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Bella May Culley: Pregnant British teenager tells court she was ‘forced’ to smuggle drugs into Georgia
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Delhi Is About To Try Something That Sounds Like Science Fiction
Picture this: It's another morning in Delhi, and millions of people wake up to check the air quality index on their phones before deciding whether their children should play outside. The numbers are grim, again. In a city where breathing clean air...

Experts: Lights for new Buc-ee’s exit deadly to Coastal Georgia’s baby sea turtles
Like many Coastal Georgians, baby sea turtles may begin to start crawling towards the new Buc-ee’s mega gas station in Brunswick. In the turtles’ cases, however, a journey towards Buc-ee’s, rather than the ocean, would likely kill them. The reason...

Scientists measure marine environment near melting mega-iceberg for first time
A fresh set of numbers is changing what scientists thought happens when a city‑sized slab of ice dissolves into the sea. The target was mega‑iceberg A‑68A, a floating platform roughly twice the area of Delaware that drifted toward South Georgia in...

The top five spring restaurant openings from around Atlanta
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Georgia Prepares Exam Centers for 2025
Tbilisi, Georgia: The preparation of examination centers for 2025 is in its active phase across the country, as educational authorities gear up for the upcoming academic assessments. The First Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth Giorgi...

Georgia Southern Botanic Garden celebrates gin and botanical delights with 'Juniper & Gin'
Guests gathered at the Georgia Southern Botanic Garden for an unforgettable experience, blending botanical insights with the art of distilling. The event, Juniper & Gin, showcased the best of Georgia and South Carolina. On Thursday, June 12th,...

Scott Wilson added to Ireland squad for Georgia and Portugal tour
There were originally 12 and now there are 13, a baker’s dozen of uncapped players with the addition of the 22-year-old Ulster loosehead Scott Wilson to the Ireland squad for the two-Test tour to Georgia and Portugal. The group swaps Abbotstown...

Mayor Dickens predicts Atlanta property tax hike
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is predicting a property tax increase sometime in the next four years. His office confirms that Dickens made the prediction in an interview with the Saporta Report. Clay Bristow has been paying property taxes...

This Georgia plan could help conserve 1,000+ species. What to know
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has revised its State Wildlife Action Plan, and it’s now in use as it awaits a required review from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan is a statewide strategy to...

Georgia DOT suspends lane closures for July 4th weekend
Russell R. McMurry, P.E. GDOT Commissioner | Georgia Department of TransportationRussell R. McMurry, P.E. GDOT Commissioner | Georgia Department of Transportation The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has announced the suspension...

Family-Friendly Places to Live in Georgia
Georgia has various communities that are ideal for raising a child, such as mountain communities, coastal regions, and even the coastal regions. The state offers Southern hospitality along with amenities, superior schools, and lots of recreational...

Regulators approve temporary Georgia Power rate freeze
Plant Bowen, commonly known as Bowen Steam Plant, is a Coal power station, operating, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Euharlee, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File) This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit...

Gov. Stein deliberates bill to eliminate North Carolina's 2030 climate target
A bill on Gov. Josh Stein’s desk would eliminate Duke Energy’s 2030 carbon pollution reduction goal. Supporters of Senate Bill 266, or “The Power Bill Reduction Act,” in the General Assembly say it would lower electricity rates, but environmental...

ACC preview: Road to title again figures to go through Clemson
To be the man, you have to beat the man. It's the mantra of Charlotte-based wrestling great Ric Flair, and it pretty reliably describes the annual title race in the Charlotte-based ACC. For 14 straight years, the ACC crown has gone to either Dabo...

Opinion: While Georgia Got Elections Right, MLB Dropped the Ball
In just a couple of short weeks, on July 15th, Georgia will welcome thousands of sports patrons and Major League Baseball (MLB) fans to Truist Park for the 2025 All-Star Game (ASG). These visitors will have an opportunity to witness all that our...

Walton BOE proposes millage decrease
The Walton County Board of Education proposed rolling back the millage rate for the fifth consecutive year at its monthly work session Tuesday. The proposed millage rate would come in at 15.965, a drop from last year’s 16.176 and the lowest rate...

Corvias’ Georgia student housing LLC files for bankruptcy
Dive Brief: Corvias Campus Living – USG, the project-specific concessionaire and manager of a portfolio of student housing properties as part of a public-private partnership with the University System of Georgia, announced last week it has...

Denis Leamy's finest hour, well 30 seconds, was against Georgia - here's hoping it is easier against the Lelos this time - One F in Foley
Denis Leamy, from way back in 2007, gets a free pass when it comes to playing rugby internationals against Georgia. The back-row had always been the bravest of the brave, his in-game ferocity only matched his intense desire to win. His...

Definitive EMS response to pediatric ring entrapment: A case report
By Mike McEvoy, PhD, NRP, RN, CCRN; Kevin Spencer, MD, P.Eng. Ring entrapment is a medically significant, time-sensitive emergency that has evolved in complexity over recent years [1]. As new, harder ring materials have become commonplace (e.g.,...