Amid new virus surge, Florida skeptics reconsider vaccines
CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — In a rural stretch of northeastern Florida where barely half the people have gotten a coronavirus shot, Roger West had no problem telling others he was “adamantly anti-vaccination.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Amid new virus surge, Florida skeptics reconsider vaccines
CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — In a rural stretch of northeastern Florida where barely half the people have gotten a coronavirus shot, Roger West had no problem telling others he was “adamantly anti-vaccination.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Amid new virus surge, Florida skeptics reconsider vaccines
CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — In a rural stretch of northeastern Florida where barely half the people have gotten a coronavirus shot, Roger West had no problem telling others he was “adamantly anti-vaccination.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their Georgia neighborhood.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their Georgia neighborhood.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their Georgia neighborhood.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man after spotting him running in their Georgia neighborhood.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Red states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations
SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) — With coronavirus shots now in the arms of nearly half of American adults, the parts of the U.S. that are excelling and those that are struggling with vaccinations are starting to look like the nation’s political map: deeply divided between red and blue states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Red states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations
SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) — With coronavirus shots now in the arms of nearly half of American adults, the parts of the U.S. that are excelling and those that are struggling with vaccinations are starting to look like the nation’s political map: deeply divided between red and blue states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Red states on U.S. electoral map lagging on vaccinations
SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) — With coronavirus shots now in the arms of nearly half of American adults, the parts of the U.S. that are excelling and those that are struggling with vaccinations are starting to look like the nation’s political map: deeply divided between red and blue states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
'Falling through cracks': Vaccine bypasses some older adults
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. She assumed her caseworker would contact her about getting one, especially after she spent nearly two days stuck in an electric …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
'Falling through cracks': Vaccine bypasses some older adults
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. She assumed her caseworker would contact her about getting one, especially after she spent nearly two days stuck in an electric …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
'Falling through cracks': Vaccine bypasses some older adults
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. She assumed her caseworker would contact her about getting one, especially after she spent nearly two days stuck in an electric …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
'Falling through cracks': Vaccine bypasses some older adults
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jean Andrade, an 88-year-old who lives alone, has been waiting for her COVID-19 vaccine since she became eligible under state guidelines nearly a month ago. She assumed her caseworker would contact her about getting one, especially after she spent nearly two days stuck in an electric …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Investigating Trump a big early move for Atlanta's new DA
ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney investigating whether former President Donald Trump should face charges for attempting to pressure Georgia's elections chief into changing the results of the presidential race in his favor has a reputation as a tough courtroom veteran, not only as a prosecutor but also as a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Investigating Trump a big early move for Atlanta's new DA
ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney investigating whether former President Donald Trump should face charges for attempting to pressure Georgia's elections chief into changing the results of the presidential race in his favor has a reputation as a tough courtroom veteran, not only as a prosecutor but also as a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Investigating Trump a big early move for Atlanta's new DA
ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney investigating whether former President Donald Trump should face charges for attempting to pressure Georgia's elections chief into changing the results of the presidential race in his favor has a reputation as a tough courtroom veteran, not only as a prosecutor but also as a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Punished by Democrats, Greene consolidates support at home
ATLANTA (AP) — Stripped of her congressional committee assignments and causing heartburn for traditional conservatives ahead of next year's elections, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may actually emerge stronger back home in her deep-red northwest Georgia district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Punished by Democrats, Greene consolidates support at home
ATLANTA (AP) — Stripped of her congressional committee assignments and causing heartburn for traditional conservatives ahead of next year's elections, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may actually emerge stronger back home in her deep-red northwest Georgia district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Punished by Democrats, Greene consolidates support at home
ATLANTA (AP) — Stripped of her congressional committee assignments and causing heartburn for traditional conservatives ahead of next year's elections, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may actually emerge stronger back home in her deep-red northwest Georgia district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Lawsuit seeks more protection for endangered right whales
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Conservation groups filed suit Wednesday against the federal government, saying it has taken too long to act on proposals to expand protections for critically endangered right whales.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia's GOP governor under fire after US Senate losses
ATLANTA (AP) — Even though he wasn’t on the ballot, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has been painfully bruised by the 2020 elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia's GOP governor under fire after US Senate losses
