ATLANTA - Georgia Power said Monday that it will ask state regulators for approval to shut down three coal- or oil-fired power plants and sharply reduce operations at a fourth, a move that would affect about 480 employees.
SAVANNAH - A Savannah man says he's in disbelief after buying a scratch-off lottery ticket that ended up being worth $20,000.
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld the 2010 murder convictions of an Effingham County man sentenced to life in prison for the shotgun slayings of his father and brother after they discovered the inmate was having an affair with his brother's wife.
ATLANTA - A Republican state lawmaker on Thursday pre-filed legislation that aims to reduce unnecessary work some state agencies have complained was caused by a tough Georgia law cracking down on illegal immigration.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Tech gave up more than 40 points in six regular-season games before enjoying a postseason defensive turnaround that boosts hopes for next season.
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia players are still talking about how close they came to playing in Monday night's national championship game.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's attorney general said she granted Gov. Tom Corbett the authority to file a federal antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA because the litigation could present a conflict of interest as her office prosecutes three Penn State administrators.
NFL teams have no fear of playing in the wild-card round. Recent history shows the playoff bye isn't such a big deal anymore. In six of the last seven years, one of the Super Bowl participants didn't get a bye to begin the postseason. And five of those teams wound up winning the NFL title. So Green Bay's blowing the bye by losing to Minnesota last Sunday might not be such a setback. Same for ...
Maybe if they were 22 years old - throwing down drinks in a bar and their faces painted in school colors - this would make sense.
Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison, Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions and Joe Paterno passed away.
NEW YORK - The union for longshoremen along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico has agreed to extend its contract for 30 days, averting a possible strike that could have crippled operations at ports, including the one in Savannah, that handle about 40 percent of all U.S. container cargo, a federal mediator announced Friday.
Maybe if they were 22 years old - throwing down drinks in a bar and their faces painted in school colors - this would make sense.
MACON, Ga. (AP) - The police-involved shooting of an unarmed man drew dozens of protesters to Rosa Parks Square in Macon.
Jerry Sandusky will spend the rest of his life in prison. Penn State football played under NCAA sanctions, and Joe Paterno died.
ATLANTA (AP) - Falcons starters are not expecting a short day against Tampa Bay on Sunday just because they've clinched home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs.