B.J. Williams

A federal prosecutor said Thursday that he is conducting a formal review of facts and evidence in the death of a teenager whose body was found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat in his high school gym.

Alabama's lawyer in the ongoing water battle involving three states says a county that includes many of Atlanta's suburbs is taking more water than it is allowed.

Caterpillar's top executives are celebrating the grand opening of a manufacturing plant near Athens and promised a bright future despite disappointing company earnings recently.

Executives with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. say they plan to move production of some shoes from overseas to a manufacturing plant in south Georgia, which they say will create 250 jobs in the state.

Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday for the founder of the Dahlonega-based band The Fiddleheads.

Authorities say a 5-year-old girl has been struck and killed by a car while she was trick-or-treating in a neighborhood just east of Atlanta.

Lawmakers, businesspeople, conservationists and plain folks gathered Thursday as additional projects in a five-year effort to restore 200,000 acres of forestland in the Southeast were announced.

The University of Georgia has launched a $10,000 program billed as a way to attract more black males to the student body.

Fourteen people have been arrested and drug agents are looking for another 13 in a drug round-up in the Gainesville area.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture said Thursday a Georgia-based company is recalling some of its pet treats because of possible salmonella contamination.