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Georgia's jobless rate drops to 8.2 percent

7:56 AM, May 16, 2013

State labor officials say Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has dropped to 8.2 percent in April.

Applicants wanted for suspended commissioner's job

7:51 AM, May 16, 2013

Gov. Nathan Deal's office is looking for Brunswick residents willing to take the place of a city commissioner who has been suspended.

Ex-pharmacist guilty in drugs-for-sex scheme

11:42 AM, May 15, 2013

U.S. Attorney's officials said a former pharmacist has pleaded guilty to exchanging prescription drugs for sex for more than two years.

Ga. officials launch youth drug abuse initiative

9:37 AM, May 15, 2013

State officials and lawmakers have launched a campaign aimed at addressing the issue of prescription drug abuse among teenagers in the state.

8 arrested in Savannah prostitution sting

9:05 AM, May 15, 2013

Police in Savannah said eight people have been charged in an undercover prostitution sting, including one man who tried running from police and was found with crack cocaine.

Disaster training becoming big business

7:48 PM, May 14, 2013

PERRY, Ga. -- After nearly three decades of working with Bell South, Geoff Burkart was ready to do his own thing.

Man indicted in series of unsolved Ga. rapes

4:04 PM, May 14, 2013

Police say a man has been indicted in a series of rapes from the mid-1980s in the metro Atlanta area.

Sheriff's seek woman on most wanted list

8:37 AM, May 14, 2013

The Camden County Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman on their most wanted list.

Man killed in Gwinnett Co. police confrontation

10:52 PM, May 13, 2013

BUFORD, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities in Gwinnett County say a man has died after a confrontation with police.

Woman accused in Ga. bank robbery identified

10:27 PM, May 13, 2013

ATLANTA (AP) -- Police have identified a woman accused of robbing a bank, leading police on a high speed chase and flipping her car on an Atlanta interstate as 39-year-old Ancely Faye Green.

Ga man found dead in floodwaters

5:24 PM, May 12, 2013

ROME, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say a north Georgia man who fled police has been found dead in flood waters in Floyd County.

2 die in crash after fleeing Georgia police

12:41 PM, May 12, 2013

Two people are dead after a fiery crash that began with a car fleeing Savannah police.

Pedestrian killed trying to cross Interstate 75

6:28 PM, May 11, 2013

JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) -- Police in metro Atlanta say a man is dead after he was run over by cars while trying to walk across Interstate 75.

Baby, teen killed in GA. street racing crash

3:52 PM, May 10, 2013

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

Teen arrested for murder of missing Austell student

10:24 AM, May 10, 2013

A Hawkinsville teenager is charged with murdering Jmaal Keyes, the Middle Georgia State College student who went missing from the MGSC Cochran campus on April 25.

2 separate fatal wrecks in Metro Atlanta

10:07 AM, May 10, 2013

Around 3:30 a.m. Friday, one vehicle wrecked on the northbound ramp from I-75 to Moore's Mill Road, killing one person. All lanes reopened around 6:30 a.m. In Rockdale County, two people were killed in an earlier wreck on I-20 westbound, east of Salem Road. All lanes there are now open.

Ga. man to be sentenced in fatal drive-in shooting

8:32 AM, May 8, 2013

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- A man convicted in a fatal 2012 shooting at an Atlanta drive-in movie theater is set to be sentenced today.

Deputies find $18,000 in clothing in traffic stop

8:09 AM, May 8, 2013

WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies in south Georgia say they confiscated $18,000 worth of clothing with the price tags still attached after pulling over a Jeep carrying three Florida residents.

Girl wounded by knife at a Savannah middle school

7:52 AM, May 7, 2013

Authorities say a girl was taken to a hospital after an attack involving a knife inside a Savannah middle school.

Aimee Copeland gets new high-tech hands

In a major milestone, Aimee Copeland, the Georgia graduate student who contracted flesh-eating bacteria after a zip-lining accident, is learning to use two state-of-the art prosthetic hands.

