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Most states don’t recognize any language as an official tongue. Yet Hawaii has officially recognized two state languages — English and...

Kinesis [kə-NEE-sis] Part of speech: noun Origin: Greek, early 17th century 1.Movement; motion. 2.(Biology) An undirected movement of a...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested and charged 50-year-old Lolita Lightner, a former jailer at the Barrow County Sheriff’s...

From UGA Today The Iron Horse, a popular destination for tourists and University of Georgia students, is being restored this summer. The...

By Joe Johnson An Athens man is dead following an exchange of gunfire with police officers early Sunday morning outside an eastside...

That’s the attention-grabbing headline for a viral YouTube video showing the behavior of a police officer when trying to handle a...

By Joe Johnson The QuikTrip at Lexington and Gaines School roads in Athens remains closed early Sunday morning, hours after police...

The custom of relying on animals to bring us luck is shared by many cultures. While the roots of these practices often date back...

By Joe Johnson Quwanis Moon was cruising along in her Tesla on Lexington Road early the evening of July 25 when it came to an abrupt...

Thomas Edison revolutionized the audio world in 1878 when he obtained a patent for his latest invention, the phonograph. The audio player...

Idioms are short phrases that often make no literal sense but are nonetheless usually understood by the native speakers of a language....

Republished with permission from The Oglethorpe Echo By McCain Bracewell James Bennett’s latest project started with the deconstruction...

By Joe Johnson An Athens woman has been given a total 20-year sentence for fatally stabbing a man last year. Sandy Elaine Williams...

Sapient [SAY-pee-ənt] Part of speech: adjective Origin: Middle English, late 15th century 1.(Formal) Wise, or attempting to appear wise....

The Wild West — sometimes called by the more subdued name of the Old West — is the star of many romanticized American stories. Tales of...

As early as the colonial era, the consumption of alcoholic beverages was a contentious issue in America. Drunkenness was generally...

The accused killer of Laken Riley is showing that Venezuela’s violent Tren de Aragua gang is a family affair, the NY Post has reported....

This weekend will bring one of the year's most spectacular light shows, as the famous Perseid meteor shower peaks, sending shooting stars...

The following story is reprinted with permission from The Oglethorpe Echo By Echo staff A man was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to...

Baby Echidnas are called puggles. They are extremely tiny when they hatch — in fact, newborn puggles are smaller than a single jelly bean!