ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA -- Glynn County Emergency Managment says three tornadoes were seen in the county by trained stormspotters.
 

RICHMOND HILL, GA (AP) -- The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed on the front lawn of a home late last month in coastal Georgia is out of the hospital.  

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL (AP) -- Race officials say a Georgia man died after he was pulled from the water during the swimming portion of a Florida triathlon.  

STOCKBRIDGE, GA (AP) -- Police say three young men were killed when their car skidded off Ga. 20 in Henry County, plunged over a hill and landed in a ravine at least 30 feet below the highway.
 

MACON, GA -- In Georgia, at least one person has died after a strong storm system swept through the state.
 

ATLANTA, GA -- There is a bizarre crime wave affecting cities across the country. Thieves are targeting manhole covers and there could be an international connection driving the thefts.  

JONESBORO, GA (AP) -- A Clayton County grand jury has re-indicted a homeless woman accused of setting a fire that killed five family members at a motel in Riverdale. 

DOUGLASVILLE, GA (AP) -- There were few friendly faces when Lisa Clark Gonzalez walked into the crowded courtroom, so the 39-year-old understandably lit up at the sight of a familiar one. 

RICHMOND, VA (AP) -- Peanut farmers in seven states whose crops were devastated by the 2002 drought are entitled to only a little more than half the $30 million in insurance payments ordered by a lower court, a federal appeals panel ruled Thursday. 

CLAY COUNTY, FL -- It's the peak of wildfire season in Florida, and some windy, dry weather has forestry officials nervous that we could see a repeat of last year's catastrophic fires.

 

WOODBINE, GA (AP) -- Camden County authorities say a man charged with killing his parents was reported missing by them the night before they were slain. 

ATLANTA, GA (AP) -- A new government study finds people who sleep fewer than six hours a night -- or more than nine -- are more likely to be obese.  

DUBLIN, GA (AP) -- A woman who won $5 million in the Georgia lottery a year ago was found stabbed to death in her home. 

SAVANNAH, GA (AP) -- A judge has ordered a new trial for a death row inmate convicted 20 years ago for the murders of a Wayne County couple and their teen-age son.  

ROCKMART, GA -- Police are using ATVs and foot patrols to search for a 7-year-old boy who is missing in Paulding County. 

MARIETTA, GA (AP) -- Cobb County Superior Court Judge J. Stephen Schuster has sentenced a woman to life in prison in the torching death of her friend. 

DECATUR, GA (AP) -- DeKalb County District Attorney Gwen Keyes Fleming says prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man charged with murder in the deaths of two police officers. 

ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia retailers soon will be banned from selling candy flavored to taste like marijuana to children. 

By Ryan Duffy

ST. MARYS, GA -- A memorial of flowers is now growing outside the house built from the ground up by T.J. Watkins and his wife, Cindy. 

ATLANTA (AP) -- The jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery drawing grew to $145 million Wednesday.