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Escaped inmate nabbed at his own birthday party
An escaped inmate from Connecticut was captured at his own birthday party in McDonough, Ga. late Saturday afternoon.
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View MoreBlaze devastates Dacula home overnight, fire officials say
A family of six was displaced when investigators said an electrical fire sparked in their cartage and spread to their porch at their Dacula home on Saturday night.
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North Carolina election officials brace for confrontational poll watchers
“You need to back off!” an election director recalled hollering after a woman wedged herself between a voter and the machine where the voter was trying to cast his ballot.
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Chief judge lifts mask mandate for Douglas County Courthouse
Effective immediately, Douglas County Chief Judge William “Beau” McClain has lifted the indoor mask mandate for his courthouse.
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Good Day Atlanta viewer information: September 30, 2022
Good Day Atlanta viewer information for September 30, 2022
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Paying for a wedding gets a modernized reboot
Weddings. No matter your budget, they really can pinch your wallet. So brides and their grooms are taking a new route by putting their wedding on layaway or "wed now, pay later."
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Swanson, Olson go deep vs Scherzer, Braves take NL East lead
Dansby Swanson and Matt Olson homered off Max Scherzer, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a crucial 4-2 victory Saturday night over the New York Mets and a one-game lead in the NL East.
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Biden signs stopgap bill, averting government shutdown
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine.
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Toddler cabinet latches sold at Walmart, BuyBuyBaby recalled over choking hazard
More than 100,000 cabinet latches were recalled nationwide.
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Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center to close emergency room 2 weeks early
Wellstar Health System says Atlanta Medical Center's emergency room will close approximately two weeks before the hospital shuts down for good on Nov. 1.
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View MoreBiden signs stopgap bill, averting government shutdown
President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that finances the federal government through mid-December and provides another infusion of military and economic aid to Ukraine.
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Man finds rare purple pearl inside clam at Delaware restaurant
A Phoenixville, PA man was on vacation, enjoying a meal with his family at Salt Air Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, DE when he came across a surprise in an order of clams: a purple pearl!
