Barr in the Race
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Former GA Congressman makes longshot bid for Presidency (Full Story) |
Farmers Get Tax Break
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Off-road diesel tax suspended in Georgia (Full Story) |
Local Update: May 12, 2008
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Help For Storm Victims, Weekend Homicide, Night Out For Charity (Full Story) |
Governor Perdue Declares State of Emergency for Six Counties
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Disaster declared for Bibb, Carroll, Douglas, Jefferson, Johnson and Laurens counties in Georgia. (Full Story) |
Gaffney teen dies during camping trip by the river
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Officials are investigating the drowning death of a Gaffney teenager whose body was pulled from the Broad River. (Full Story) |
Autism court case
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Nearly 4,900 families have filed claims alleging that vaccines caused autism and other neurological problems in their children. (Full Story) |
Jefferson Co School Closings
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Sunday's storms have forced school closings in Jefferson County. (Full Story) |
Severe storms hit Louisville
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Parts of Georgia and South Carolina are assessing damage left over from heavy storms that hit early Mother's Day morning. One of the hardest hit areas is Louisville. (Full Story) |
Fort Gordon to receive $49.7 million for barrack repairs
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The U.S. Army says it will immediately repair barracks at eight facilities, including two Army installations in Georgia, in the wake of inspection at bases worldwide. (Full Story) |
Postage Stamp prices go up Monday
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The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday. (Full Story) |
Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary
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Mother's Day turns 100 today. (Full Story) |
Graniteville Man Surrenders in Carjacking
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The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Graniteville man, who this week attacked a motorist and stole the victim’s pickup truck in North Augusta. (Full Story) |
Richmond County Investigates Homicide
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An autopsy is scheduled for Richmond County's latest homicide victim. (Full Story) |
Two Meth Labs Discovered in Beech Island
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The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office late Friday arrested two men after investigators discovered a pair of methamphetamine laboratories at a home and in nearby woods. (Full Story) |
Updated: Severe Weather Alert
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Mother's Day is getting off to a stormy start in the Augusta area.
(Full Story) |
Orangeburg Deputy remembered
Last Updated: 12:23 AM 05/11/08 -
Funeral services were held for an Orangeburg Deputy killed in the line of duty. (Full Story) |
Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival
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Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival was recently voted one of the top 20 tourism events in the Southeast. And it's right down the street, in Thomson, Georgia. (Full Story) |
Alleged sex victim speaks out against band director
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Deputies arrested a former high school band director, accusing him of child molestation and sexual assault. (Full Story) |
Harbin Update: questions surround original motion to delay DUI hearing
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The one document that may explain why an officer missed State Representative Ben Harbin's first D-U-I hearing Is missing from the case file. (Full Story) |
Only on 12: former Cross Creek student calls for end to violence
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A fight back in March...that lead to a shooting in April...may have lead to the recent events at Cross Creek High School. News 12's Chris Thomas sat down for an exclusive interview with one of the young people pulled out of the school. He was shot, and now he's looking for the violence to stop. (Full Story) |
Cross Creek students suspended after raid
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Deputies and BOE Police act on tip early Friday morning. (Full Story) |
Former band director arrested, charged
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The Richmond County Sheriff's Office arrested 37-year-old Anthony Shelton Friday morning. Shelton, a former band director at Butler High School, is charged with child molestation and sexual assault. (Full Story) |
Augusta Woman Gets Life Sentences
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Columbia County jury convicts woman in 2006 crash. (Full Story) |
Inspecting your kids' school
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News 12 first told you about a Bamberg County school closing and the students moving to one with a history of mold. News 12's Gene Petriello investigated and found out the state has very little power to help. (Full Story) |
On Your Side: Where's My Money??
Last Updated: 6:40 PM 05/09/08 -
Whether it's $600, $1200 or more, those government rebate checks are already coming into many of your bank accounts. But many more of you may be wondering where your money is. (Full Story) |
Biggest MCG graduation in years
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Several hundred new medical professionals are ready to take on the world today. Nearly 800 students graduated from MCG in the largest class in recent memory. (Full Story) |
Crooks steal about $150,000 worth of glasses
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Smash-and-grab bandits struck an Atlanta retail store Friday, nabbing what store employees estimate is $150,000 worth of designer eyeglasses and sunglasses. (Full Story) |
Updated-Dogs Track Burglary Suspects
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Deputies finally learn their names. (Full Story) |
Flu vaccine makers to set new doses record for next season
Last Updated: 4:28 PM 05/09/08 -
Flu vaccine manufacturers plan to make more doses for next season, even though this year's batch was largely ineffective. (Full Story) |
Animals and the economy
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We've been talking about high gas prices for awhile now, but local animal shelters are also feeling the affects from the economy. A North Augusta animal rescue group is coping. (Full Story) |
More Flu Shots for Next Season
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No guarantee they'll work. (Full Story) |
Graduation Weekend
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MCG and ASU have commencement exercises. (Full Story) |
Subway Robbery
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Armed masked man put gun to worker's head. (Full Story) |
Fairfield County deputies bust moonshine stills
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Narcotics investigators found four stills in some woods and smashed them with guns and axes Thursday. (Full Story) |
NC man charged in robbery of FBI agent in SC
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Police say 23-year-old Elmer David Cespedes-Orozco of Lexington, N.C., was charged with armed robbery after he turned himself in Wednesday night. (Full Story) |
Internet Rape Case
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Bond denied for man accusing of raping teen he met on MySpace. (Full Story) |
Local Update: May 9, 2008
Last Updated: 9:08 AM 05/09/08 -
Parents Plead Guilty To Abuse, Execution Set For May, Another Goody's Grant, Saturday Food Drive, (Full Story) |
Facebook, states set bullying, predator safeguards
Last Updated: 8:28 AM 05/09/08 -
Attorneys-general from several states say Facebook, the second-biggest of those sites in the world, is adding more than 40 new safeguards. (Full Story) |
FBI Warns of Phishing Scam Related to Economic Stimulus Checks
Last Updated: 7:48 AM 05/09/08 -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warns consumers of recently reported spam e-mail purportedly from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) which is actually an attempt to steal consumer information. (Full Story) |
Ryan B. off the air, might sue
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A local radio personality was just taken off the air and he may sue the station that gave him the boot. If so, it will be another lawsuit to add to his list. (Full Story) |
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