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Georgia resident dies from rare brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater lakes

July 31, 2023

Georgia resident dies from rare brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater lakes

Georgia state health officials say a resident has died after becoming infected with Naegleria fowleri, a rare brain-eating amoeba, likely while swimming in a freshwater lake.

24-year-old man fatally electrocuted after jumping off dock into Lake Lanier in Georgia

July 31, 2023

24-year-old man fatally electrocuted after jumping off dock into Lake Lanier in Georgia

Thomas Milner died after being electrocuted when he jumped off a dock into Lake Lanier. Milner's neighbor was able to pull him out, but he died at a hospital later on.

Georgia woman, her lover arrested in Bahamas for alleged plot to kill her ex-Auburn football player husband

July 30, 2023

Georgia woman, her lover arrested in Bahamas for alleged plot to kill her ex-Auburn football player husband

Lindsay Shiver of Georgia and her alleged lover were recently arrested in the Bahamas for allegedly plotting to kill the her estranged husband, Robert, an ex-Auburn football player.

How a reliably red state transformed into a key general election battleground

July 29, 2023

How a reliably red state transformed into a key general election battleground

Georgia was once a solidly red state, but victories in 2020 and 2022 by President Biden and fellow Democrats have turned the state into a key general election battleground.

Arizona man sentenced for extorting Georgia Tech after falsely accusing basketball coach of sexual assault

July 29, 2023

Arizona man sentenced for extorting Georgia Tech after falsely accusing basketball coach of sexual assault

An Arizona man was sentenced to prison after attempting to extort Georgia Tech by fabricating a sexual assault accusation against its men's basketball coach.

Georgia fatal hit-and-run suspect convicted of reckless conduct

July 28, 2023

Georgia fatal hit-and-run suspect convicted of reckless conduct

Ralph "Ryan" Dover III was convicted of reckless conduct in relation to a hit-and-run in 2019 that left a cyclist dead. He allegedly thought he hit a deer.

4 killed in fiery 2-vehicle crash on Georgia interstate highway

July 28, 2023

4 killed in fiery 2-vehicle crash on Georgia interstate highway

Two vehicles got into an accident on an interstate highway south of Atlanta, Georgia, on early July 28, 2023. Four people died in the fiery wreck.

School choice Georgia Republican on leaving Democratic Party: Policies weren't 'benefiting people of color'

July 28, 2023

School choice Georgia Republican on leaving Democratic Party: Policies weren't 'benefiting people of color'

Rep. Mesha Mainor, who has represented District 56 in the Georgia House, stresses importance of school choice after leaving the Democratic Party amid pushback from ex-Democratic colleagues.

Georgia boy, 12, faces more than 80 charges in string of alleged car thefts

July 27, 2023

Georgia boy, 12, faces more than 80 charges in string of alleged car thefts

A 12-year-old Georgia boy has been accused in nearly 90 car thefts in an Atlanta suburb in recent months, police said. He is now facing 84 charges and there could be more to come.

DNA analysis identifies Korean War body: US Army soldier from Georgia

July 26, 2023

DNA analysis identifies Korean War body: US Army soldier from Georgia

DNA analysis has successfully led to the identification of the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James L. Wilkinson, who went missing during the Korean War in 1950.