10:27 PM, May 17, 2013

Clay County boy killed in tragic electric reclining chair accident

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- A 4-year-old in Clay County died Thursday in a tragic accident.

10:30 PM, May 17, 2013

Is there a secret formula to winning the lottery?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Many successful companies have them: secret formulas to their success. So does the lottery have a secret formula too?

11:16 PM, May 17, 2013

Jaguars' new look jerseys are hard to find in stores

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A new coach and a new logo: It's been a busy off-season for the Jacksonville Jaguars and momentum is building now that Nike has unveiled the new uniforms. But the new look, introduced more than more weeks ago, is hard to find.

11:25 PM, May 16, 2013

Former Jacksonville pastor pleads guilty to molestation charges

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A former pastor at Christ's Church on Greenland Road has pleaded guilty to three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a victim older than 12 but younger than 16.

11:00 PM, May 17, 2013

Duval County Public Schools budget shrinks due to turning over charter school funds

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Duval County School Board has begun the budget process for next school year.

11:06 PM, May 16, 2013

First Coast News sales manager Ken LeSesne retires after 41 years

On Friday, First Coast News had to say goodbye to one of its own.

7:12 PM, May 17, 2013

Florida Offers Tool to Find Best Homeowners' Insurance Rates

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida consumers have a new tool to help them shop for the best property insurance rates.

4:58 PM, Aug 8, 2011

Tim Tebow speaks at The Providence School

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tim Tebow was in town Friday night, speaking at The Providence School.

10:57 PM, May 17, 2013

As they see it: Dinner service at Orsay

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- From your table, it's quiet elegance.

5:46 PM, May 17, 2013

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18-year-old Alexa Parsons, a senior from Creekside High School and recipient of a $1,000 scholarship, was nominated by her dad Mike for her academic success and work with at-risk youth.

Hero Next Door Student Scholarship winners

1. (1) Taylor Swift; $1,766,850; $81.34. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty Images)

Top 20 Concert Tours by avg. box office gross

FCN weather team behind the scenes

JT Townsend graduates from UNF

Great Grads

Polk County Sheriff's Department arrests 92

Flagler Hospital given 'all clear' by bomb squad

RICHARD BROOKS ADAMS - Charged with possession of marijuana

Putnam County probation compliance checks bust 14

Photo courteous of Jessica Clark

St. Johns County Law Enforcement Memorial

Photo courtesy of Michael Heeder

Fire at a Bradford County Corrections Facility

Dr. Joyce Brothers, who first interviewed the Beatles, during the 40th Anniversary of the Beatles coming to America media conference January 16, 2004 in New York City. Brothers died May 13, 2013. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Celebrities who have died in 2013

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Plenty of pink at THE PLAYERS final round

Cush getting ready for a live shot with Chris Porter. 5/7/13

Behind the scenes with FCN at THE PLAYERS

Marching to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis

Ben Bowersox in hyperbaric chamber

Enormous fire destroys potato plant in Hastings

Reporter Kaitlyn Ross (right) and her mom (center) and sister.

FCN moms photo gallery

Car chase gone bad

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Players at THE PLAYERS

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Player Fan Clubs at THE PLAYERS

Vehicle plunges into I-295 retention pond, 1 dead

THE PLAYERS Championship 2013 - The Fan Perspective

Pens, Pics and Players part 2

Dierks Bentley Concert at TPC Sawgrass

THE PLAYERS Championship Caddie Competition

The must have accessory at THE PLAYERS: Sunglasses

Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall

THE PLAYERS hosts Military Appreciation Day

Tiger Woods practice for THE PLAYERS

Surprise military spouse makeover

Woman and child rescued from car in pond

Pens, Pics and Players at THE PLAYERS

Wednesday on FCN: Military appreciation day

Tempting your tastebuds at THE PLAYERS

THE PLAYERS - PwC First Tee Challenge

At TPC Sawgrass after the rains

Ashley Givens

The Players Operation Shower

Candidate for teacher of the year surprised

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