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Georgia studying Medicaid expansion options

8:13 AM, May 22, 2013

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents, but his administration is studying ways other states are expanding their programs in case an alternative emerges.

AMBER ALERT UPDATE: 1-year-old girl found

7:40 AM, May 22, 2013

 A 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park has been found.

Ga. police increase enforcement patrols for summer

5:23 AM, May 21, 2013

Police in Georgia are rolling out increased enforcement patrols as part of their summer safety campaign. 

Man shoots woman while hunting squirrels

4:29 PM, May 20, 2013

SEA ISLAND, Ga. -- A man has been charged with Reckless Conduct for accidentally shooting a woman while he was shooting squirrels on Sunday morning.

Obama speaks at Morehouse graduation

4:11 PM, May 19, 2013

ATLANTA, Ga. (USA Today) -- President Obama on Sunday told the graduating class at Morehouse College, the country's pre-eminent historically black college, there is "no time for excuses" for this generation of African-American men and that it was time for their generation to step up professionally and in their personal lives.

Jet donated by Travolta being moved to Ga. museum

10:49 AM, May 19, 2013

The military is helping move a Gulfstream jet once flown by actor John Travolta to its new home at an aviation museum in middle Georgia.

President Obama in Atlanta on Sunday

10:43 AM, May 19, 2013

There will be road closures and tight security around Atlanta University Center with President Barack Obama visiting for Morehouse College commencement and a Democratic Party fundraiser.

Ga. flesh-eating bacteria victim gets bionic hands

12:29 AM, May 18, 2013

A Georgia woman who lost both her hands and legs to a flesh-eating bacteria this past summer has been outfitted with prosthetic hands.

Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping

7:13 PM, May 17, 2013

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) -- A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class.

Meth lab discovered in Brunswick

2:27 PM, May 17, 2013

Brunswick Police Officers were called to a fight at a Player Street address in Brunswick on Thursday which led to the discovery of a meth lab.

Man arrested on cocaine trafficking charge

3:57 PM, May 16, 2013

CAMDEN COUNTY, Ga. -- Police arrested a man Thursday night after he was found to have two pounds of cocaine in the car he was driving.

Cartersville Police: Man sets fire to neighbor's house

2:15 PM, May 16, 2013

Police are searching for the man they say burned down a neighbor's house Wednesday morning because, as the neighbor tells 11Alive News, the man was angry that the neighbor had not mowed his lawn -- the grass was too tall.

Viral basketball video, featuring 100 ft leap

2:09 PM, May 16, 2013

The video popped up on YouTube over the weekend showing a remarkable stunt: A young man attached to a bungee cord leaps from a 100 foot tower. As he free-falls, he hurls a basketball toward a goal set up on the ground.

Lion, tiger and bear make for odd, yet happy family

12:04 PM, May 16, 2013

At Noah's Ark, a wild-animal rescue center in Georgia, the "BLT" are an unlikely trio that even "Oz's" Dorothy would find hard to fear.

Woman builds house with rocks using bare hands

8:05 AM, May 16, 2013

A woman is using her bare hands to build a house in the woods of north Georgia by stacking large rocks on top of each other, one rock at a time.

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.

Fire breaks out at second Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the second time in a week, a fire broke out at a Bono's Pit Bar-B-Q restaurant.

10:44 PM, May 23, 2013

Arlington residents wake up to gunfire Friday morning

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting early Friday morning.

6:35 AM, May 24, 2013

Possible Clay County traffic delays Friday due to traveling NASA equipment

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- During your commute tomorrow expect delays as historical NASA items travel to Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum at the Keystone Heights Airport.

5:45 AM, May 24, 2013

Grieving mom hopes her tragic loss prevents other towing accidents

Kristie Cox made French toast for breakfast on a beautiful Memorial Day weekend. She kissed goodbye her husband Jeremy and two children as they headed for the library.

10:54 PM, May 23, 2013

Fatal crash closes I-95 South ramp at I-295 North in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A dump truck was traveling Interstate 295 southbound when it overturned, according to Florida Highway Patrol Sergeant Dylan Bryan.

5:01 PM, May 24, 2013

SWAT standoff ended in arrest of attempted murder suspect

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A standoff with an attempted murder suspect ended peacefully Friday after tear gas drove him out of an Arlington apartment, according to our news partner, The Florida Times-Union.

3:25 PM, May 24, 2013

Interstate 5 bridge collapses in NW Wash.; people in water

(USA TODAY) -- The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in northern Washington state collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people into the water, the state patrol said.

11:30 PM, May 23, 2013

Florida Lottery prepares for $590 million Powerball winner

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The world is still waiting to hear who bought that winning $590 million Powerball ticket in Zephyrhills last Saturday.

1:24 PM, May 22, 2013

Westside house catches fire for second time in two days

Jacksonville Fire and Rescue responded to a fire at a vacant house for the second time in two days.

7:17 AM, May 24, 2013

Photos from the I-5 bridge in Washington collapse

A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River early Friday morning.

7:10 AM, May 24, 2013

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Motorcycle driver clipped in crash on JTB

Photo sent in by Gilbert Yrigollen.

NASA Parts traveling to Clay County

Graduates applaud as US President Barack Obama delivers the commencement address during the US Naval Academy graduation ceremony at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on May 24, 2013 in Annapolis, Maryland. Obama spoke about sexual abuse cases in the armed forces. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama addresses graduates at the U.S. Naval Academy

Willie Ray Heath - Charged with selling  methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of controlled substance, possession of chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine, maintaining a drug dwelling, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bond: $29528.00

9 arrested in Putnam County meth lab bust

A man reflects May 23 at a makeshift memorial dedicated to a British soldier murdered a day earlier outside Woolwich Barracks in London.  Dan Kitwood, Getty Images

May 2013 in pictures

Amanda Bynes (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Amanda Bynes, then and now in pictures

MT. VERNON, WASHINGTON - MAY 23: A boat cruises past the scene of a bridge collapse on Interstate 5 on May 23, 2013 near Mt. Vernon, Washington. 1-5 connects Seattle, Washington to Vancouver, B.C., Canada. No deaths have been reported, and three people were taken to hospitals with injuries. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

Photos from the I-5 bridge in Washington collapse

Woman has life-threatening injuries in 1-car crash

Your Pictures of our Heroes - A Memorial Day Tribute

Past Zimmerman Discovery Photos

Ben Bowersox update, 5/22/13

Storm moving in Nassau County on Saturday (Submitted by Alison McGrath)

First Coast severe weather

Photo courteous of Linda Denney

Dancing with the Stars Winner

JT Townsend graduates from UNF

Great Grads

Our 'HERO NEXT DOOR STUDENTS' $5,000 scholarship winner

Jessica Clark/First Coast News

El Galeon arrives in St. Augustine

People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Photos of the Oklahoma tornado damage

Musician Ray Manzarek performs at the Annual Sunset Strip Music Festival, Tribute to Motley Crue at the House of Blues Sunset Blvd on August 18, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. Manzarek died May 20, 2013 (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Celebrities who have died in 2013

JAIME RENEE KENNEDY, 27 - Charged with Driving while License Suspended/Revoked

Putnam County Sheriff's Office street crimes bust nets 12

Jim Lehrer, of the PBS Newshour, speaks to the audience before moderating the first presidential debate between US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Denver ,Colorado on October 3, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

Celebrity birthdays for May 19, 2013

First Coast players hoping to win Powerball's $600 million

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

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

Behind the scenes with FCN at THE PLAYERS

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

Fans at the THE PLAYERS

Players at THE PLAYERS

Fashion trends at THE PLAYERS

Player Fan Clubs at THE PLAYERS

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