Kevin West

A cold front that swept through the South kept Georgia in its grasp Thursday, pushing temperatures to record lows at some locations as forecasters warned that more wintry weather was in store.

A fire whipped by strong winds broke out Thursday morning at the Georgia-Pacific plant in Crossett, Arkansas, and spread to several buildings, prompting authorities to ready air support in case help was needed to put out the blaze.

State fishery workers are turning the new Bear Creek Reservoir into a fisherman's paradise, stocking it with bass and catfish.

An 82-year-old woman was killed in a house fire that started in a fireplace.

Officials said Thursday the U.S. Coast Guard will build a new station in Brunswick to improve security for the port there and enhance safety for commercial and private boaters.

Revitalizing old neighborhoods is a key to reducing gridlocked highways, improving quality of life and curbing urban sprawl that is robbing America's towns and cities of their identities.

There was a breakdown in communications among state and federal agencies last Friday when a suspicious white powder initially tested positive for anthrax at Fort McPherson.

An Alabama prison guard who led a team of dogs to search for Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin testified Thursday that he saw a torn piece of fabric near a pistol used to kill a police officer two years ago.

Travis Wilson, the New Zealander who was the Atlanta Braves spring phenom a year ago when he hit .415 in the spring but failed to make the major league club, says if he does it again this spring, the results might be different.

Canadian fighters shadowed a New York-bound Air India jetliner over the Atlantic Ocean Thursday after authorities determined it was carrying a suspicious passenger, U.S. government officials said.