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Another Drowning In Lake Lanier

ATLANTA (AP) — Emergency crews have ended their second day of a search for a man who went missing after jumping from a sailboat into Lake Lanier. Hall County officials spent Sunday using sonar to […]

2012/08/20

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Double Fatality Accident On Ga. 400

Atlanta (WAOK)- Atlanta police spent part of the Wednesday morning rush hour investigating a double fatality accident on GA 400 north bound near Lennox Rd. Police say their preliminary investigation shows a driver entered 400 […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/15

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Mother And Baby Drown

A mother and her 11-month-old son drowned in the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, authorities said. A 3-year-old boy was also taken to a hospital after the Sunday afternoon drownings, police say. The family was fishing […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/13

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No Injuries In Megabus Fire

PARKERTOWN MILL, Ga. (AP) — A double-decker bus caught fire along Interstate 85 in northeast Georgia, forcing passengers to scramble off and closing the northbound lanes of the busy highway for hours. The bus was […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/08

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Two More People Drown In Georgia Lakes

TALLULAH FALLS, Ga. (AP/WAOK) — Two more people have died from drowning in Georgia. Authorities say a teenage boy drowned while swimming with friends in a northeast Georgia lake in the Tallulah Falls area Monday. Rabun County […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/07

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Boater Faces Homicide Charge In Lake Collision

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a boater involved in a deadly crash on Lake Lanier who now faces homicide charges. The Times of Gainesville reports that a Hall County grand jury […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/03

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Newnan Chihuahua Is Hero

NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A Chihuahua is being hailed as a hero after authorities say it sniffed out two girls who were lost in a Georgia forest. The girls, ages 5 and 8, disappeared Monday for a […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/02

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Augusta Police Preparing For First Friday

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Police say they’re stepping up patrols during and after Augusta’s upcoming First Friday event in response to gunfire after an earlier celebration. The Augusta Chronicle reports that the extra officers for […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/02

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Parents Sue Over Son’s Heat Related Football Deaths

ATLANTA (AP) — The parents of two high school football players who died after collapsing during practice drills in the heat say they plan to sue school or county officials. Attorney Ben Crump says the […]

WAOK-AM–2012/07/31

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Metro Atlanta County Sees Spike In Gun Permits

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP/WAOK) – Formal charges against James Eagan Holmes, accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others at an Aurora movie theater were filed by Colorado prosecutors on Monday. Holmes faces 24 counts […]

WAOK-AM–2012/07/30