Kevin West

The Coweta County district attorney has dropped a criminal investigation of Newnan Police Chief Ronnie Williams -- who had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman.

Production in 2001 was the worst ever for the blue crab industry in Georgia, largely because of drought and disease, officials say.

Production in 2001 was the worst ever for the blue crab industry in Georgia, largely because of drought and disease, officials say.

Continental Airlines is furloughing 100 more pilots in March, bringing the total number of pilots laid off since the Sept. 11 attacks to 539, or about 8 percent of its flying force.

A 34-year-old man was arrested Thursday night after he claimed to be carrying a bomb as he prepared to board a flight from Manchester to Philadelphia, police said.

In a crowded Clemson University classroom, students in baseball caps and gray-haired retirees leafed through handouts on the first day of class as they contemplated the legacy of Sept. 11.

A bicycle and lawn mower repair shop owner was found innocent Thursday of charges in the death of a 15-year-old boy he shot as three youths tried to burglarize his business.

Former Georgia running back Garrison Hearst was a runaway winner of The Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year award Thursday in balloting by writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL. Hearst received 47 of the 50 votes.

Six people, including a Georgia man, were indicted Thursday on federal charges of participating in a $4 million scheme to sell medical devices on the black market.

A big night of region action gets underway for several local basketball teams Friday night.