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A baseball journey: from shadows to playoff glare
Marlon Byrd was walking to his car, ready for another ho-hum night at a mostly empty Citi Field in late August, when his cellphone rang. It was the call he'd been waiting on for a long time, the one summoning him to a pennant race. Traded from the New York ...
SRS contractor furloughs 1,400 employees
A contractor that manages highly radioactive liquid waste at the Savannah River Site near Aiken is furloughing 1,400 employees during the federal government shutdown. Savannah River Remediation announced late last week it would be putting the employees on furlough until further notice. About 360 employees are staying on the job. ...
Ga. high court orders Atlanta councilman disbarred
The Georgia Supreme Court has ordered the revocation of an Atlanta city councilman's right to practice law in the state. The high court issued an opinion Monday finding that Councilman Lamar Wills has violated a number of rules contained in the code of professional conduct that govern the legal profession ...
High court throws out man's life prison sentence
A man serving a life prison sentence with no chance of parole will get a new sentence in an east Georgia case. In a ruling released Monday, the Supreme Court of Georgia threw out the life sentence for Marcus Rolando Moore. In 2001, when he was 17, Moore pleaded guilty ...
Hotel guest reports being bound, robbed in Atlanta
Authorities are searching for three suspected robbers after a guest at the Hilton Atlanta downtown told police they broke into his room, tied him up and stole thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry. WSB-TV reports that the crime happened shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday at the upscale hotel on ...
Mistake delays Internet boost for Georgia schools
State education officials have pulled the plug on a project described as the largest Internet expansion in Georgia school history. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/a1eK) that someone forgot to add $3.6 million to an upcoming bond issue -- and no one noticed. The $3.6 million for the Internet upgrade is ...
Heavy rains prompt flood warning near Atlanta
A flood warning remains is in effect through Monday evening for a creek in Atlanta's northern suburbs that's expected to rise above flood stage. The National Weather Service projects that flooding along Big Creek in Alpharetta will cause minor flooding in parts of Fulton and Forsyth counties. The creek was ...
Dodgers confident after routing Braves 13-6
The Dodgers clinched the NL West title on the road. They want to advance in the playoffs on their home turf and celebrate with their fans. Los Angeles put itself in position to do just that on Monday night, taking a 2-1 lead over the Atlanta Braves into Game 4 ...
Primitive weapons deer hunting to begin in Ga.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials say they're gearing up to give deer hunters who use primitive weapons a chance to hone their skills. Primitive weapons deer hunting season begins Oct. 12 and runs through Oct. 18. Officials say during last year's primitive weapons season, more than 45,000 hunters hauled ...
Fire prevention week kicks off Monday
Savannah fire officials say preventing kitchen fires is the theme of this year's fire prevention week. Officials say fire prevention week runs Monday through Oct. 12, and Savannah fire officials are putting extra emphasis on fire prevention during the month of October. Fire prevention week is sponsored by the National ...
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