Kevin West

Government health officials reported Thursday that most people diagnosed this year with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus have been men and about 55 years old.

Governor Barnes ordered state department heads to trim spending by another two percent today after a report showed state tax collections fell 11.8 percent in July.

The continuing drought is forcing officials to consider tightening statewide water restrictions.

A 19-year-old sailor from the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln pleaded guilty Wednesday in the July 5 rape of a 14-year-old Everett girl.

A DeKalb County restaurant manager is recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered overnight.

A 35-year-old Cobb County woman charged in the death of her daughter is now out on bond, but the baby's father remains behind bars.

A 71-year-old Dale County man was diagnosed with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus, the first confirmed case of a human infection in the state this year.

A handcuffed 19-year-old arrested during an early morning traffic stop escaped from a back-seat patrol car cage, stole the vehicle and injured a deputy Wednesday, authorities said.

The State Board of Regents has awarded several state schools, including Gainesville College, nearly $1.9 million in grants.

Tiger Woods will be playing in Michigan this week, but his focus might be elsewhere as next week's PGA Championship approaches.