Kevin West

Easter holiday retail results turned out to be less than what some businesses had expected, according to preliminary reports.

The Georgia Court of Appeals has again upheld a $257 million punitive damage award against Time Warner Entertainment, which was accused by investors of Six Flags over Georgia of mismanaging the amusement park.

A woman who embezzled more than $700,000 from her non-profit employer and invested much of it in a private business venture that offered entertainment by nude male dancers has been sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison.

Madrid hoteliers are accusing the U.S. State Department of exaggerating the extent of muggings and violent crime in the city and calling on it to withdraw a consular warning to American tourists.

As far as NASA is concerned, space shuttle Atlantis' launch time on Thursday is secret. But that "secret" is shared by thousands inside the space program and potentially millions on the outside, courtesy of satellite-tracking hobbyists and the

A dozen young wrestlers from the Chestatee Athletic Association have qualified for a National Tournament in May in Virginia.

North Georgia and Shorter College split a baseball doubleheader in Dahlonega Monday.

A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to funnel money, weapons and supplies to the Hezbollah terrorist group and will testify against other defendants, prosecutors said Monday.

The Altamaha River, which drains about a quarter of Georgia, is ranked seventh on a list of the 11 most endangered rivers in the nation, according to the advocacy group American Rivers.

The Department of Corrections plans to curb the practice of subsidizing housing for employees, a 70-year-old practice originally intended to attract people to work for the prison system.