ATLANTA (AP) — Even though he wasn’t on the ballot, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has been painfully bruised by the 2020 elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his turbulent final days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s progressive agenda.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
John Ossoff wins runoff, giving Democrats control of Senate
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has won his Senate runoff election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'Only in America': Warnock's rise from poverty to US senator
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Rev. Raphael Warnock's roots showed little promise of a future that led to the U.S. Senate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Democrat Warnock wins Senate race; 2nd too early to call
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the Democrats’ reach.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia tallying final votes in key Senate runoff elections
ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates were locked in tight races early Wednesday as Georgia officials tallied the final votes in two critical Senate elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia counts ballots as US Senate control hangs in balance
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season early Wednesday as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia tallies votes as US Senate control hangs in balance
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials counted the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia counting votes in runoffs that decide Senate control
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia counting ballots in crucial Senate runoff elections
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials began counting the final votes of the nation's turbulent 2020 election season on Tuesday night as polls closed in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia deciding US Senate control in election's final day
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians cast their ballots Tuesday in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. Two months after Election Day 2020, the voting will also impact Donald Trump's final days in the White House.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two months after the November elections, Georgia voters have unfinished business. The outcome will determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate and how lawmakers deal with a new White House.
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EXPLAINER: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two months after the November elections, Georgia voters have unfinished business. The outcome will determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate and how lawmakers deal with a new White House.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two months after the November elections, Georgia voters have unfinished business. The outcome will determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate and how lawmakers deal with a new White House.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two months after the November elections, Georgia voters have unfinished business. The outcome will determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate and how lawmakers deal with a new White House.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Sen. Perdue quarantines for virus exposure before GA runoff
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue was forced into quarantine Thursday in the home stretch of Georgia's high-stakes Senate runoffs, disclosing just five days before the election that he had been exposed to a campaign worker infected with the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Sen. Perdue quarantines for virus exposure before GA runoff
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue was forced into quarantine Thursday in the home stretch of Georgia's high-stakes Senate runoffs, disclosing just five days before the election that he had been exposed to a campaign worker infected with the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime
ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime
ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime
ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime
ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Perdue seeks payoff from Trump loyalty in Georgia runoff
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — In 2014, David Perdue introduced himself to Georgia voters as a corporate executive capable of bringing pragmatism to a Congress depicted in his first TV ad as a bunch of diaper-clad, crying babies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Perdue seeks payoff from Trump loyalty in Georgia runoff
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — In 2014, David Perdue introduced himself to Georgia voters as a corporate executive capable of bringing pragmatism to a Congress depicted in his first TV ad as a bunch of diaper-clad, crying babies.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Group says it's challenging residency of 364K Georgia voters
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservative group said Friday that it's challenging the eligibility of more than 364,000 Georgia voters before election officials in each of the state's 159 counties ahead of January runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New body camera video shows moments after Arbery shooting
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police began arriving almost immediately after Ahmaud Arbery was shot in a coastal Georgia subdivision, finding the unarmed Black man lying facedown in his own blood while the man who shot him paced with hands on his head.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New body camera video shows moments after Arbery shooting
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police began arriving almost immediately after Ahmaud Arbery was shot in a coastal Georgia subdivision, finding the unarmed Black man lying facedown in his own blood while the man who shot him paced with hands on his head.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Vaccine distribution in Georgia to start soon, take months
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia should start distributing thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine by the end of next week, though most people will have to wait several months before they can get a shot, Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Pence comes to Georgia as calm before potential Trump storm
ATLANTA (AP) — Ahead of President Donald Trump wading into two high-profile Georgia Senate runoffs this weekend, Vice President Mike Pence on Friday urged Republicans to form a united front in the contests that will determine which party controls the Senate in January.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Georgia Gov. Kemp stays on sidelines of GOP election fight
