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Students and staff at Rutland Academy evacuated the school this morning after a 16-year-old student ignited a burner on a kitchen stove and threatened to blow up the school, according to school administrators.

A Hurricane Katrina evacuee who fled to Georgia from Louisiana has been sentenced to life in prison for a November 2006 killing.

A Clarke County jury has ruled a man with schizophrenia who allegedly stabbed and nearly killed an Athens-Clarke police officer last year is competent to stand trial.

As we come to grips with the impact of human activity on the health of our planet, an often underappreciated consequence of population growth and industrialization is the emergence of infectious diseases.

The new owner of the Steve & Barry's discount apparel chain will close its store at Perimeter Square shopping center following a closeout sale, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday.

A Clarke County Superior Court judge sentenced a Hurricane Katrina refugee to life in prison this afternoon for a 2006 revenge killing in East Athens.

A Commerce man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to eight counts of violating federal gun statutes for allegedly selling firearms to convicted felons and fraudulently purchasing other guns.

Georgia authorities have set Sept. 16 as an execution date for convicted killer Jack Alderman.

Many college students see the diploma that awaits them as their ticket to success.

The Athens Athletic Hall of Fame currently is accepting nominations for the May 2009 induction ceremony at the Classic Center in downtown Athens.

Georgia defensive tackle Jeff Owens will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Burglars forced open a bedroom window of a University of Georgia student's home on Griffeth Street between 9:45 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday and stole a notebook computer with a charger and wireless adapter ...

Jurors are enjoying a Labor Day weekend off, but will return to work Tuesday in the murder trial of a Hurricane Katrina refugee accused of killing a man in East Athens two years ago.

Athens-Clarke police arrested a third man in the shooting and robbery of a man last week in East Athens.

Officers busted a West Athens man Wednesday for assaulting his sister and others last week, but when they searched his apartment, police found enough cocaine and prescription pills to charge him with felony ...

An Athens-Clarke fire investigator said a candle sparked Monday's blaze that killed a retired University of Georgia art professor.

A six-legged deer found in north Georgia has died following surgery at a private Athens animal clinic to remove its two extra legs, which were hindering its gait.

Why would the University of Georgia and Athens-Clarke authorities offer the South Milledge Avenue site beside the State Botanical Garden for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility? Stretching one-half to ...

Meet the Delegates Kenneth Dious, a Democratic delegate from Athens, Ga., is attending the convention in Denver.

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a man who reportedly pointed a shotgun at a Walton County sheriff's deputy.