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Ga. Rep. Brooks pleads not guilty to fraud charges
Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges. Brooks entered his plea Wednesday before federal Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman. A 30-count federal indictment handed down last week charges him with mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax returns. The indictment alleges Brooks solicited more ...
Sathwik Karnik wins National Geographic Bee
Twelve-year-old Sathwik Karnik of Norfolk, Mass., has won the 2013 National Geographic Bee. Sathwik correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth's center to clinch the title. Thirteen-year-old Conrad Oberhaus of Lincolnshire, Ill., finished second. Sathwik led throughout the final round of ...
Citi Trends 1Q profit drops, misses estimates
Clothing and accessories company Citi Trends said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income dropped 39 percent as cooler weather dampened sales in the beginning of the period. CEO Ed Anderson said in a statement that sales began to pick up once the weather began to warm up after Easter. But ...
Atlanta building blaze sends smoke over downtown
Atlanta firefighters were battling a large fire at an auto repair shop that sent plumes of black smoke pouring over much of the downtown area. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/183f9WO) that the blaze began shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at United Transmissions in the 300 block of Marietta Street, on ...
Baby in car stolen from daycare is found safe
A 1-year-old girl who was in the back seat of a car when it was stolen outside a daycare center near Atlanta was found safe Wednesday morning, authorities said. Police got a call from a resident who had spotted the car parked in a neighborhood, Forest Park police Lt. Jason ...
Bus, train collide near Atlanta; no one hurt
Authorities say a train and a public bus collided in an Atlanta suburb, causing traffic tie-ups at the start of the morning rush hour. Police in Decatur tell WSB-TV that no passengers were on the bus at the time, and no injuries were reported. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. ...
Gainesville explores options for convention center
The Gainesville City Council is moving ahead with a study to determine the feasibility of a new convention center and hotel in the northeast Georgia city. The Times of Gainesville reports (http://bit.ly/181pbYy) that the council on Tuesday approved a bid for consulting firms to work on the study. The study ...
Georgia studying Medicaid expansion options
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has said the state can't afford to expand its already-strained Medicaid program to include 650,000 more residents, but his administration is studying ways other states are expanding their programs in case an alternative emerges. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/12LWhXV) that advocates of the expansion hope the ...
W.Va.'s local-food movement a model for Appalachia
With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food. But creative collaborations with food entrepreneurs are seeding a new kind of economy that federal officials say could become a model for 12 other Appalachian states. Officials ...
Job fair for military spouses planned at Benning
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will be hosting a job fair at Fort Benning for spouses of active duty, National Guard, the Reserves and veterans. The "Hiring Our Heroes" job fair will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Benning Conference Center. U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop's office says ...
Fort Bliss to hold memorial for killed soldiers
Fort Bliss officials and soldiers will honor three soldiers killed last week by the blast from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The soldiers to be honored Wednesday are William Joseph Gilbert and Mitchell Kirk Daehling, both 24-year-old specialists, and 21-year-old Pfc. Cody J. Towse. Also killed in the incident was ...
Ga. state lawmaker to be honored by White House
The White House is set to honor an openly gay Georgia state lawmaker as one of 10 Harvey Milk Champions of Change. White House officials say Democratic State Rep. Simone Bell is being recognized along with nine others Wednesday for their commitment to equality and public service. The event falls ...
Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls
The American Cancer Society — one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups — is 100 years old this week. Back in 1913 when it was formed, cancer was a lesser threat for most Americans. The biggest killers then were flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and stomach bugs. At ...
Court strikes down at-large voting in Ga. county
A federal court struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying in an opinion released Tuesday that the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act. A U.S. District Court judge ruled on a lawsuit that was filed in 2011 and ordered the ...
'Brothers' graduate at top of class at Ga. college
Two Clark Atlanta University students who call themselves brothers despite being from opposite sides of the world have graduated as valedictorian and salutatorian. Lorin Crawford, a California native, and Tam Quach, who emigrated from Vietnam at the age of 10, graduated Monday. Crawford was named valedictorian and Quach was named ...
Sheriff's officials find 3 dead bodies in woods
Authorities in Richmond County say three bodies have been recovered in a wooded area in Hephzibah. Officials say the bodies of two unidentified black men and an unidentified black woman were found Tuesday. The causes and circumstances that lead to their deaths was not immediately clear, and information on how ...
Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results
Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring. Its quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, and the world's biggest home improvement chain boosted its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts Tuesday. The company's shares rose to a 52-week ...
Ga. infant pinned against wall by minivan, killed
Sheriff's officials in northwest Georgia say a 2-month-old baby has died after her mother accidentally pinned her to a wall. Whitfield County sheriff's Capt. Rick Swiney tells the Dalton Daily Citizen (http://bit.ly/ZbBG0M ) the baby's father was carrying her in a car seat Sunday. Officials say the woman was moving ...
Solar industry pushes for more use in Ga.
The solar industry in Georgia is pushing a power monopoly to expand its use of solar energy as it plans to meet the state's electricity needs over the next two decades. State utility regulators heard testimony Tuesday on the energy plans from Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power, which must submit ...
1 killed, 1 hospitalized in Monroe County crash
Monroe County sheriff's officials say a man has died after being partially ejected from a truck when it overturned. Sheriff's spokeswoman Allison Selman-Willis says 56-year-old Michael Wayne Lindler was nearly thrown from the passenger side window of a truck being driven by 46-year-old Jonathan Elijah Watson early Tuesday morning. Authorities ...
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