A tough military society, Sparta had its own secret service, the Crypteia, specially trained young men for covert operations ...

Two North Jersey men face weapons and terroristic threat charges after a woman accused them of pulling a gun and stealing her money during an alleged sex-for-pay deal gone wrong in Sparta. Jeremy ...

SPARTA, Wis. - Charges are pending against two Sparta men accused of hitting another man in the face with the butt of a shotgun at a Sparta home early Wednesday. Sparta police arrested Benjamin Harr, ...

Monroe County prosecutors Wednesday charged two men in the May 17 shooting death of a Sparta man during an attempted robbery. Turner Wood and Matthew Rasmussen, both 22, entered 508 N. Water St. in ...

Sparta spent Thanksgiving at a Perkins in North Platte, Neb. Or at least that's what Tony Hajjar, drummer of the El Paso, Texas, quartet, says was planned. Hajjar called after his sound check for the ...

We all think we know the Spartans—bare-chested warriors shouting “This is Sparta!” and charging into battle without fear. But how much of that is Hollywood, and how much is history? Behind the legend ...