A Harvard study found those who quit smoking significantly reduced their risk of death within just a few years of quitting. Twenty years after, most risks were equal to that of someone who never smoked.

Keeping booze out of the hands of minors in Savannah is proving harder than city leaders thought. The city is revising the liquor ordinance for bar-like restaurants and hearing business owners' input this afternoon.

The price for a one-ounce First-Class stamp will increase from 41 to 42 cents on May 12. Forever Stamp will still get your letter delivered.

The new law makes it a felony to own, possess, train, transport or sell any dog for the intention of dogfighting and stiffens penalties for first-time offenders.

Mega Millions fever is in the air this spring with the jackpot for tonight’s drawing at an estimated $120 million to a single annuity winner.

The world's largest aquarium is getting even bigger.

A Florida substitute teacher says his job disappeared after doing a magic trick in front of his students.

A Wisconsin mother is accused of shooting her daughter with a BB gun to win a $1 bet. Angelique vandeburg is charged with one felony county of intentional child abuse.

South Carolina's Senate is expected to begin debating a 50 cents-a-pack cigarette tax increase that would lift the nation's lowest smoking tax higher than neighboring Georgia and North Carolina.

An Fulton County Medical Examiner's investigator says the Georgia Tech baseball player found dead in his apartment recently died accidentally of morphine toxicity.

A Georgia board denied condemned killer William Earl Lynd's clemency bid, paving the way for him to likely become the nation's first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court held that lethal injection is constitutional.

Dogfighting penalties are about to get a little tougher in Georgia.

A South Carolina golf tournament created six years ago to thank New York City firefighters who faced death at the World Trade Center has a new focus this year.

Property crimes in gated communities on Hilton Head Island almost tripled in the three-month period from January to March over the same period last year, the largest increase in recent years.

The 10 BlufftonHigh School students heading for an international robotics competition have learned this much by qualifying for the contest:  Advancement is never automatic.

Hinesville native and former Bradwell Tiger standout Will Pettis continues to exceed the Dallas Desperados' expectations.

Local residents Virginia "Ginny" Freeman and Kaleb Jenkins received congressional nominations from Congressman Jack Kingston for their plans to attend U.S. military academies in the fall.

Traffic at the port is increasing and so is the risk of oil spills.
Not just bad for the environment, oil spills can shut down entire waterways.

Delta and Northwest Air Lines are facing another lawsuit dealing with a child allegedly being molested on one of its flight.

New tanker pumper truck bought with SPLOST revenue drops 2000 gallons in 45 seconds

Tense moments today off Aimar Avenue in the Isle of Hope area after a neighbor found a World War II era grenade - it was detonated safely.

Being able to walk at graduation means the world to 3 high school seniors, ladies who triumphed over tough times in and outside of school.

At Hardeeville RV Park, campers are taking a one way road, giving themselves little option of turning back.

Medicare recipients may soon get a break on the cost of wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other medical equipment, but some suppliers warn that the more affordable equipment will come at the cost of patient care.

In February, a rash of vehicle break-ins occurred in Hilton Head Plantation. Six teens have been charged in connection with the crimes.

Attorneys for the South Carolina teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school are expected to argue their client doesn't need further mental evaluation.

An autopsy is scheduled today for a woman whose body was found buried in a pile of mulch at a home in the Florida Keys.

Today many big airlines including United and US Airways will start charging service fees for a second checked bag.

Somewhere, someone's holding a small slip of paper purchased in southern Minnesota that's worth up to $180 million. The winning numbers were 2-28-36-42-46, and the Powerball was 40.

Myanmar state radio reports a weekend cyclone has claimed the lives of nearly 4,000 people with about 3,000 more missing.