Kevin West

Authorities say two 15-year-old Lithia Springs High School students were arrested Friday for allegedly bringing handguns to school.

Georgia's chief medical examiner met Friday with people whose loved ones were taken to Tri-State Crematory, and told them some remains may never be identified.

Spalding County could be placed on a Phase Four drought alert -- the maximum alert -- as soon as Monday.

James Brown's mounting debt on an empty, unsold building in Augusta could force him out of his $400,000 Beech Island, S.C., home and more than 50 acres of land around it.

The head of Gracewood State School and Hospital has been reassigned after state and federal surveys threatened to curtail funding for the institution for the developmentally disabled.

Six state Department of Education employees were fired Friday after board members said the department overspent its payroll by $900,000 last month.

The state has decided to quit trying to get accurate scores on a standardized test administered last spring to evaluate third-, fifth- and eighth-grade students.

LSU's internal investigation into academic misconduct found no major violations, but the university admitted ``secondary'' violations of NCAA rules in a report released Friday.

Curt Schilling (20-4) scattered six hits over 8 2-3 innings to become the season's first 20-game winner.

A small fire broke out Friday at Clemson University's Littlejohn Coliseum. It is the second fire since renovations began earlier this year on the nearly 35-year-old building in which the Tigers play basketball.