Kevin West

Nate Williams scored 24 points, including a clutch basket in the final minute, as Georgia State beat Stetson 78-71 Friday night.

A DeKalb County man has been convicted of murder in the slaying of a woman whose body was seen dragging from a car along Interstate 20 early last year, District Attorney J. Tom Morgan said Friday.

A federal appeals court has vacated the death sentence of a Florida man convicted of a murder in Jacksonville in 1984, when he was a 25-year-old drug dealer.

A woman convicted of contributing to her five-year-old nephew's death was sentenced to life in prison Friday.

An arrest warrant has been issued for former Houston Astros infielder Ken Caminiti in a drug case.

Georgia's top judge is asking lawmakers to start moving on indigent defense reform even though money is tight.

A Clayton County jury has acquitted a teenager of murder in the robbery and ax killings of her grandparents but convicted her on a lesser charge of theft.

Vince Carter never considered giving up his starting spot to Michael Jordan in the All-Star game. He says it would be rude to fans who voted for the Toronto Raptors' star.

The state Ethics Commission ruled Friday that the former state Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker violated disclosure laws.

The 28-year-old son of an Adrian man, missing since October, has been charged with murdering his father.