Trucker seriously injured when train slams into tractor trailer
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- 2 days ago
- 1 min
Motorist arrested for Snapchatting while intoxicated after Athens traffic accident
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- 7 days ago
- 2 min
Athens man indicted for shooting roommate who disturbed his sleep
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- Sep 3
- 1 min
1st Annual Peach State Motorcycle Rodeo begins tomorrow
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- Sep 3
- 5 min
Why are police officers called cops?
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- Sep 2
- 1 min
Elderly Athens woman surprises burglar in her home
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- Sep 2
- 2 min
Athens woman indicted for fatally shooting boyfriend
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- Sep 2
- 1 min
Athens woman indicted for cruelty: she abandoned starving dogs in squalor, and one died
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- Aug 30
- 1 min
Nearly 50 suspects linked to Sureños street gang arrested after 9-month investigation
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- Aug 29
- 2 min
Police chase ends with fatal crash in Athens
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- Aug 28
- 1 min
Man convicted for masturbating in UGA library sentenced to prison
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- Aug 28
- 1 min
Man indicted for Athens home-invasion armed robbery
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- Aug 27
- 1 min
Man’s body found on porch of abandoned house in east Athens
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- Aug 27
- 1 min
Athens woman’s unborn child dies after traffic accident
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- Aug 26
- 1 min
Man sentenced to prison for Athens machete assault
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- Aug 26
- 1 min
Judge denies bail for man accused of killing girlfriend at Athens bus stop
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- Aug 25
- 1 min
Funeral arrangements announced for sheriffs deputy slain in line of duty
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- Aug 25
- 1 min
Athens cop passes on man’s ‘tacos for life’ bribe attempt
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- Aug 20
- 1 min
Athens Gun Club employee shoots self accidentally
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- Aug 20
- 1 min
Athens skateboarder struck by alleged drunk driver