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Georgia's Top Court Reins In Private Probation Firms For Illegally Extending Sentences
Think Progress - Mon Dec 1, 2014
While all eyes were on Ferguson last week, the Georgia Supreme Court issued an important ruling on another element of the criminal justice system. More»

Georgia police threw a stun grenade in a 19-month-old's crib
Vox - Fri May 30, 2014
A SWAT team raiding a home in Habersham County, Georgia at around 3 am Thursday, May 29th, threw a stun grenade into the crib of a 19-month-old toddler, Bounkham Phonesavanh, critically injuring him. More»

Insurer moves to drop Scientology's Narconon for fraud
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sun Sep 8, 2013
NORCROSS, Georgia - A local drug rehab facility that's been the subject of a year-long Channel 2 Action News investigation is facing new trouble. More»

FDIC closes banks in North Carolina, Georgia
Associated Press - Sat May 11, 2013
WASHINGTON - Regulators say they have closed banks in North Carolina and Georgia, bringing the number of US bank failures to 12 this year. More»

The A-Bomb off our coast
Associated Press - Thu Feb 14, 2013
BRUNSWICK, Georgia - On a winter night nearly 55 years ago, the pilot of a B-47 bomber carrying a nuclear bomb collided with a F-86 fighter jet at 36,000 feet during a training exercise. More»

Georgia - Another judge accused of misconduct
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon Dec 17, 2012
A South Georgia judge is under investigation over allegations that he let politics and friendships dictate his actions in court. More»

State investigates Narconon Georgia after death at Scientology-linked facility
WSB-TV - Tue Oct 2, 2012
ATLANTA, Georgia - A Georgia drug rehab program with ties to the Church of Scientology is now under a state investigation after Channel 2 Action News showed inspectors new evidence. More»

Georgia murder case uncovers terrorist plot against the President
Associated Press - Mon Aug 27, 2012
LUDOWICI, Georgia - Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday. More»

Innocent woman spends 53 days in jail
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Thu Jul 5, 2012
From August 21 until October 12, Teresa Culpepper was locked in the Fulton County Jail. More»

Atlanta gets Permission to Keep Polluting Water for 13 More years
WSB-TB - Thu May 31, 2012
ATLANTA - Environmental regulators want to give Atlanta 13 more years to finish work needed to stop sewage from flowing into water sources and backing up into buildings. More»

Police handcuff Ga. kindergartner for tantrum
Associated Press - Mon Apr 16, 2012
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia - Police in Georgia handcuffed a kindergartner after the girl threw a tantrum and the police chief defended the action. More»

Movers, deputies refuse to evict 103-year-old woman
WSB-TV - Tue Nov 29, 2011
ATLANTA, Georgia - A 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were just moments from being evicted from their home Tuesday, when sheriff's deputies and the moving company hired by the bank decided not to go through with the action. More»

Newt Gingrich: Child Labor Laws Are 'Stupid'
Huffington Post - Sun Nov 20, 2011
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called child labor laws "stupid" Friday in an appearance at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. More»

Charges dropped against veteran
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Fri Nov 11, 2011
All of David Sturdivant's possessions fit in a paper sack he held tightly as he waited Friday in a wheelchair, with a folded walker, outside the Fulton County Jail. More»

Woodruff Park remained closed Wednesday after Occupy Atlanta evicted overnight
WXIA-TV - Tue Oct 25, 2011
ATLANTA, Georgia - Fifty of the 52 members of Occupy Atlanta who were arrested overnight are expected to bond out Thursday afternoon. More»

Atlanta high schools broke rules to meet performance standards
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sun Oct 23, 2011
A learning disability made school hard for Chantel Cox, but she always stayed on grade level and looked forward to earning a high school diploma. More»

Banks closed in Ga, NC, NJ, Ill; 80 failed in 2011
Associated Press - Fri Oct 14, 2011
WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday closed small banks in Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey and Illinois, boosting to 80 the number of US bank failures this year. More»

Dept of Defense employee arrested in Ga. on bribery charge
Associated Press - Thu Aug 25, 2011
ATLANTA - A high-ranking Department of Defense employee was charged Thursday with taking a bribe at an international conference in Atlanta to steer lucrative federal contracts for work in Afghanistan to a contractor. More»

Police: Man "shoots himself" after domestic dispute
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sun Aug 14, 2011
ATLANTA, Georgia - A domestic dispute turned deadly Monday morning when an Atlanta man was shot and killed. More»

Big agribusinesses that generate manure not properly inspected
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sat Aug 13, 2011
A report blasting Georgia's environmental oversight of large livestock farms has raised concerns about potential contamination of Georgia waterways with chemicals from manure. More»

Georgia Tech Dorm Room Raided in Connection with WikiLeaks Sympathizer Investigation
WTSP-TV - Fri Jan 28, 2011
ATLANTA - An international crackdown on WikiLeaks sympathizers has found a target in Atlanta. More»

Ga. lawmaker Wants to 'Shoot to Kill' Mexicans
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Fri Jan 21, 2011
A state legislator who is spearheading efforts to curb illegal immigration in Georgia said US border authorities should be empowered to "shoot to kill" under certain circumstances, although he later softened that comment. More»

7 banks closed in Fla., Ga., Ill., Kan., Ariz.
Associated Press - Fri Oct 22, 2010
WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday shut down a total of seven banks in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas and Arizona, lifting to 139 the number of US banks that have fallen this year as soured loans have mounted and the economy has sputtered. More»

Couple Hunts Serial Cow Killer
WSB-TV - Thu Sep 30, 2010
HALL COUNTY, Georgia - A Hall County family has spent nearly a year searching for answers in the mutilation deaths of their cattle. More»

Woman Convicted For Blown Tire Released From Prison
WSB-TV - Thu Jul 29, 2010
ATLANTA - An Atlanta woman who served two years of prison time after her faulty tires caused a fatal wreck was released from prison Friday. More»

Georgia Students Wear Ku Klux Klan Outfits To School
WSB-TV - Sun May 23, 2010
DAHLONEGA, Georgia - School officials said a Lumpkin County High School teacher went too far with a class project. More»

Caught On Tape: Officers' Convenience Store Rant
WSB-TV - Sat May 22, 2010
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Georgia - A local police officer is captured on security video threatening to use his Taser on the owner of a Shell Gas station in Cherokee County, while also threatening to "Send him back to India. More»

Lettuce Recall due to E.Coli - FDA investigating
Associated Press - Thu May 6, 2010
WASHINGTON - A food company is recalling lettuce sold in 23 states and the District of Columbia because of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 19 people, three of them with life-threatening symptoms. More»

Georgia County To Add 'Crash Fee'
Associated Press - Sun Dec 27, 2009
DECATUR, Georgia - Some victims of car crashes in DeKalb County will soon have to pay a $250 fee for the first time. More»

80% Credit Card Fees?
WSB-TV - Sun Dec 20, 2009
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Georgia - Martha Burnett, an unemployed single mother from Cherokee County, was happy about the new credit card she got in the mail. More»

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