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Atlanta's Emory acquires vast photo collection
Emory University has acquired a rare collection of more than 10,000 photographs depicting African American life from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The university said Thursday that the collection was acquired from photo collector Robert Langmuir and will be housed at Emory's Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library. ...
Legal experts discuss FAMU band member interviews
Band members' statements to investigators that a Florida A&M University drum major willingly got on a bus where he endured a beating with drumsticks, mallets and fists help explain why prosecutors didn't file more severe charges such as manslaughter and second-degree murder, legal experts say. Interviews with defendants in Robert ...
Feds probe possible link between 2 clinic fires
Federal agents are investigating two fires in the past week at women's clinics in metro Atlanta, authorities said. The fires happened on Sunday in Gwinnett County and Wednesday at an "abortion services" clinic in Cobb County that was the site of anti-abortion protests in the past. "We're investigating the possibility ...
Forecasters: 9 to 15 storms this hurricane season
Federal forecasters predict there will be about nine to 15 storms during this year's Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its initial outlook Thursday for the six-month storm season that officially begins June 1. The season got an early start when Tropical Storm Alberto formed last ...
2 bodies found in northwest Georgia county
Sheriff's officials in northwest Georgia were searching for a suspect after two bodies were found at a home. Whitfield County Sheriff Scott Chitwood tells The Associated Press that neighbors reported the bodies, and officers found a man and a woman dead at a home in a subdivision shortly after 7 ...
Airline plans to end Macon-Atlanta flights
An airport manager says the commuter airline GeorgiaSkies has indicated that it intends to discontinue its passenger flights between Macon and Atlanta. Middle Georgia Regional Airport Manager Scott Coffman said the airline intends to discontinue the service in July. The Telegraph newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/L9Vp7H) that Coffman announced the development during ...
Highway fixed to keep trucks from getting stuck
State officials say a railroad crossing on a Georgia highway, which has plagued truckers whose rigs became stuck there, has now been fixed. Truckers on Georgia Highway 11 in the Statham area have repeatedly become stuck on the steep grade at the crossing. The Athens Banner-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/JpRBj8) that the ...
Small packets of detergent raising poison fears
The Georgia Poison Center is warning parents to be on guard after young children have eaten laundry detergent "pods." Authorities say the small pods are packaged in bright colors, which has led some children to mistake them for candy. Jessica Sutton of Mableton tells WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/LgCZ1H) that her daughter ate ...
Woman with flesh-eating bacteria sits up in chair
A young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating disease summoned her strength and sat up in a chair for five hours, surprising nurses and loved ones, her father said. Doctors at an Augusta hospital helped Aimee Copeland into the chair, where she sat up for five hours, her father Andy Copeland ...
Metro Atlanta's jobless rate drops to 8.5 percent
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says metro Atlanta's jobless rate declined to 8.5 percent in April, marking its lowest level since December 2008, when it was 7.7 percent. Butler announced the new figures Thursday morning. Officials say the rate decreased as the number of new jobs grew by 14,800 to ...
Ga. Tech gets $5M grant aimed at Hispanic youth
Georgia Tech has received a $5 million private grant to promote science, technology, engineering and math among Hispanic students. The Goizueta Foundation is providing the grant for Georgia Tech to encourage Hispanic K-12 students to get involved in those fields. Georgia Tech President G. P. "Bud" Peterson says the school ...
Ga. fishermen get chance to comment SC rules
Georgia fishermen are getting a chance to discuss new South Carolina rules that could affect their fishing in border waters. The meeting Thursday will give the public a chance to comment on the upcoming expiration of an agreement between Georgia and South Carolina. It allows anglers to fish on border ...
Savannah riverfront to host Armed Forces Festival
Savannah is planning a celebration in honor of Georgia's military service members throughout the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. The Armed Forces Festival opens Friday on the city's historic downtown riverfront and will continue through Sunday with live music, vendors selling arts and crafts as well as plenty of concessions from ...
How Phillip Phillips won 'American Idol'
From the moment he first stepped in front of the judges and unleashed a folksy take on Michael Jackson's "Thriller," guitar-playing crooner Phillip Phillips seemed preordained to win "American Idol," and not just because he's another white guy with a guitar, the all-too-familiar profile of the previous four "Idol" champions. ...
2 commercial flights diverted to Phoenix airport
Authorities say two commercial flights were diverted to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport within 45 minutes of each other. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman says both planes landed without incident Wednesday afternoon. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says American Airlines flight 510 was headed for Chicago but returned to Phoenix after ...
Bluesy guitar man Phillip Phillips of Leesburg, Ga., wins 11th "American Idol" crown
Bluesy guitar man Phillip Phillips of Leesburg, Ga., wins 11th "American Idol" crown.
'American Idol' finale features marriage proposal
"American Idol" can count a marriage proposal as part of its 11-season history. Former contestants Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo became engaged on stage during Wednesday night's finale. Young, a season five finalist, told host Ryan Seacrest that he and DeGarmo had just moved in together. Then Young got down ...
Ga. candidates begin qualifying for office
Candidates are signing up to run for office this week. The qualifying period began Tuesday morning and runs through Friday at noon. Every seat in the state Legislature, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives, are up for grabs. Thousands of county-level offices are also up for election, including ...
Virginia considers privately-operated ports
Virginia will consider whether to turn over the operation of its port terminals to a private company following an unsolicited proposal to do so that is valued at nearly $4 billion, state officials said Wednesday. The state Department of Transportation issued a request for alternative proposals following an unsolicited one ...
Mohawk Industries to expand in Chattooga County
Flooring manufacturer Mohawk Industries will add roughly 500 jobs as it expands its operations in northwest Georgia, officials said Wednesday. Mohwak recycles billions of plastic bottles and containers into polyester fiber used in carpets. During the expansion project at its Summerville plant, the company will invest in technology making its ...
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