Kevin West

A police officer and a paramedic were killed in a weekend shooting spree, the fourth time in three weeks that a law officer has been gunned down in South Carolina.

San Francisco no longer tops the list for least-affordable housing in the nation, a distinction that now falls an hour and a half to the south to Santa Cruz.

More records fell at the hands of the St. Louis Rams. But this time, rather than the speedy offense, it was the vastly improved St. Louis defense setting NFL marks Sunday

Upon further review, the NFL will review its rule governing what separates a fumble from an incomplete pass. What the league won't do is reconsider instant replay.

Handheld computer company Palm Inc. plans to announce Monday that the spinoff of its software platform into a wholly owned subsidiary is complete.

Lava flows from a volcanic eruption ignited a gas station Monday morning, killing about 50 people who were trying to siphon fuel from the elevated tanks, witnesses said.

S.B. Vaughters and his wife, Rebecca, didn't want to see their 141-acres of farmland eventually become an office park. Instead, they've sold it to the state to help a green space initiative in DeKalb County.

A national gun control group lists Georgia among states not adequately updating records used in background checks of gun buyers.

Border states contribute to the air pollution problems in Western North Carolina, but the region benefits most from reduced emissions within the state, according to preliminary findings a study on the region's air quality.

About 90 members of the 489th Civil Affairs Battalion embarked Sunday on an overseas mission as part of the nation's war on terrorism, the Army Reserve unit's second deployment abroad in less than a year.