Clarks Bridge Road may reopen Friday

Jul 24, 2014 5:03:56 PM - Gainesville Times

Clarks Bridge Road is on track to reopen to through traffic Friday evening, one day earlier than expected.

"There is still a lot of work to finish, so we don’t have an exact time for opening (the...

Metro Atlanta Unemployment Rate Rises in June to 7.6%

Jul 24, 2014 5:03:54 PM - WABE

The unemployment rate for metro Atlanta this June was 7.6%.

That's up nearly a half-point from May, but it's a full point lower than it was in June 2013.

Officials with the Georgia Department...

John Lorinc

Farmington's Mortgage One Helping Homeowners Access HARP Program

Jul 24, 2014 5:03:00 PM - CW Atlanta

Mortgage One, Inc. of Farmington Offers Full Range of Financing Options for "Underwater" Owners
Farmington, MI - July 24, 2014 - ( iNewswire )


Mortgage One, Inc., located in downtown Farmington,...

Prosecutor: Victim in June killing beaten, then shot

Jul 24, 2014 5:00:21 PM - Macon Telegraph

A witness allegedly watched from a window as two men beat Majesty Conover before he was fatally shot June 4.

Conover was in a fetal position as 20-year-old Micki Antonio Brown Jr. stood over him,...

awomack@macon.com

Georgia Power works to resolve pole problem

Jul 24, 2014 4:56:59 PM - WJCL ABC 22

Savannah, Ga (WJCL) – Employees from Georgia Power are out...

Commercial Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested

Jul 24, 2014 4:56:51 PM - 41 NBC

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb Sheriff's Investigators arrested one suspect in connection with the armed robbery incident that took place at the BP gas station, located at 4739 Houston Road,...

Moody's confirms the A2 rating on Peach County School District, GA's GO debt

Jul 24, 2014 4:56:19 PM - Noodls

Georgia children's wellbeing lags most states, report says

Jul 24, 2014 4:55:14 PM - OnlineAthens

Some 27 percent of Georgia children, or 672,000, were living in poverty last year, an increase of 35 percent since 2004, according to the report. Only Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico...

Lee Shearer

Felon arrested twice in three months

Jul 24, 2014 4:54:05 PM - Henry Herald

MCDONOUGH — A Tyrone man with an extensive criminal history has been arrested for the second time in three months for possession of methamphetamine, said police.

Raymond Wafford Deyton, 45, of Ga....

Kathy Jefcoats

Detectives honored for work on case

Jul 24, 2014 4:54:05 PM - Henry Herald

Henry County police detectives from Criminal Investigation Division were recognized this week for their work that resulted in the successful prosecution of a sexual...

The Fix: Barely half of Americans know the political party of their representative

Jul 24, 2014 5:04:00 PM - Washington Post

Quick: To what political party does your member of Congress belong?

About three-quarters of you came up with an answer. Of that number, a third of you were wrong. At least if we can extrapolate...

Philip Bump

Tax Policy: Paul Ryan’s Proposal Hints at Change in Tone on Poverty

Jul 24, 2014 4:32:39 PM - New York Times

NEIL IRWIN

Conservatives Write an Assertive New Script to Fight Abortion

Jul 24, 2014 4:10:39 PM - New York Times

JEREMY W. PETERS

In 1959, U.S. Army pushed for military base on the moon

Jul 24, 2014 4:09:46 PM - CNN

(CNN) -- The U.S. military races to the moon to build a base -- to beat the Russians to the punch. Maybe test a nuclear weapon on the surface. Consider a lunar-based bombing system to target...

Italy backs more Russia sanctions, says foreign minister

Jul 24, 2014 4:08:17 PM - Baltimore Sun

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Italy reiterated on Thursday its support for additional sanctions against Russia over the...

The Fix: A look at death penalty sentences and executions, by state

Jul 24, 2014 4:02:52 PM - Washington Post

The drawn-out  execution of Joseph Wood on Wednesday in Arizona, renewed scrutiny of the use of the death penalty in the United States.Using data from the  Death Penalty Information Center , we...

Philip Bump

U.S. lifts ban on flights to Israel as Gaza toll tops 700

Jul 24, 2014 3:50:01 PM - Chicago Tribune

_ Israel won a partial reprieve from the economic pain of its Gaza war on Thursday with the lifting of a U.S. ban on commercial flights to Tel Aviv, as fighting pushed the Palestinian death toll over...

Tribune wire reports

Video: Previewing Obama CNBC interview

Jul 24, 2014 3:29:38 PM - NBCNews.com

Obama sends assessment team to border

Jul 24, 2014 3:26:54 PM - USA Today

The Obama administration has dispatched an assessment team to the Texas border to look at whether a deployment of National Guard troops would help stem the illegal influx of migrants from Central...

U.S. airlines prepare to resume flights to Tel Aviv

Jul 24, 2014 3:16:37 PM - Washington Post

The tarmac at Ben Gurion International Airport. (Abir Sultan/EPA)
Airlines in the United States are preparing to start flying to Tel Aviv once again, after the Federal Aviation Administration...

Mark Berman