Kevin West

Earl Barron scored a career-high 25 points and tournament MVP Dajuan Wagner had 16 as Memphis won the NIT with a 72-62 victory over South Carolina on Thursday night.

Lawmakers who have spent much of the 2002 session debating speed and the traffic camera enforcement program did a little speeding of their own around the Capitol rotunda and grounds Thursday, taking turns aboard the Segway high-tech scooter.

Former McIntosh County Tax Commissioner Shelia Atkinson was found guilty Thursday of felony theft and malfeasance in office, a misdemeanor.

Clayton County may have to throw out thousands of convictions for speeding and other traffic violations dating back two years because a county employee tried to cut corners on paperwork.

Though many of their identities may never be known, the bodies found on the property of Tri-State Crematory finally will be laid to rest and honored with a memorial.

The government says asthma rates, which rose steadily in the United States since the 1980s, may be leveling off or even decreasing.

A three-state study found up to 36 percent of gonorrhea cases and up to 22 percent of chlamydia cases were not reported to public health officials, as required by state law.

AirTran Airways has announced plans to start serving Mitchell International Airport later this year with flights to Atlanta and several Florida cities.

Don King wants to return to boxing in New Jersey and hopes to promote a bout between Evander Holyfield and Hasim Rahman in Atlantic City.

The Hickory Flat Elementary salad bar is filled with dark little flecks these days -- spinach and other greens are being mixed in to make the iceberg go further.