Kevin West

A tanker truck carrying acetic acid overturned Thursday on Interstate 75, leaving traffic backed up for hours.

An Augusta State University student has been accused of burning an old Georgia flag that was flying in a yard near the university campus.

Top managers of Arthur Andersen LLP threw their support behind Paul Volcker's long-shot rescue plan Thursday and the firm warned of "inevitable" layoffs ahead, underscoring the shaky state of the once-mighty accounting giant.

An office manager who helped herself to more than $25,000 of company money pleaded guilty Thursday.

J.C. Penney Co. chief executive Allen Questrom said Thursday the department-store company will take about two years to decide whether to sell its Eckerd drugstore chain, which faces lawsuits over drug pricing.

Georgia's No. 4 natural gas marketer is trying to find a new buyer after the collapse of a merger with a British suitor.

Georgia's No. 4 natural gas marketer is trying to find a new buyer after the collapse of a merger with a British suitor.

NASCAR will increase the rear spoiler height on the Ford Taurus for the April 21 Talladega 500, the second of four restrictor plate races in 2002.

Tony Stockman, Clemson's second-leading scorer, is leaving the Tigers for a school closer to his Ohio home. Dwon Clifton, a sophomore guard, also has chosen to transfer for a school around his hometown of High Point, N.C.

Texas diver Troy Dumais won his third straight 1-meter springboard title and the defending champion Longhorns topped the team standings Thursday after the opening day of the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.