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Tractor supply store to open, hire 25 in south Ga.

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:07:24 -0400

EASTMAN, Georgia - A tractor supply company is set to build a retail store in Dodge County and expects to add 25 full-time jobs.

Portion of Berlin Wall to be auctioned in Georgia

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:04:28 -0400

SUWANEE, Georgia - A piece of the Berlin Wall is set to be auctioned off in metro Atlanta as part of an effort to pay back victims of an investment scheme.

Park leads Southern California to national title

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:30:19 -0400

ATHENS, Georgia - Annie Park brought more than great skills to Southern California's women's golf team.

Virginia Tech tops Georgia Tech 3-2 in ACC tourney

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:41:17 -0400

DURHAM, North Carolina - Chad Pinder drove in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh to help Virginia Tech beat Georgia Tech 3-2 on Friday in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, clinching an appearance in Sunday's final.

Sandy Springs man gets 35 years in wife's shooting

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:40:14 -0400

ATLANTA - A man convicted of shooting his wife eight times outside their Sandy Springs apartment was sentenced Friday to serve 35 years in prison.

18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:44:16 -0400

COLLEGE PARK, Georgia - Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.

Ga. woman runs over son during attempted getaway

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:51:03 -0400

CENTERVILLE, Georgia - A 4-year-old boy is recovering from critical injuries to his head and internal organs after police say his mother ran him over as she tried fleeing a loss-prevention officer outside a department store Thursday evening.

Ga. man sentenced in death of girlfriend's son

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:38 -0400

JESUP, Georgia - A southeast Georgia man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the death of his girlfriend's 3-year-old son.

Ex-Ga. prison guard guilty in contraband scheme

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:38:33 -0400

AUGUSTA, Georgia - A former east Georgia prison guard has been sentenced to more than two years of probation for trying to smuggle contraband into the Augusta State Medical Prison.

Ga. woman arrested in death of 3-year-old son

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:24 -0400

MACON, Georgia - The mother of a Macon boy who died earlier this week has been arrested after an autopsy revealed he suffered blunt force trauma to his head.

Ex-Ga. doctor sentenced in drugs-for-sex scheme

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:33:56 -0400

SAVANNAH, Georgia - Department of Justice officials say a former Savannah psychiatrist has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for trading addictive prescription medications for sex.

16 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:14 -0400

COLLEGE PARK, Georgia - Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.

Legal woes piling up for GA Democratic Party chair

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:22:51 -0400

LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia - Legal woes are piling up for the leader of Georgia's Democratic Party.

Hall County authorities seek suspect in shooting

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:05:08 -0400

LULA, Georgia - Authorities in Hall County are seeking a woman they say shot another woman during a robbery at a pottery store near Gainesville.

Atlanta police say driver of vehicle shot

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:41:04 -0400

ATLANTA - Atlanta police say an officer who noticed a car driving very slowly discovered the driver had been shot.

Teacher furloughs to affect Fort Benning schools

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:20:08 -0400

FORT BENNING, Georgia - Six elementary schools and a middle school at Fort Benning will close for up to five days in September because of teacher furloughs.

Boy with lighter starts fire in Cherokee Co. home

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:31:14 -0400

CANTON, Georgia - Fire department officials say a 5-year-old boy playing with a lighter started a fire in his grandmother's Cherokee County home.

13 metro Atlanta residents to become US citizens

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:28 -0400

STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia - Federal immigration officials say metro Atlanta residents from seven countries are set to become American citizens.

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.

New Fulton elections chief: Add early voting sites

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:14:12 -0400

ATLANTA - Rick Barron will take over next month as Fulton County's new elections chief, as the department continues to deal with a state investigation into problems at the polls.

Braves' Gattis takes strange road to the majors

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:17:41 -0400

ATLANTA - As Evan Gattis was rounding the bases, soaking up the cheers from his first grand slam, he noticed the song blaring triumphantly from the speakers at Turner Field.

Ga. boy bullied, targeted in home invasion robbery

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:47 -0400

DULUTH, Georgia - Police in metro Atlanta say a 12-year-old boy who was bullied after getting off his school bus was later the victim of a home invasion robbery.

Warrant for rapper Tim Dog, despite death reports

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:07:41 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - Lack of a death certificate or of a burial site and sparse obituary information led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death in February.

Quarantine to be lifted at Georgia animal shelter

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:56:41 -0400

SAVANNAH, Georgia - A 14-day quarantine at the Savannah-Chatham animal control shelter is expected to be lifted early next week.

Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:37:39 -0400

WALTHAM, Massachusetts - A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to ear, marijuana sprinkled over their bodies.