Kevin West

Dorothy Smith, an editor at the Waycross Journal-Herald for more than 40 years, died Thursday after several years of declining health. She was 85.

Joey Maxey, the principal trumpet player with the Albany Symphony Orchestra and a backup church choir director, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of robbing an Albany bank in February using a toy gun.

Steve Stone, assistant vice president/shared services for Knight Ridder, has been named to a similar position with Morris Communications.

The upcoming movie ``Basic'' won't be a hit if Army Rangers at Fort Benning have their way.

Catcher Eddie Perez was traded Thursday from the Atlanta Braves to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named.

A former U.S. Justice Department attorney sued a suspended university professor linked to terrorists Wednesday, saying the academic is part of a money laundering operation that has secret support from Saudi Arabia.

Some parents are getting letters home from school these days, but not because their youngsters are acting up or flunking out. The problem is their children are too fat.

Georgia blueberry growers estimate they lost at least 15 percent of the crop during a freeze earlier this month.

Philadelphia Phillies manager Larry Bowa was suspended for one game and fined Thursday as a result of his ejection during the first inning of a spring training game on March 9.

Kathleen Carter says that when she became chairman of the education department at historically black Delaware State University in 1995, she found herself facing more than the usual administrative hassles.