When the 28 cadets at Augusta Technical College's Peace Officers Training Academy took their seats for the first time Monday, they were introduced to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a bulletin board that serves as a constant reminder for how dangerous their job could be.
By Bianca Cain Johnson
An Atlanta lawyer with the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia has been named special prosecutor in the domestic violence case against Augusta Commissioner Alvin Mason.
By Susan McCord
Catholic schools in the Augusta area marked National Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration that promotes the benefits of a Catholic school education and often serves as a kick-off for fall enrollment.
By Kelly Jasper
The owners of a Screven County, Ga., textile plant could face stricter environmental monitoring rules in the wake of a May 2011 fish in which 38,634 fish died along a 70-mile stretch of the Ogeechee River.
By Rob Pavey
In the age-old debate of whether men or women are funnier, the answer could lie in evolution.
By Tracey McManus
The New Bethlehem Community Center was founded in 1912 by Episcopal missionaries to provide social and educational outlets for blacks.
By Meg Mirshak
A Hephzibah High School student who once again refused to turn over her cellphone to administrators was suspended for the rest of the school year, according to a recently released Richmond County tribunal finding.
By Jason Wermers
At halftime of Augusta State University's military appreciation game, the Augusta Warrior Project and Aiken Woodcarver's Club will recognize two veterans for their service by presenting them with canes.
By Summer Moore
Maj. Khallid Shabazz is one of five Islamic chaplains, called imams, in the Army. It's a position that often draws considerable attention and sidelong stares given that America's armed forces have fought Muslim extremists for more than a decade.
By Kyle Martin
