Kevin West

Georgia Southern begins its bid for a sixth consecutive Southern Conference football crown Saturday night, perhaps having to delve into a seldom-used offensive attack - the forward pass - to get by Wofford.

A day game can scare the daylights out of many LSU fans, who love to have all day and most of the afternoon to tailgate. Plus they're superstitious about their team playing at any time but the nighttime.

Federal health officials issued a warning Thursday about boating and carbon monoxide poisoning after two Georgia youths got sick on a lake.

``Bullet'' Bob Hayes, the Olympic gold medal sprinter and Dallas Cowboys receiver who was once deemed the fastest man alive, died at age 59.

Cherokee County authorities have arrested one of the suspects wanted in the case of a woman who was abducted, beaten and abandoned in the woods last week.

A Fulton County judge has set bond at $50,000 for an East Point woman accused of contributing to the death of her three-year-old granddaughter.

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Larry Thompson defended the Bush administration's anti-terrorism initiatives Wednesday, saying that Americans' civil liberties are being protected.

Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington has restructured his staff and brought in a commander from Washington, D.C., to be the No. 2 person in the department.

Authorities say skeletal remains found near a Fulton County church are those of a 19-year-old woman who was reported missing in December.

A popular TV crime drama will kick off September 29th with a storyline similar to that of the Tri-State Crematory investigation.