 19-year-old quarterhorse gelding has been diagnosed with the West Nile virus after the animal suffering from an abnormal appetite and lethargy.