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South Ga. Man Shoots Wife, Kids in Murder-Suicide

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Published July 18, 2010 at 3:38 a.m.

BLAKELY, Ga. (AP) Authorities say an Early County man shot his wife and two children before turning the gun on himself ... Mark Pro with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says 37-year-old Matthew Lowell Justice shot his wife, 36-year-old Amy Lynn Justice, and their two children late Friday night ... Matthew Justice was pronounced dead at the scene and his wife was pronounced dead at the hospital ... Their 14-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter, whose names weren't released, were taken to

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Cops Use Taser on 911 Caller

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Published July 13, 2010 at 3:35 a.m.

RICHLAND, Ga. (AP) Two police are off the force and a rural Georgia teacher is threatening to sue after she says she called police to her home and ended up getting zapped repeatedly with a stun gun ... Ryan Smith, of the Lumpkin Police Department, has resigned and Tim Murphy, of Richland Police Department, was fired for using pepper spray on Janice Wells in the incident captured on a police dashboard camera on April 26 ... The video shows officers standing over Wells, 57, who is obscured by an

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Hear a new (old) R.E.M. song

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Published July 12, 2010 at 12:45 p.m.
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Tomorrow, an obscure Georgia indie rock band called R.E.M. will release the 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of their legendary third album Fables of the Reconstruction ... Along with a remastered version of the album itself, the reissue will feature a collection of previously unreleased demos ... One of those demos is now streaming at the R.E.M. site. "Throw Those Trolls Away" sounds, well, like early R.E.M. Which, you know, it is. No surprises here, but if you're a fan, it should serve to get

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Amber Alert: Car Found, Infant Missing

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Published July 12, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.
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(WSB Radio)  Police are still hunting for the man who kidnapped an infant, and the child.  They are not, however, still looking for the getaway car used in the abduction ... 7 month old Drake Boyd was taken from his mother during a violent assault in Greene County, in eastern Tennessee, on Sunday afternoon.  A man and three women were involved in the attack and kidnapping ... Authorities say the suspects also stole the mother's car, a 1999 silver Dodge Intrepid, using it as one of two getaway

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Vick No-Show at His Golf Tourney

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Published July 12, 2010 at 3:34 a.m.

TUCKER, Ga. (AP) Michael Vick was a no-show at his celebrity golf tournament Sunday after probation officials restricted travel for the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback this weekend ... Vick spokeswoman, Judy Smith, said that Vick's travel has been at the discretion of his probation officer since he was released from prison in a federal dogfighting case in May 2009 ... The restriction follows a prosecutor saying this week that while Vick wasn't involved in a shooting after his 30th birthday party

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Richt Suspends 2

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Published July 12, 2010 at 3:20 a.m.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia coach Mark Richt has suspended two players the day after their arrests on alcohol-related charges ... Sophomore tailback Dontavius Jackson was charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and other motor vehicle offenses early Saturday morning. Richt says Jackson, a backup, has been suspended for a minimum of six games ... Sophomore split end Tavarres King, a returning starter, was charged with underaged possession of alcohol and has been

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Chad Rad's weekend concert pics

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Published July 9, 2010 at 2:07 p.m.
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529 ... 529 Flat Shoals Ave. 404-228-6769 ... Fri., July 9 — Coke Dares (feat members of Magnolia Electric Co.), Jeremy Ray And The Gonzo Orchestra, Kid Nikki ... $5. 9 p.m ... Sat., July 10 — Howlies, Mumpsy, Mermaids ... $7. 9 p.m ... The Earl ... 488 Flat Shoals Rd. 404-522-3950 ... Fri., July 9 — The Earl's 11th Anniversary continues with Man or Astro-Man? and Twin Tigers ... $15. 9 p.m ... Sat., July 10 — Man or Astro-Man? and HAWKS ... $15. 9 p.m ... Sun. July 11 — Dunch with

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UGA's Richt Reacts to Evans Resignation

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Published July 7, 2010 at 4:57 p.m.

The Bulldog nation was still reeling Wednesday after last week'sarrest and then resignation of University of Georgia athleticdirector Damon Evans. FOX 5 News caught up with head football CoachMark Richt for his reaction to the resignation ...

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Troy Davis Case: Murky Legal Questions

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Published July 6, 2010 at 3:42 a.m.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) Thanks to an order from the U.S. Supreme Court, a Georgia death row inmate was granted a hearing to prove his innocence to a federal judge a chance afforded no American facing execution in nearly half a century ... Now that the court hearing is over, what happens next isn't so clear. The case of condemned inmate Troy Anthony Davis is so unusual, legal experts can't even agree on what the judge can do ... Davis' fate rests with a U.S. District Court judge who heard testimony in

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The Best Of The Drifts - Political Roux

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Published June 9, 2010 at 7:49 a.m.
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Originally published December 3, 2009 ... The Politics Of Rue ... To make a proper roux, you need two things - lots of stirring and lots of heat. Much care must be given to this frantic combination lest you get burned by the spatter ... The slow simmer for Georgia Republicans began three weeks ago with the suicide attempt of Speaker Glenn Richardson. All seemed to reset as political types of all stripe gracefully uttered words of sympathy and understanding. Richardson emerged from the dark cloud

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