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Funeral Planned for Teen Killed

3:21 PM, Feb 8, 2012

NORCROSS, Ga. -- A funeral is planned for this weekend for a high school freshman gunned down during a home invasion in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross.

Commission Votes Down Plan for Jail Art Display

3:03 PM, Feb 8, 2012

ATHENS, Ga. -- Athens-Clarke Commissioners have again rejected a controversial proposal to spend $50,000 on public art at the local jail.

Auto Supply Firm Increases Ga. Town's Workforce

2:59 PM, Feb 8, 2012

HARTWELL, Ga. -- Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that Tenneco, an automotive industry supply company, will expand its production lines and add 350 employees at its northeast Georgia facility.

LoveTown USA Comes to Kingsland!

5:41 PM, Feb 7, 2012

KINGSLAND, Ga. -- The southeastern Georgia town is in the process of being turned into LoveTown USA.

Atlanta's 2nd Airport Could be in Tennessee

2:14 PM, Feb 7, 2012

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Georgia's attorney general says residents should be open to the idea of Chattanooga's airport becoming "Atlanta's second airport."

Historic Columbus Cemetery Gets Upgrade

1:56 PM, Feb 7, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- The historic Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, the final resting place for some of the city's most notable residents, is getting a major upgrade.

Conversations on Ga. Law Continue

1:51 PM, Feb 7, 2012

ATLANTA -- A U.S. Department of Justice official says the federal government hasn't ruled out filing a lawsuit to block Georgia's tough law targeting illegal immigration.

President Obams to Remain on Ga. Primary Ballot

1:49 PM, Feb 7, 2012

ATLANTA -- Georgia's Secretary of State says President Barack Obama's name will remain on the 2012 Democratic primary election ballot.

Atlanta's Tallest Skyscraper to be Auctioned

11:53 AM, Feb 7, 2012

ATLANTA -- Atlanta's tallest skyscraper is expected to be sold at auction.

Police Search for Escaped Ga. Prisoners

10:58 AM, Feb 7, 2012

ROCK SPRINGS, Ga. -- The Georgia State Patrol confirmed Tuesday morning that two inmates escaped from the Walker State Prison in Walker County.

Over Half a Million Dollars Returned to Sheriff's Office

9:59 AM, Feb 7, 2012

WOODBINE, Ga. -- A Department of Justice audit of the Camden County Sheriff's Office Federal Seized Asset Program has resulted in $527,000 being returned to the sheriff's office.

Atlanta Airport Sees Record International Traffic

3:28 PM, Feb 6, 2012

ATLANTA -- Officials at Atlanta's airport say international passenger traffic for last year set a new record.

Sex Offender Pastor Controversy

12:30 PM, Feb 6, 2012

GA Court Overturns Assisted Suicide Restrictions

12:28 PM, Feb 6, 2012

ATLANTA --  Georgia's top court struck down a state law that restricted assisted suicides, siding on Monday with four members of a group that helped a cancer-stricken man die and said the law violated their free speech rights.

Ga. Pastor Apologizes to Jewish Group for Ceremony

9:38 PM, Feb 5, 2012

ATLANTA, Ga. - A Georgia megachurch leader is apologizing to a Jewish group that criticized him for taking part in a ceremony in which he was wrapped in a religious scroll and exalted as a "king."

High School Student Gunned Down in Home Invasion

6:02 AM, Feb 4, 2012

Norcross, G.A. - A high school freshman was fatally shot during a home invasion in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross

Judge Throws Out Complaint to Keep Obama Off Ballot

6:00 AM, Feb 4, 2012

A Georgia judge has rejected a complaint that sought to keep President Barack Obama off the state's ballot for next month's presidential primary.

Judge Stays Ga. Inmate's Scheduled Execution

6:13 PM, Feb 3, 2012

JACKSON, Ga. -- Butts County Superior Court Judge Thomas Wilson postponed Nicholas Cody Tate's execution until further notice about 45 minutes before Tate was scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the state prison in Jackson.

Fines Begin for Drivers in I-85 Toll Lanes

7:22 PM, Feb 2, 2012

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that drivers using the so-called HOT lanes on Interstate 85 without a Peach Pass risk getting a $25 ticket in the mail.

Deal Asks Drivers to Stay Sober in Super Bowl Ad

5:34 PM, Feb 2, 2012

ATLANTA -- The governor appears in a 60-second TV ad scheduled to air on before the game Sunday. Deal's office says NBC affiliates statewide are airing the commercial for free.

Sex Trafficking Hotline Focus of Poster Contest

11:33 AM, Feb 1, 2012

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Education is asking high schoolers to submit art work for a statewide poster contest promoting a national hotline for reporting human sex trafficking. 

Ga. Inmate's Execution Delayed

6:24 PM, Jan 31, 2012

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) -- The execution of a Georgia prison inmate who has refused to challenge his death sentence was delayed on Tuesday, hours before he was set to be put to death for leading a violent robbery that left a woman and her 3-year-old daughter slain at their Paulding County home.

Party in Pants Cuts Profits, Raises Prices

ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- Shoplifting is on the rise and it's impacting your bottom line. Ken Amaro is First For You.

1:44 PM, Feb 9, 2012

Married Couple Arrested, Child on Life Support

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Two people have been arrested, one charged with aggravated child abuse and the other child neglect, after a child was brought to Orange Park Medical Center unresponsive.

5:16 PM, Feb 8, 2012

UF Alpha Phi Alpha Suspended Due to Hazing Allegations

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Another Florida college is making headlines for hazing, and this time it's a fraternity at the University of Florida that's in the hot seat.

6:20 PM, Feb 8, 2012

Shands Jacksonville Gets 3D Mammography Tool

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Over the last six months, Shands Jacksonville has been working to get a new 3D mammogram machine online.  The machine, called Hologic's Selenia Dimensions, is designed to make it easier for physicians to see potential problems that a traditional mammogram would not catch.

12:38 PM, Feb 9, 2012

Tuition Up, Teachers Coming Locally

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Two major education stories making headlines.

10:00 AM, Feb 9, 2012

Jacksonville Group Rescues Human Trafficking Victims

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- On the streets of Jacksonville lurks a dangerous network of human trafficking.

2:31 PM, Feb 8, 2012

Friday Marks the Third Anniversary of the Disappearnce of Haleigh Cummings

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. -- Friday, February 10th, 2012, marks the three year anniversary of the disappearance of Haleigh Cummings.

11:35 AM, Feb 9, 2012

Georgia Girl Fights Off Abductor in Walmart Video, Suspect Arreseted

BREMEN, Ga. -- A surveillance camera at a Walmart west of Atlanta has captured dramatic footage of a 7-year-old girl struggling out of the arms of a man who was trying to abduct her in the toy aisle.

2:24 PM, Feb 9, 2012

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