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Posted inCrime

Trial Date Set for Suspect in 2001 Murder of UGA Student Tara Baker

by B.T. ClarkMay 5, 2025

Edric Faust will face a jury next year for the brutal 2001 murder of University of Georgia law student Tara Baker. A judge has scheduled the trial after Faust spent months in Clarke County Jail following his May 2024 arrest. The trial will begin Oct. 20. 🔍 Why It Matters: This case brings potential closure […]

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UGA Theatre closes season with ‘Murder on the Orient Express’

by Clay ChastainMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025
Posted inIn The News

Trump signs Laken Riley Act Into Law

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 29, 2025
Posted inIn The News

UGA Student Critically Injured After Truck Plows Into New Orleans Crowd

by B.T. ClarkJanuary 1, 2025January 1, 2025
Posted inIn The News

UGA Students May Have Been on Bourbon Street When a Truck Plowed Through a New Year’s Crowd

by B.T. ClarkJanuary 1, 2025January 1, 2025
Posted inBusiness

Top 100 UGA Alumni Businesses of 2025 Revealed

by Rachel Andrews | UGA TodayDecember 11, 2024December 11, 2024
Posted inSports

Big Game, Big Chill: What to Expect For Tonight’s UGA vs. Georgia Tech Game

by Weather ReportsNovember 29, 2024November 29, 2024
Posted inCrime

Justice For Laken Riley: Jose Ibarra Found Guilty

by Kim Jarrett | The Center SquareNovember 20, 2024November 20, 2024
Posted inCrime

GPS Data Shows Where Laken Riley and Jose Ibarra Were The Day She Was Killed

by B.T. ClarkNovember 19, 2024November 19, 2024
Posted inCrime

Trial of Man Accused of Killing Laken Riley Begins Today

by Crime ReportsNovember 15, 2024November 15, 2024
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Posted inSports

UGA Coach Kirby Smart Walks Back ‘Idiot’ Remark After Video Sparks Controversy

by B.T. ClarkNovember 13, 2024November 13, 2024
Posted inYour Government

Georgia Supreme Court Shoots Down Athens DA’s Attempt to Skirt Open Records Law

by Thom ChandlerOctober 22, 2024October 22, 2024
Posted inCrime

Defense Wants to Exclude DNA Evidence in Laken Riley Murder Trial

by Thom ChandlerOctober 10, 2024October 10, 2024
Posted inCrime

UGA Receiver Colbie Young Arrested on Battery and Assault Charges

by Thom ChandlerOctober 8, 2024October 8, 2024
Posted inCrime

Athens Grand Jury Indicts 4 in Gang-related Murder of 3-year-old

by Thom ChandlerJune 5, 2024June 5, 2024
Posted inCrime

Grand Jury Indicts Jose Ibarra in Murder of UGA Student Laken Riley

by Thom ChandlerMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024
Posted inIn The News

UGA Defends Arrests of Pro-Palestine Protesters on Campus

by Thom ChandlerMay 2, 2024May 2, 2024

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