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Georgia man going to prison after dog finds his bag of meth and lotto tickets

Crime

Georgia man going to prison after dog finds his bag of meth and lotto tickets

State

'I’ve seen them being violated' | Former inmate reacts to DOJ's investigation into Georgia's prisons

A former inmate of Cobb County Detention Center has asked for investigations into Georgia prisons before, and says he’s seen abuse firsthand.
At The Border

Border Patrol agents find, rescue two small children abandoned in Rio Grande

The toddler girl and infant boy were siblings, according to a note left in the infant's baby carrier. No other people were found in the area.
Death of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in George Floyd's death

Four former Minneapolis police officers are facing federal charges alleging they violated George Floyd's civil rights when he was killed in May 2020.
Local News

U.S. Justice Department to investigate Georgia prison violence

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark blames extreme staffing shortages and high turnover among prison guards.
State

Keith Urban tour manager dies after fall at Ohio concert

Randy “Baja” Fletcher died Aug. 27 at a hospital after falling the day before Urban's appearance at Bash on the Bay in Put-in-Bay.
State

Governor says nearly $6 million in COVID relief funds will go to Georgia state tourism agency

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday that Explore Georgia, the agency, would receive the money.
Coronavirus

Nurses, COVID vaccine site workers getting harassed, threatened, health official says

A vaccination site in Georgia also had to be shut down due to threats.
State

Jackie Robinson historical marker in Georgia riddled by gunfire to be replaced following $40K donation from MLB

Robinson was the first Black man to break modern-day Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947
Money

Georgia rental assistance program expands to larger cities and counties

The program has been expanded to make people eligible in larger cities and counties that had previously received their own federal assistance funds.
Coronavirus

Georgia asks residents to 'reduce strain' on hospitals stretched to 'unprecedented levels' by COVID

The Department of Public Health put out a public notice about hospitals on diversion on Thursday.
Nation World

Georgia leaders react to 'cowardly and despicable' Kabul airport attack

At least 13 U.S. service members were killed in the suicide bombings outside the airport in Afghanistan's capital on Thursday.

Rain not backing down 'til mid-week

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Rain not backing down 'til mid-week

Taylor's Sunday Morning Forecast

Central Georgia's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports, and more | Macon, Georgia | 13WMAZ.com

Georgia man going to prison after dog finds his bag of meth and lotto tickets

'I’ve seen them being violated' | Former inmate reacts to DOJ's investigation into Georgia's prisons

Border Patrol agents find, rescue two small children abandoned in Rio Grande

Former Minneapolis police officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in George Floyd's death

U.S. Justice Department to investigate Georgia prison violence

Keith Urban tour manager dies after fall at Ohio concert

Governor says nearly $6 million in COVID relief funds will go to Georgia state tourism agency

Nurses, COVID vaccine site workers getting harassed, threatened, health official says

Jackie Robinson historical marker in Georgia riddled by gunfire to be replaced following $40K donation from MLB

Georgia rental assistance program expands to larger cities and counties

Georgia asks residents to 'reduce strain' on hospitals stretched to 'unprecedented levels' by COVID

Georgia leaders react to 'cowardly and despicable' Kabul airport attack

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