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Man makes Facebook plea to find father
Man makes Facebook plea to find fatherLamar Carter overcame a very tough childhood and wants to share his success and accomplishments with a side of his family he doesn't know. At least not yet.News
Tenn. boy battling cancer gets thousands of cards for birthday
Tenn. boy battling cancer gets thousands of cards for birthdayAn East Tenn. boy received a big birthday surprise when more than 100 pounds of mail was delivered to him.Tech
100 years since first coast-to-coast phone call
100 years since first coast-to-coast phone callOne hundred years ago Sunday, Alexander Graham Bell, rising to fame decades earlier as the inventor of the telephone, made a call from New York to his assistant Thomas Watson in San Francisco.Health
Daughter donates kidney to mother
Daughter donates kidney to motherSome people have suffered more than their share of hard times and heartbreak in life. Carolina Grice may finally have that happy ending she so deserves.Crime
Man spends 200 days in Dallas jail, but wasn't convicted
Man spends 200 days in Dallas jail, but wasn't convictedAttorney Laura Buehner is still trying understand how her client could have gotten lost in Dallas County criminal justice system for seven months.Weather
Northeast braces for 'possibly historic' winter storm
Northeast braces for 'possibly historic' winter stormBlizzard watches are in place for much of the region for Sunday night and Monday.News
Mystery of missing Civil War submarines resurfaces
Mystery of missing Civil War submarines resurfacesA La. historian and urban archaeologist thinks he's solved a mystery: What happened to four Confederate submersibles known to be in Shreveport during the last two years of the Civil War, but missing in action since then.News
Historic Griffin church bell stolen
Historic Griffin church bell stolenWho would steal from a church? That's the question members of Bethel Grove CME Church in Griffin are asking.Macon
East Bibb neighborhood waits for new fire station
East Bibb neighborhood waits for new fire stationBibb County officials have not set a date for starting construction.Entertainment
Which new movies are worth your money?
Which new movies are worth your money?Looking for a good movie this weekend? Here are the latest releases, trailers and reviews from USA TODAY.Politics
Trump: 'I would've won the race against Obama'
Trump: 'I would've won the race against Obama'In a sit-down interview with The Des Moines Register, he said the two presumed GOP frontrunners, Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush, are doomed to lose — and he expressed regret that he hadn't run himself in 2012.Weird
You can adopt a cockroach in honor of your ex
You can adopt a cockroach in honor of your exThe San Francisco Zoo says it best: nothing says "I've moved on" like adopting a giant, cuddly cockroach in the name of your "favorite" ex.
Woman, 86, killed in Kathleen fire
Woman, 86, killed in Kathleen fireHouston County fire chief Jimmy Williams said it happened at a home on Lonesome Doe Circle.Military
Wounded vet gets all-terrain wheelchair for outdoors
Wounded vet gets all-terrain wheelchair for outdoorsAn improvised explosive device (IED) nearly killed U.S. Marine Michael Fox in 2011.Weather
North Georgia Mountains see first snow of 2015
North Georgia Mountains see first snow of 2015The town of McCaysville, along the Georgia-Tennessee border, looked like postcard from a winter wonderland Saturday morning.News
Expert: King Tut's mask can be restored after epoxy used
Expert: King Tut's mask can be restored after epoxy usedEgypt sought Saturday to calm concerns that King Tutankhamun's famous burial mask had been permanently marred after its beard broke off and was glued back on with epoxy.Warner Robins
Historic cemetery to get a facelift
Historic cemetery to get a faceliftShiloh Cemetery in Warner Robins will be having a workday Saturday to clear brush from around the graves.News
Ferrets chew off baby's nose
Ferrets chew off baby's noseThree pet ferrets escaped their cloth cage and chewed off nearly a quarter of the face of a month-old girl, Philadelphia-area police said Friday.Crime
Andrea Sneiderman wants a new trial
Andrea Sneiderman wants a new trialAndrea Sneiderman's attorneys filed a motion for a new trial just two days after lawyers for her husband's killer argued before the Georgia Supreme Court for a new trial in his case.News
Separated at birth, 73-year-old kissed mom for first time
Separated at birth, 73-year-old kissed mom for first timeOne year ago, Bruce Pate kissed his mother for the first time. He was 73, she 88.News
5-year-old passes ham radio exam
5-year-old passes ham radio examAt just 5 years old, Colton passed the test the FCC requires for anyone to operate the radios. That makes Colton among the youngest operators around.News
Woman injured while trying to pet black bear
Woman injured while trying to pet black bearA woman was severely injured when she tried to pet a 400-pound Florida black bear in its enclosure at the Wildlife Haven Rehab facility on Christian Road on Friday afternoon.Life
Couple who hid love for 72 years finally marry
Couple who hid love for 72 years finally marryA wedding took place in early September in Iowa. But it wasn't just any ordinary wedding, it was a wedding between two people who have been together for 72 years and finally made it official. Two women, Vivian Boyack and Nonie Dubes, who have loved each other since...Tech
Five Facebook details you shouldn't share
Five Facebook details you shouldn't shareTo Facebook, your personal information is everything. The more the site has on you, the more money it can make from advertisers who want to target you. Unfortunately, there are some things you shouldn't share online.
A sick cat, a big bill, and a lawsuit
A sick cat, a big bill, and a lawsuitAlas, poor Frank. His eyes were blue, but his kidneys were weak; and his owners – perhaps more like parents – were out of the country.News
Smoggy bacon ban spoils festival preps in China
Smoggy bacon ban spoils festival preps in ChinaSmoked bacon and chicken roasted over firewood are the latest victims in China's war on smog after a southwestern metropolis banned the making of the two delicacies ahead of a major festival.Tech
Asteroid 1/3 mile wide to fly by earth
Asteroid 1/3 mile wide to fly by earthAn asteroid a third of a mile wide will fly by earth on Monday. NASA says it will be the closest by any known space rock this large until 2027.In Your Area
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Bomb threats on Twitter prompted NORAD to scramble two fighter jets ahead of two planes arriving in Atlanta Saturday: Delta Flight 1156 and Southwest Flight 2492. Bomb squads searched both planes and found no explosives.
Passengers describe what it was like on board two planes that were searched and evacuated in Atlanta after bomb threats were made on Twitter. No bombs were found.
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Telfair police search for missing Cobb County couple
Mercer students help paint, repair home
Bibb County School District Spelling Bee
Telfair County Sheriff Chris Steverson said the Georgia State Patrol's aviation unit has joined local officials searching Telfair and Wheeler counties for Bud and June Runion.
