Kevin West

The widow of a Coweta County man killed 12 years ago says the arrests of three men will bring the family some peace.

Investigators are trying to determine if a weight-loss chemical might have contributed to the death of former Rockdale County Commission Chairman Randy Poynter.

Baldwin and Putnam counties are planning a state-of-the-art, multimillion-dollar water treatment plant to draw water from Lake Sinclair.

The Virginia House of Delegates was brimming with post-Sept. 11 patriotism on the first day of the 2002 session, when it approved a proposal to start each daily session by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and a salute to the state flag.

Receiver Donte Stallworth should have his eligibility reinstated, despite violating two NCAA rules after declaring himself available for the NFL draft for one day, Tennessee officials told the NCAA.

North Carolina head coach John Bunting, who led the Tar Heels in his first season to a Peach Bowl win, was rewarded Thursday with a contract extension and a $100,000 raise.

After giving up 20 first-half points to Stockman, Florida State clamped down in the second half Thursday to take a 68-63 win over the Tigers.

Alabama A&M named Anthony Jones as its new head coach Thursday. Jones, 41, spent the last three seasons as head coach at Division II Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Savannah State's record dropped to 2-16 with a 65-55 loss to Jacksonville State.

Humana Employers Health Care of Georgia has been fined $400,000 for violating the state's prompt pay law, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced Thursday.