Kevin West

Samira Jafari has spent the past two weeks in the Mojave Desert, sitting through sandstorms and sleeping with rattlesnakes coiled outside her tent.

A woman who called police Saturday to report a man covered in blood helped them catch a robber instead.

A 15-year-old boy died Saturday after jumping from the back door of a school bus and landing on his head.

Six lawsuits have been filed against the sheriff's office in northeast Georgia's Habersham County, alleging that officers routinely conduct strip searches of people who are now jailed.

A teen-ager on a family outing at Lake Sinclair drowned Saturday.

Two Columbus nightclub bouncers face murder charges after a weekend fight left a club patron dead.

The top-seeded Gamecocks will face Western Division champion Alabama in Sunday's Southeastern Conference tournament championship game.

Patrick Roy stopped 31 shots and Chris Drury scored late in the third period as the Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Saturday to even the Western Conference finals at two games apiece.

Darcy Tucker scored in the first period and Curtis Joseph turned away 27 shots as the Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 Saturday night to stay alive in the Eastern Conference finals.

Two years of rain-delayed runaways by Tiger Woods are over, not to mention his quest for a fourth straight victory in the Memorial Tournament.