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Dec 8, 2011

Prosecutors seek death penalty in law grad slaying

MACON, Ga. — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the suspect accused of killing Mercer University law school graduate Lauren Giddings. The Macon Telegraph reports that prosecutors filed a […]

Oct 17, 2011

Atlanta’s High features masterpieces of modern art

ATLANTA — With bright, bold colors, varying formats and iconic images, a new exhibition at Atlanta’s main art museum allows visitors to experience dozens of modern art masterpieces and to […]

Aug 4, 2011

Warrant: Hacksaw found at slain law grad’s complex

MACON, Ga. — Authorities in Macon say a hacksaw has been recovered at the apartment complex where a recent Mercer University law school graduate was found slain and dismembered and […]

Aug 3, 2011

Classmate charged in killing of Georgia law grad from Laurel

MACON, Ga. — A 25-year-old Georgia law school graduate has been accused of killing a fellow classmate who was discovered dismembered outside the apartment building where they lived. Stephen Mark […]

Jul 25, 2011

Ga., S.C. are moving forward with stalled port project

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia and South Carolina port officials agreed Monday to move forward with studying a proposal to build a shared shipping terminal on the Savannah River, a project […]

Jul 22, 2011

Georgia’s videotaped execution sets new precedent

ATLANTA — The video camera that recorded the execution of a Georgia death row inmate did more than give attorneys an account of the man’s reaction to a new lethal […]

Jul 15, 2011

Baltimore-based RMF Engineering opens office in Georgia

RMF Engineering, a Baltimore-based engineering firm, has opened an office in Kennesaw, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta, to better serve higher education clients, including The University of Georgia in Athens […]

Jul 13, 2011

$12,000 reward offered in slaying of Laurel native

MACON, Ga. — Authorities in Macon are offering a reward of $12,000 for information leading to an arrest in the slaying of a recent law-school graduate whose dismembered body was […]

May 4, 2011

Funeral set for Phylicia Barnes in Georgia

CONYERS, Ga. — Funeral plans are set for a North Carolina teen whose body was found in a river months after she went missing in Baltimore. The private service for […]

Feb 7, 2011

Race to the bottom is on for East Coast ports

SAVANNAH, Ga. — When Savannah welcomed the largest cargo ship ever to call on its booming seaport, the visiting vessel barely fit. The Figaro had to sail in loaded at […]

Jan 27, 2011

$1.2M awarded to woman in coffee machine scalding case

BUFORD, Ga. — A jury has awarded $1.2 million to a Georgia woman who said she was scalded by 190-degree water that shot out of a convenience store’s cappuccino machine. […]