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Mark Ellis returns to lineup for Dodgers
ATLANTA - Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis has returned to the lineup after missing the last 19 games with a right quadriceps strain.Catcher Tim Federowicz was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque to make room for Ellis on the 25-man roster. Ellis was batting second Sunday against the Braves.Ellis was hitting .342 with two homers and 11 RBIs when he injured his quad while running out a grounder in ...
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2 Fantasy 5 players share $140847 top prize
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $140,847.88 each, the Florida Lottery said Sunday.The winning tickets were bought in Ramrod Key and Port St. Lucie, lottery officials reported.The 441 tickets matching four numbers won $103.00 each. Another 12,982 tickets matching three numbers won $9.50 each, and 123,987 tickets won a Quick Pick ticket for picking ...
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Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $12 million
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $12 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Sunday. A total of 48 tickets matched five numbers to win $4,565.50 each; 2,674 tickets matched four numbers for $68 each; and 54,226 tickets matched three numbers for $5 each. The winning Florida Lotto numbers ...
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Severe T-Storm Warning until 230 p.m.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of central and west central Georgia under 2:30 p.m. Most of Georgia to the south of Atlanta is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 7 ...
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Small Fla. city wonders who won $590.5 million Powerball jackpot
View Photo Associated Press/Ben Margot - A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Chinatown district in Oakland, Calif. A record Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 ...
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Political rivals work to pass government overhaul
SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A bill representing the largest overhaul of state government in decades is again approaching passage. Both Gov. Nikki Haley and her chief Democratic opponent are working to get it to her desk in the legislative session's waning weeks. The House passed its version Wednesday. The measure is aimed at modernizing government and ...
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Rotary Club of Beaufort names Officer of the Year
BEAUFORT CO., SC (WTOC) - One of Beaufort County's finest has been selected as the 2013 Officer of the Year. Officer Sean Alford, of the Beaufort County Police Department, is the recipient of the 2013 Jesse L. Altman law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award sponsored by the Rotary Club of Beaufort. This award has been given annually to a deserving officer since 1973 and is named after ...
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Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
FILE - In this Friday, May 17, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at Ellicott Dredges in Baltimore. President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, May 19, 2013, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...
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Cell phones stolen from Georgia charter school
ALBANY, Ga. - Investigators in Mitchell County are trying to solve an unusual theft from a school.Investigator Melvin Ray says someone took about 20 students' cell phones from a locked file room at Baconton Community Charter School. The school's policy is if a child is caught with their cell phone during school hours, it is taken from them and returned at the end of the school year.Ray ...
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WATCH LIVE President Obama speaks at Morehouse
President Obama visits Atlanta, Morehouse The president is also scheduled to attend a fundraiser while he is in Atlanta. Morehouse's graduation ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. 11Alive will stream President Obama's ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 19
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...
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5 vehicles set afire in Columbus historic district
Historic district resident Cathy Fussell said she was awakened by a loud explosion about 3:20 a.m. Saturday. It was a tire exploding on her van, which was burning from the rear. She said all five vehicles that were set on fire were parked on the street, but vehicles parked in driveways were ...
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Ga water negotiators role may be seen as conflict
ATLANTA - One of Georgia's negotiators in a tri-state water dispute also is president of a lobbying firm that has sought to commercially develop a technology billed as a partial solution to that feud, a situation that a top state official and others say could look like a conflict even though it is legal.Allen Barnes previously led Georgia's Environmental Protection Division. Now he is ...
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Ala. teacher cleared in taping together students
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - A sixth-grade teacher in Phenix City says she's thankful to be cleared of child abuse charges, and it came after a lot of praying.First-year teacher Sierra Pettway taped two students together by their forearms in December in an attempt to help them get along. She self-reported the incident to the students' parents and school officials. She ended up getting charged ...
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Ga. students weather balloon travels 100 miles
ATHENS, Ga. - Elementary school students in Athens launched a weather balloon that reached an altitude of nearly 97,000 feet and traveled nearly 100 miles to Sparta.The Engineering Club at Chase Elementary School released the 7-foot helium-filled balloon Tuesday. They tracked it to a dense swamp in a heavily wooded area in Hancock County. Computer technology teacher Chis Sugiuchi said his team ...
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Morehouse grads march across campus to hear Obama
ATLANTA (AP) -- Morehouse College graduates have begun their traditional march across campus to a commencement where President Barack Obama will ...
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Georgia Regulator to Host Hurricane Preparedness Expo on June 15
The hurricane season is almost here and Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is inviting the public to attend the 12th Annual Hurricane Preparedness Expo on June ...
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Heavy rains close Atlanta area roads
ATLANTA - Heavy rains in the Atlanta area have caused flooded roads and a mud slide.Officials in Hall County reported Sunday that Atlanta Highway in the Flowery Branch area was flooded and impassable. Some intersections in Buford were closed due to water.Officials in Gwinnett County said Highway 316 at Duluth Highway was blocked because of flooding, and there were several intersections where ...
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Party in the Park a huge success as rain stays away in Atlanta
The second annual Party in the Park got underway late Saturday afternoon at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta with storm clouds overhead and a very real threat of rain in the forecast. Security did not allow umbrellas so there was a lot of nervousness with no cover in the park itself. Eight hours later everyone left the park after five acts including headliners Ellie Goulding and Passion Pit; ...
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Flooding closes Dawsonville Road for 2 weeks
May 19 severe weather Dawson County Emergency Management confirmed that Etowah River Road was washed out at the place where the road runs parallel to the Etowah ...
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Despite rain hundreds await Obama at Morehouse
A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the ...
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Underwater robot to probe Gulf Stream eddies
ATHENS, Ga. - A University of Georgia marine scientist will explore the edges of the Gulf Stream with the university's first robotic submersible.Physical oceanographer Renato Castelao will work with another researcher to analyze data collected by the torpedo-shaped device, dubbed the Salty Dawg.The Salty Dawg will work in tandem with another submersible owned by North Carolina State ...
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Weekend storms result in flooding mudslide
ATLANTA -- Heavy rain throughout much of metro Atlanta resulted in flooding Sunday morning. 11Alive meteorologist Allison Chinchar said certain areas in northeastern Georgia got 4 or 5 inches of rain, including Forsyth, Hall and north Fulton ...
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Two dogs attack Douglas County family
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. -- A father and two of his children were taken to area hospitals on Saturday following an attack by a boxer and Boston ...
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President Obama to speak at Morehouse
ATLANTA -- President Barack Obama will give the commencement address at Morehouse College in southwest Atlanta Sunday. The president is also scheduled to attend a fundraiser while he is in Atlanta. Morehouse's graduation ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. 11Alive will stream President Obama's ...
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Stand fast Atlanta, but dont be selfish
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, therefore it is the leader of the state, and the actions and decisions of city leaders will influence the stability, or lack thereof, of the state. It is a substantial responsibility and one that should not be taken lightly. Atlanta must weather the current recession in a manner helpful to the wider region as well as itself.
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in the US. It is the beating heart of Georgia, and one of the main centers for economic activity with the head quarters of several major companies located in its CBD, including Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, and AT&T. Just behind Chicago and Minneapolis, it has one of the highest concentrations of Fortune 500 companies located within the greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Read more
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