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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.

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.

Lottery official: Winning Powerball ticket sold in Fla.

 The winning number's in Saturday night's Powerball drawing are 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11, and one ticket sold in Florida has matched all six numbers for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million, according to the Powerball website and lottery officials.

11:10 AM, May 19, 2013

Man falls from 16th floor of Hyatt

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- An unknown man jumped from the 16th floor of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Jacksonville Saturday. 

11:23 AM, May 19, 2013

Domestic dispute leads to stabbing

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A domestic dispute between a man and a woman ended with both suffering stab wounds. 

9:17 PM, May 18, 2013

Man found dead after explosion at Yulee trailer

According to the Nassau County Sheriff's Office a 64-year-old man was found dead early Sunday morning.

11:18 AM, May 19, 2013

Man shot twice at local gas station

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man was shot twice in the stomach after an apparent altercation at a local gas station.

3:46 PM, May 18, 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

Man killed in drive-by shooting

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man walking outside of his family member's house was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon. 

6:41 PM, May 18, 2013

Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip? Three applicants explain the appeal

A one-way trip to Mars sounds like something you'd wish on your worst enemy - so why would more than 78,000 people from around the world pay up to $75 for a chance to die on another planet?

6:33 AM, May 19, 2013

Winning numbers drawn in Powerball jackpot

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot.

11:13 PM, May 18, 2013

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