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Motorcyclist hit by car on Hwy 21
A motorcycle rider is in the hospital recovering right now after a car came into his lane causing him to crash Wednesday morning on Highway 21 near Ebenezer ...
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Temporary lane closure set for I-16
A motorcycle rider is in the hospital recovering right now after a car came into his lane causing him to crash Wednesday morning on Highway 21 near Ebenezer ...
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Twins Plouffe has concussion on 7-day DL
ATLANTA - The Minnesota Twins have placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion after he was struck in the head by Dan Uggla's shin while breaking up an attempted double play.Plouffe was injured in the 10th inning of Tuesday night's 5-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves.He remained down for a few minutes before walking slowly to the dugout, holding his ...
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Parapro arrested for having sex with special needs student
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A female paraprofessional at Special Needs School of Gwinnett was arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old student. Kari Lynn Bryan, 38, was arrested May 17 on a sexual assault charge. She was released from the Gwinnett County Jail on $5,700 ...
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Henry County home damaged by fire
HAMPTON, Ga. -- A house in Hampton was heavily damaged a fire Wednesday morning. The fire broke out just before 5:30 a.m. at a house on Graystone Drive, according to Henry County Fire Capt. Sabrina Puckett. The flames were highest in the garage and attic of the one-story home. Puckett said fire officials searched the house after receiving a tip that someone may be inside. They later learned ...
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Georgia’s Denham Agency Joins Keystone Group
The Denham Agency, an Americus-based insurance agency, has become the 14th Keystone Insurers Group partner in Georgia. The Denham Agency was established in 1984 by current president Mike Denham. In 2011, the agency formed a satellite office in Cordele, Georgia. Keystone Insurers Group (KIG) is owned by its franchise partners and employees in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana and ...
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Brad Pitt on Jennifer Aniston marriage I was wasting opportunity
, the 49-year-old actor says, "For a long time I thought I did too much damage - drug damage. I was a bit of a drifter. But then I got burnt out and felt that I was wasting my opportunity. It was a conscious change. This was about a decade ago. It was an epiphany." Pitt and Aniston, who started dating in 1998, divorced in 2005 after five years of ...
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Man uncles accused of forcing Mexican women into prostitution in metro Atlanta
A man and his two uncles were indicted Tuesday for allegedly forcing three women from Mexico into prostitution in metro Atlanta, federal prosecutors ...
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Slight risk for severe weather Wednesday in NW Georgia
ATLANTA - A slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists for parts of northwest Georgia Wednesday afternoon and evening, as a cold front pushes into the Metro area. 11Alive meteorologist Chesley McNeil says that while storms can be expected across the entire area, the northwest corner of the state bears special attention in that ...
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Fire burns at 50-year-old Atlanta business
United Transmission Service fire The two-alarm fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Fire spokeswoman Janet Ward said the fire was fully involved and the building is a total loss. The fire has since been put out, but a portion of Marietta Street is still closed as fire officials investigate the cause. Ward said Joe Barton, ...
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3 arrested for overnight armed robbery in downtown Savannah
A one-year-old girl, who was in the backseat of a car stolen from a daycare center in Forest Park overnight, has been found safe and returned to her ...
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Women charged after child wanders from daycare
A one-year-old girl, who was in the backseat of a car stolen from a daycare center in Forest Park overnight, has been found safe and returned to her ...
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Citi Trends 1Q profit drops misses estimates
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Clothing and accessories company Citi Trends said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income dropped 39 percent as cooler weather dampened sales in the beginning of the period.CEO Ed Anderson said in a statement that sales began to pick up once the weather began to warm up after Easter.But the overall quarterly performance fell short of Wall Street's expectations.Citi ...
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Atlanta building blaze sends smoke over downtown
ATLANTA - Atlanta firefighters were battling a large fire at an auto repair shop that sent plumes of black smoke pouring over much of the downtown area.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/183f9WO) that the blaze began shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at United Transmissions in the 300 block of Marietta Street, on the west edge of downtown.There were no immediate reports of any ...
