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Memorial Day program scheduled at Ga. cemetery

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:23:21 -0400

CANTON, Georgia - The Georgia National Cemetery is gearing up to honor all military members who have served the country or are currently deployed.

Ga. troopers increasing holiday weekend patrols

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:05:16 -0400

ATLANTA - Georgia State Troopers are planning to increase patrols during the holiday weekend to look out for impaired drivers, seatbelt violations and other offenses.

Georgia editorial roundup

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:39 -0400

Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers:

GOP US Senate candidates denounce immigration bill

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:41:43 -0400

ATHENS, Georgia - The four Georgia Republicans running for U.S. Senate said Saturday they are united in opposing a comprehensive immigration reform bill, because it doesn't do enough for border security.

Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:04:23 -0400

ATLANTA - Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, said Friday that she will run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.

Ga. avoids limit on reservoir use in Senate bill

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:03:48 -0400

ATLANTA - Georgia legislators thwarted on Wednesday an attempt by Alabama and Florida to limit how much water metro Atlanta and North Georgia can take from federal reservoirs.

1 dead, 2 injured in northeast Ga. police chase

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:49:16 -0400

CARNESVILLE, Georgia - Franklin County sheriff's officials say a person was killed and two others were injured when a car fleeing from police crashed on Interstate 85.

Pridemore announces bid for Congress

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:53:48 -0400

MARIETTA, Georgia - The former executive director of the Governor's Office of Workforce Development says she's running for Congress in Georgia's 11th District.

Report: Jekyll Island exceeded development limits

Sun, 12 May 2013 15:28:41 -0400

SAVANNAH, Georgia - A decades-old state law passed to protect Jekyll Island's unspoiled beaches, salt marshes and maritime forests seems simple enough, limiting development of hotels, golf courses and other amenities to just 35 percent of the island's land area.

Baby, teen killed in Ga. street racing crash

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:01:48 -0400

CONYERS, Georgia - A baby and a teenage passenger were killed when the child's mother was racing another car and crashed on Interstate 20 east of Atlanta early Friday, the Georgia State Patrol said.

Baby, teen killed in Ga. street racing crash

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:51:05 -0400

CONYERS, Georgia - Georgia State Patrol officials say two people, including a baby, were killed in an early morning street racing crash.

Deal signs $37.1B budget; touts spending restraint

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:58:28 -0400

ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal signed a $37.1 billion total budget for fiscal year 2014 on Tuesday, saying the plan balances the budget without raising taxes and reduces government spending.

Republican Ga. lawmaker to seek Kingston's seat

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:29:05 -0400

SAVANNAH, Georgia - A Republican state lawmaker from the Savannah area plans to run for the U.S. House seat being vacated by longtime GOP Rep. Jack Kingston.

Court upholds man's conviction in killing of baker

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:52:22 -0400

ATLANTA - Georgia's highest court has upheld the murder conviction and life prison sentence given to a man for the shooting death of a donut maker in Columbus.

Court: Ex-politician can be reinstated as lawyer

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:35:15 -0400

ATLANTA - The Supreme Court of Georgia has ruled that a former Fulton County Commission chairman is fit to be reinstated as an attorney in the state.

Court upholds law on tree-cutting for billboards

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:08:12 -0400

ATLANTA - Georgia's highest court has upheld a Georgia statute that allows trees to be chopped down under certain circumstances so that billboard companies can advertise along highways.

Ga. girl critically injured in father's DUI crash

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:43:37 -0400

ALBANY, Georgia - Authorities say a 6-year-old girl was critically injured when her father who was driving drunk crashed into a semi-truck.

Witherspoon pleads no contest, fined after arrest

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:26:14 -0400

ATLANTA - Reese Witherspoon pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge and paid a $100 fine after berating a state trooper in Atlanta while her husband was given a sobriety test, an embarrassing exchange caught on a dashboard camera after the usually squeaky-clean Hollywood star had what she called "one too many" glasses of wine.

Gov. Deal signs juvenile justice overhaul

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:34:06 -0400

ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday signed an overhaul of Georgia's juvenile justice system designed to steer more nonviolent offenders into community-based programs rather than jail or prison.

Kingston promises 'common sense' in Senate race

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:05:26 -0400

SAVANNAH, Georgia - Georgia's longest-serving Republican congressman announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate Thursday with a speech focused on jobs, spending and defense that also included a single line aimed at two fellow U.S. House members who are now his political rivals.

Ga. tightens reins on distribution of pain drugs

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:59:38 -0400

ATLANTA - Georgia will no longer be a haven for pain clinics that authorities say are fronts for illegal distribution of prescription pain medication.

GA high court upholds conviction for former deputy

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:19:12 -0400

ATLANTA - Georgia's highest court has upheld the convictions of a former sheriff's deputy in the killings of his wife and a day laborer he had hired.

Ga. boy, 14, dies after being hit by police car

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:07:06 -0400

MCDONOUGH, Georgia - A coroner says a 14-year-old boy who was hit by a police car in Henry County has died of his injuries.