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Canton man sentenced for zip tying and pistol-whipping his ex-wife

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CANTON -- A Canton man was sentenced to 70 years with the first 25 of those years to be served in confinement for an attack on his ex-wife in the…

12-year-old Georgia boy shot while riding in mother’s car

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COLUMBUS -- The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment of those responsible for the homicide of 12-year old Cortez Richardson. Richardson…

He’s running: Herschel Walker makes bid for U.S. Senate

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University of Georgia football icon Herschel Walker filed paperwork Tuesday to seek the Republican nomination for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Raphael Warnock. Walker’s long-anticipated entry…

Art in the Park returns to Marietta Square for Labor Day weekend

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Art in the Park returns to historic Marietta Square this Labor Day weekend. Featuring more than 150 fine art booths, this outdoor event also delights the entire family with children’s activities, live music…

Georgia National Guard deployed to hospitals as COVID-19 surges

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is calling in the National Guard to help ease the strain of a COIVD-19 surge and a nursing shortage on Georgia's ailing hospitals. Kemp will deploy…

Georgia schools chief shares his experience being hospitalized with COVID-19

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The following is a column by Georgia School Superintendent Richard Woods about his experience being hospitalized after catching a breakthrough case of COVID-19. As school started last year, I made…

Georgia football coach donates kidney to fellow church member

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LYONS -- Doctors have successfully completed dual surgeries that took a kidney from a Georgia high school football coach and implanted it into a fellow churchgoer he met earlier this…

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Stone Mountain Park’s new logo nixes Confederate imagery

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The Stone Mountain Memorial Association is about to take the next step toward deemphasizing the Confederate symbolism that has made the park in DeKalb County a lightning rod. The association’s…

New Interstate would run from Georgia to Texas

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A long-envisioned plan to build Georgia’s first interstate highway since the 1960s has gained new momentum. The $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill the U.S. Senate passed this month includes a…

What makes Vidalia onions so sweet?

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Researchers at the University of Georgia Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratories (AESL) want to make sure that the Vidalia onions you buy every year are as sweet as you expect them to…

Son charged with murder of parents in Roswell

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ROSWELL -- The Roswell Police Department has secured arrest warrants for a suspect in the murders of Delroy Hall and Murline Gregory-Hall. Police have moved 30-year-old Duane Hall from being a…

Photos: Savannah Police say goodbye to fallen K9 officer

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The Savannah Police Department released photos from the memorial service for K9 Jas last week. The K9 was killed in a crash late last month. The photos show a grieving…

Atlanta police officer gives shoes to barefoot man

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A post on social media showing an Atlanta police officer giving shoes to a barefoot man caught the attention of the Atlanta Police Department. The department's public affairs unit looked…

Masks will be required at most Fulton County schools

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As school kicks off next week amid a COVID-19 surge, most schools in Fulton County will be required to wear masks. The Fulton County school system announced the mask requirement…