Kevin West

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Keith Brooking has been fined $5,000 by the NFL for taking off his helmet on the field during Sunday's 30-3 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The owner of three adult video and novelty stores has avoided trial after a Gwinnett County official dropped charges against the owner and his employees.

The Georgia Board of Natural Resources has named the former head of the DeKalb County parks system to head state parks.

A Peachtree City ethics commission has given Mayor Steve Brown a wrist-slapping for letting a city employee drive his daughter to golf camp.

A Cherokee County man has been arrested on several charges in connection with the stomping death of a puppy.

Two students who work on the Chamblee High School newspaper said DeKalb County school superintendent Johnny Brown overreacted to inaccuracies in their stories by confiscating copies of the newspaper.

A Texas man flying a single-engine plane from Dallas to Atlanta made an emergency landing on an Alabama roadway Wednesday after his engine quit at 17,500 feet.

This season, some football coaches will refrain from talking about their players' injuries in a strategic move. Next season, speaking about the injuries could be against the law.

It took the 2002 Atlantic Hurricane season longer than any on record to produce its first hurricane, but experts note this stormy September already has the season no fewer than four named storms ahead of average.

Police arrested two men Wednesday in connection with the killing of a Duluth teenager at a car show in Hampton.