...to be present at more of our autopsies." Last year, it appeared the high-priced morgue inside the new Eastern Regional Crime Laboratory would sit unused because the state hadn't provided funding. But Gov. Roy Barnes added money to the 2003...

...from 15 counties to perform autopsies locally instead of shipping bodies to Atlanta. The $4.1 million Eastern Regional Crime Laboratory is expected to open this summer, replacing an overcrowded building on Eighth Street. The new facility will...

...said Dan Kirk, the chief of facilities and support operations for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The Eastern Regional Crime Laboratory is expected to open in summer, replacing the cramped quarters on Eighth Street currently used by 11 GBI...

...want to know -- is it the person?" said Bill Fowler, who manages the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's eastern regional crime laboratory in Augusta. Whether it be a small spot of blood on the shirt of a woman who was raped or traces of skin...

...Bowen said the victim, who could not be identified, was taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Eastern Regional Crime Laboratory for autopsy and identification. The cause of death - by impact or fire - was not known, he said. Car-truck...