Kevin West

A Texas-based timber company and the Nature Conservancy have teamed to protect 929 acres of northwest Georgia in a landscape called the Coosa Valley Prairie.

Georgia officials said they will not extradite or prosecute an 80-year-old man charged with escaping a prison work camp in 1951 while serving time for a bad check.

A fire Monday night destroyed a Decatur home off Pharr Road. Authorities say the two people in the home - one an elderly man - escaped the home unharmed.

Jermaine Hill scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Florida A&M to a 88-56 win Monday over Morris Brown.

Allen Holcomb scored 18 points and had 14 rebounds to lead Texas-Pan American to a 76-62 victory over Savannah State on Monday night.

The top 10 is becoming tough to crack in women's basketball; Georgia moves to No. 14.

Robert Huffman won the rain-shortened NASCAR Goody's Dash Series 150 on Monday, his second straight victory at Daytona International Speedway.

The head of the National Council of Women's Organizations -- Martha Burk -- made her first visit to Augusta over the weekend to scout out protest sites near Augusta National Golf Club.

The Georgia House is considering changes to the seat belt law to require all car passengers to wear them - not just people in the front seat.

Crowds in Atlanta for the NBA's All-Star events created massive traffic and litter all over downtown and surrounding communities this weekend.