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Ga. unveils new state website design

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:44:28 GMT

ATLANTA -- The state has unveiled its new website featuring access to 115 state agencies.

Vietnam veterans wall opens at Fort Gordon

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:41:43 GMT

FORT GORDON, Ga. -- Military officials say a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall is now open to the public at Fort Gordon.

Man found on river bank later dies at hospital

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:38:53 GMT

DULUTH, Ga. -- Rescuers searching for a man who wandered away from his suburban Atlanta subdivision spotted him by helicopter and found him face-down on a Chattahoochee River bank, but he later died at a hospital.

Spectators succumb to heat at graduation ceremony

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:25:41 GMT

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. -- Ambulances were called to a high school graduation ceremony near Atlanta Friday to treat spectators for heat-related symptoms.

Gator sightings reported in northeast Georgia pond

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:45:02 GMT

STATHAM, Ga. -- Police and residents in the northeast Georgia town of Statham say an alligator has been living in a local pond, making for an unusual situation so far north of where the reptiles typically roam.

Passengers: Atlanta airport shuttles take too long

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:38:10 GMT

ATLANTA -- Officials at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta say they are considering adding more shuttle buses to and from its new international terminals after complaints from passengers.

First smog alert of year declared in Atlanta metro

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:05:11 GMT

ATLANTA -- Authorities have declared the first smog alert of the year for metro Atlanta, where unhealthy levels of ozone are expected to climb.

Deal going on trade mission to Turkey

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:58:42 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) -- Gov. Nathan Deal will lead a delegation of Georgia officials to Turkey to explore trade opportunities.

Airlien plans to end Macon-Atlanta flights

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:14:55 GMT

MACON, Ga. -- An airport manager says the commuter airline GeorgiaSkies has indicated that it intends to discontinue its passenger flights between Macon and Atlanta.

Highway fixed to keep trucks

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:13:01 GMT

STATHAM, Ga. -- State officials say a railroad crossing on a Georgia highway, which has plagued truckers whose rigs became stuck there, has now been fixed.

2 bodies found in northwest Georgia county

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:08:36 GMT

DALTON, Ga. -- Sheriff's officials in northwest Georgia are investigating after two bodies were found at a home.

McCollum renews push to end military sponsorships

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:54:33 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Congresswoman Betty McCollum says there will always be a need for military recruitment, but the government doesn't need to spend $80 million in defense dollars on sports sponsorships.

Ga. fishermen get change to comment on SC rules

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:58:11 GMT

TOCCOA, Ga. -- Georgia fishermen are getting a chance to discuss new South Carolina rules that could affect their fishing in border waters.

Woman with flesh-eating bacteria able to sit up

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:56:22 GMT

ATLANTA -- The father of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating disease says his daughter summoned her strength and sat up in a chair for five hours, surprising nurses and loved ones.

Police seek helpf from feds after 2 clinic fires

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:51:42 GMT

ATLANTA -- Federal authorities have been asked to help investigate after two fires in the past week at women's clinics in metro Atlanta.

USF searches for unmarked graves at Dozier School for Boys

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:26:43 GMT

BRUNSWICK, Ga. -- Roger Kiser, a Brunswick, Ga. resident, describes himself as a survivor of the Dozier School for Boys. The Marianna facility was closed in 2008, but when Kiser learned that a University of South Florida team is attempting to document the history of the cemetery, they became excited.

Former CNN exec cited for putting dog feces in mailbox

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:02:51 GMT

COVINGTON, Ga. -- Just what would your neighbor have to do to make you so mad, you would leave a bag of dog poop in his mailbox?

Ga. Rep. Broun suggests FDIC targets GOP states

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:59:29 GMT

ATLANTA -- Georgia Rep. Paul Broun is suggesting that federal regulators are targeting banks in Georgia and Texas for closure because they are in Republican-leaning states.

Fire breaks out at suburgan Atlanta clinic

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:58:19 GMT

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Fire officials are investigating what started a blaze at an obstetrics and gynecology office in Marietta that advertises itself as an "abortion services" clinic.

Savannah man with 10 dead dogs reaches plea deal

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:44 GMT

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A Savannah man has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty after authorities say they found 10 dead dogs in his abandoned home and nine more that were starving but still alive.