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Korean American Association building catches fire
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- The Korean American Association building on Buford Highway in Gwinnett County caught fire Tuesday evening. The president of the Korean American Association said organization members met at the location "earlier Tuesday night and had only been gone a short while when they learned about the fire." Fire officials shut down Buford Highway in both directions as ...
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Abducted baby found safe in stolen car in Forest Park
A one-year-old girl, who was in the backseat of a car stolen from a daycare center in Forest Park overnight, has been found safe and returned to her parents. It was just after midnight Wednesday when officers received a call for service from the Playskool daycare facility at 887 Conley Road. Victoria Buchannon told dispatchers that her car had been stolen with her 17-month-old daughter Annya ...
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Car crashes at La Roche Jasmine avenues
A one-year-old girl, who was in the backseat of a car stolen from a daycare center in Forest Park overnight, has been found safe and returned to her ...
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Georgian interior minister praises ASAN service - PHOTOS
On 22 May, Georgian Interior Minister Irakli Garibashvili acquainted with the activities of the ASAN service centre number 1, established by the State Agency for Public Services and Social Innovations. Chairman of the State Agency Inam Karimov told the minister about ASAN service, its services provided to the population and plans for the future, according to the service. "The aim of ...
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Gainesville explores options for convention center
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - The Gainesville City Council is moving ahead with a study to determine the feasibility of a new convention center and hotel in the northeast Georgia city.The Times of Gainesville reports (http://bit.ly/181pbYy) that the council on Tuesday approved a bid for consulting firms to work on the study.The study is designed to address market demand, economic impact, construction costs ...
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Bus train collide near Atlanta no one hurt
DECATUR, Ga. - Authorities say a train and a public bus collided in an Atlanta suburb, causing traffic tie-ups at the start of the morning rush hour.Police in Decatur tell WSB-TV that no passengers were on the bus at the time, and no injuries were reported.The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday near North McDonough Street and West Howard Avenue in Decatur, just east of Atlanta.Witnesses ...
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Two Georgian wines return to Russian market but pricey
MOSCOW, May 22 (Itar-Tass) - Dugladze Wine Company, exporting in particular Saperavi and Khvanchkara wine brands, will be the first Georgian company that will return to the Russian market after an embargo imposed in 2006, the head of the Georgian National Wine Agency, Levan Davitashvili, told the Izvestia daily on ...
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MARTA bus hit by train in Decatur
DECATUR, Ga. -- A freight train slammed into a MARTA bus in downtown Decatur Wednesday morning. Witnesses said the bus got stuck on the train tracks on North McDonough Street near Decatur High School before it was hit at around 6:30 a.m. No passengers were on the bus at the time. No injuries were ...
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Home invasion in southwest Atlanta
ATLANTA -- A home invasion suspect held a homeowner at gunpoint and robbed him early Wednesday. The incident happened at around 3:45 a.m. at a home on Blayton Circle NW. Atlanta Police Capt. Tim Peek said a slim black man broke into the home. Despite having a "pretty pleasant" attitude, he pointed a gun at a man inside and made off with a television, computer and cell phone. Peek ...
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Fire burning at Atlanta business
ATLANTA -- A fire at United Transmission Service in downtown Atlanta is producing heavy smoke. The fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Police have blocked a portion of Marietta Street as fire officials work to control and put out the blaze. The cause of the fire has not been ...
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Man may face more charges in Beaufort Co. drug investigation
Beaufort deputies say Bernie Graves turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection to other drug-related arrests made on Fox Island Lane in ...
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Georgia wildfire season over but danger isn't
Wildfire season has just ended again in Georgia but local authorities, lead by the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), are warning state residents to head burning prohibitions and fire-prevention guidelines in order to prevent deadly forest fires or wildfires from blighting the state even outside of fire season.
Georgia’s Forestry Commission fights or controls around 8000 wildfires every year, that’s an average of 21 every day, but because the wildfire season in Georgia runs from February to May, that figure is probably closer to over 80 every day, which saps the state’s resources and requires huge amounts of manpower, as well as causing the destruction of many acres of forest and property. Read more
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