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5 arrested in 1983 'racially motivated' murder of 23-year-old black man in Georgia
Timothy Coggins died as a result of multiple forms of trauma, authorities said.
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Georgia election server wiped after suit filed
A computer server crucial to a lawsuit against Georgia election officials was quietly wiped clean by its custodians just after the suit was filed, The Associated Press has learned.
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Watch the Georgia Dome in Atlanta implode
One of the nation's largest domed stadiums has been destroyed in a scheduled implosion in downtown Atlanta.
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Atlanta Airport Blackout Sends Message to Terrorists: America Is Unprepared
A single-point failure makes the world’s busiest airport go dark for hours and traps thousands of passengers. It’s what phase one of an attack could look like. By Clive Irving.
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Georgia trooper shoots, kills man who fled DUI checkpoint
A Georgia trooper fatally shot a man during a confrontation that happened after the man drove away from a DUI checkpoint Friday night, the GBI said. Jarvis Lykes, 35, also didn’t pull over after the trooper attempted a traffic stop after Lykes left the checkpoint, which was also conducted by the Columbus Police Department, GBI spokesman Bahan Rich said in a news release.
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Hauling the Internet to an Ex-Soviet Outpost High in the Caucasus Mountains
“There are not many places in the world without internet.” This was one of those places.
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Alabama Wins National Championship With a Halftime Twist
The true freshman Tua Tagovailoa replaced Alabama’s starting quarterback, Jalen Hurts, at halftime, and led the Crimson Tide past Georgia in a thrilling comeback.
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Charges dismissed against Good Samaritan arrested after saving woman's life
Charges have been dismissed against a retired fire chief who was arrested after he pulled a woman from a wrecked vehicle. On Oct. 10, 2017, Rick Rickerson was driving on GA 109 in Meansville, Ga. when he saw a diver lose control of her car. Rickerson jumped into action to help the woman.
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Chaos on a Georgian ski lift
Make it stop!
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Body Found in Atlanta River Identified as Missing CDC Scientist
A body recovered this week from a river in Atlanta has been identified as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention epidemiologist who vanished in February, Atlanta Police Department spokesman Carlos Campos said Thursday.
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Georgia politician declares Confederate History Month and uses the n-word
A former elected official used the N-word several times during a public meeting, offending a black member of a Georgia city's board of commissioners. The tense exchange between the two men happened on the same day that the Atlanta suburb of Griffin, Georgia, declared April as Confederate History Month. While speaking about the declaration during the public comments portion of the meeting, Larry Mr Johnson, a former member of the board who is white, immediately turned his attention to Rodney McCord, who appears to have been one of two black officials at the table.
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'Eaten Alive' -- Georgia woman suffers horrific death at nursing home
An 11Alive investigation uncovered a Georgia nursing home resident died from a scabies infestation. A forensic pathologist who reviewed the case estimates millions of parasitic mites essentially ate her alive over several months or possibly years. According to a pending lawsuit filed by the family, 93-year-old Rebecca Zeni died in 2015 from scabies at the facility. The autopsy report shows the cause of death as “septicemia due to crusted scabies.” State health officials were notified about a scabies outbreak at the nursing home multiple times, but did not inspect the LaFayette, G. facility.
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The Spy Who Came Home
Why an expert in counterterrorism became a beat cop. By Ben Taub.
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The Long Journey to Remember One of History's Worst Lynching Massacres
Mary Turner and her unborn baby were killed by a racist mob in 1918 in an atrocity that was nearly forgotten. By Michael Sainato.
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Smoking Marijuana Legalized in Georgia
The Constitutional Court of Georgia has released a statement on the decision made today regarding the use of marijuana, effectively abolishing administrative punishment for the use of the drug.
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Georgia defends voting system despite 243-percent turnout in one precinct
A federal lawsuit alleges significant problems with voting in the Peach state.
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Terrified of the Blue Wave, Georgia Republicans Shut down 75% of Black Voting Sites
Free of that pesky Voting Rights Act, Republicans are closing down every polling site they can to stop the blue wave. It won't be enough. By Justin Rosario.
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Georgia police defend tasing 87-year-old grandmother
A police department in Georgia is defending its decision to tase a 87-year-old grandmother who was cutting dandelion greens outside her house. Martha Al-Bishara was tased outside her Chatsworth home when she was encountered by a local police officer as she was cutting leaves with a knife last week. After noticing the tool, the officer asked the woman to drop the knife and when she didn’t, he tased her.
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Georgia university cuts ties with Nike over Kaepernick ad; says he's "mocking our troops"
A small Christian college in Georgia has said it is cutting ties with Nike over its Colin Kaepernick ad campaign, claiming the former NFL player was "mocking" law enforcement and the military by protesting during the national anthem. Truett McConnell University (TMU) in Cleveland announced Friday that it will stop carrying Nike products in its campus store, and donate the proceeds from any remaining products to Wounded Warriors, a veterans charity, and the Fraternal Order of Police.
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Winder family may be left to foot bill after GSP officer slams into home during high-speed chase
A wild scene unfolded in Winder over the weekend – a Georgia State Patrol car slammed into the front of a house after a high-speed chase, while the renter was sitting on the porch. Luckily, Steven Wilhelm said he was able to jump out of the way and run inside seconds beforehand. “I don’t even think he touched the brake, so I took off into the house,” Wilhelm said. “I no more than closed the glass door and he was up on the porch.”
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