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Ga. flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:29:29 GMT

A Georgia woman who lost both her hands and legs to a flesh-eating bacteria this past summer has been outfitted with prosthetic hands.

Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:13:03 GMT

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) -- A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class.

Meth lab discovered in Brunswick

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:27:23 GMT

Brunswick Police Officers were called to a fight at a Player Street address in Brunswick on Thursday which led to the discovery of a meth lab.

Man arrested on cocaine trafficking charge

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:57:56 GMT

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. -- Police arrested a man Thursday night after he was found to have two pounds of cocaine in the car he was driving.

Cartersville Police: Man sets fire to neighbor's house

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:15:03 GMT

Police are searching for the man they say burned down a neighbor's house Wednesday morning because, as the neighbor tells 11Alive News, the man was angry that the neighbor had not mowed his lawn -- the grass was too tall.

Viral basketball video, featuring 100 ft leap

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:09:01 GMT

The video popped up on YouTube over the weekend showing a remarkable stunt: A young man attached to a bungee cord leaps from a 100 foot tower. As he free-falls, he hurls a basketball toward a goal set up on the ground.

Lion, tiger and bear make for odd, yet happy family

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:04:34 GMT

At Noah's Ark, a wild-animal rescue center in Georgia, the "BLT" are an unlikely trio that even "Oz's" Dorothy would find hard to fear.

Woman builds house with rocks using bare hands

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:05:14 GMT

A woman is using her bare hands to build a house in the woods of north Georgia by stacking large rocks on top of each other, one rock at a time.

Georgia's jobless rate drops to 8.2 percent

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:22 GMT

State labor officials say Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has dropped to 8.2 percent in April.

Applicants wanted for suspended commissioner's job

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:51:56 GMT

Gov. Nathan Deal's office is looking for Brunswick residents willing to take the place of a city commissioner who has been suspended.

Ex-pharmacist guilty in drugs-for-sex scheme

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:42:08 GMT

U.S. Attorney's officials said a former pharmacist has pleaded guilty to exchanging prescription drugs for sex for more than two years.

Ga. officials launch youth drug abuse initiative

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:37:27 GMT

State officials and lawmakers have launched a campaign aimed at addressing the issue of prescription drug abuse among teenagers in the state.

8 arrested in Savannah prostitution sting

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:05:43 GMT

Police in Savannah said eight people have been charged in an undercover prostitution sting, including one man who tried running from police and was found with crack cocaine.

Disaster training becoming big business

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:48:51 GMT

PERRY, Ga. -- After nearly three decades of working with Bell South, Geoff Burkart was ready to do his own thing.

Man indicted in series of unsolved Ga. rapes

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:04:24 GMT

Police say a man has been indicted in a series of rapes from the mid-1980s in the metro Atlanta area.

Sheriff's seek woman on most wanted list

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:37:49 GMT

The Camden County Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman on their most wanted list.

Man killed in Gwinnett Co. police confrontation

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:52:25 GMT

BUFORD, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities in Gwinnett County say a man has died after a confrontation with police.

Woman accused in Ga. bank robbery identified

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:27:57 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) -- Police have identified a woman accused of robbing a bank, leading police on a high speed chase and flipping her car on an Atlanta interstate as 39-year-old Ancely Faye Green.

Ga man found dead in floodwaters

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:24:56 GMT

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say a north Georgia man who fled police has been found dead in flood waters in Floyd County.

2 die in crash after fleeing Georgia police

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:41:43 GMT

Two people are dead after a fiery crash that began with a car fleeing Savannah police.