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — When Gov. Brian Kemp won election two years ago, he pushed back forcefully against an outcry from Democrats who accused him of suppressing voter turnout to improve his odds of winning.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Bond denied for father, son charged in Ahmaud Arbery slaying
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge denied bond Friday for the father and son charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, saying he’s concerned the white men took the law into their own hands and endangered neighbors when they pursued and shot the Black man on a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killer
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery had previously used racial slurs in a text message and on social media, a prosecutor said Thursday as a judge weighed whether to grant bond for the defendant and his father.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Prosecutors read racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killer
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery had previously used racial slurs in a text message and on social media, a prosecutor said Thursday as a judge weighed whether to grant bond for the defendant and his father.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Demolition starts on big ship stranded 14 months off Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Using a heavy anchor chain like a saw, a towering crane Friday began cutting apart a cargo ship that's been stranded on the Georgia coast since it overturned nearly 14 months ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Demolition starts on big ship stranded 14 months off Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Using a heavy anchor chain like a saw, a towering crane Friday began cutting apart a cargo ship that's been stranded on the Georgia coast since it overturned nearly 14 months ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Demolition starts on big ship stranded 14 months off Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Using a heavy anchor chain like a saw, a towering crane Friday began cutting apart a cargo ship that's been stranded on the Georgia coast since it overturned nearly 14 months ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Demolition starts on big ship stranded 14 months off Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Using a heavy anchor chain like a saw, a towering crane Friday began cutting apart a cargo ship that's been stranded on the Georgia coast since it overturned nearly 14 months ago.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Georgia voters oust prosecutor criticized in Arbery slaying
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prosecutor who was criticized for her office's response to the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery has been ousted by voters, who elected an independent candidate who had to collect thousands of signatures to get on the ballot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Georgia's Loeffler, Warnock set for Senate runoff in January
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Democrat Raphael Warnock are headed to a Jan. 5 runoff in the special election for Loeffler’s U.S. Senate seat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
In Georgia, a double shot at Senate victory
ATLANTA (AP) — In an election where control of the U.S. Senate could be on the line, Georgia is the only state with both seats on the ballot — two opportunities for Republicans to hold their ground; two opportunities for Democrats to make gains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
In Georgia, a double shot at Senate victory
ATLANTA (AP) — In an election where control of the U.S. Senate could be on the line, Georgia is the only state with both Senate seats on the ballot — two opportunities for Republicans to hold their ground; two opportunities for Democrats to make gains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Obama, Trump stop by Georgia in closing days of the campaign
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Joe Biden in Atlanta on Monday, arriving the day after President Donald Trump's second Georgia rally in the home stretch of a presidential race in which the once reliably Republican state has become a battleground.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
2 GOP senators run divergent races in battleground Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — Both of Georgia’s Republican senators are on the 2020 ballot, but they’re running campaigns that seem poles apart.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Suing governments, designated fees on the ballot in Georgia
Georgia voters will decide whether to make it easier to sue the state and local governments as well as whether it should be harder for the state to spend fees collected for designated purposes on other things.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trump environmental rollback spurs mining near Okefenokee
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mining company said Tuesday that it plans to dig for minerals without a federal permit at the edge of the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp, a big step for a once-embattled project that's now benefiting from the Trump administration's rollback of environmental rules.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trump environmental rollback spurs mining near Okefenokee
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mining company said Tuesday that it plans to dig for minerals without a federal permit at the edge of the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp, a big step for a once-embattled project that's now benefiting from the Trump administration's rollback of environmental rules.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trump environmental rollback spurs mining near Okefenokee
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A mining company said Tuesday that it plans to dig for minerals without a federal permit at the edge of the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp, a big step for a once-embattled project that's now benefiting from the Trump administration's rollback of environmental rules.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
History, mistrust spurring Black early voters in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — They came by the thousands to vote early, descendants of slaves, children of the civil rights era and other Georgians standing in line for hours when all could have been somewhere else.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
WWII jungle fighting unit approved for congressional medal
The soldiers spent months behind enemy lines, marching hundreds of miles through the tangled jungles and steep mountains of Burma as they battled hunger and disease between firefights with Japanese forces during their secret mission.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Smaller communities prepare for onslaught of virus patients
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — It started with an infected person from out of town who attended a funeral. Now the largest hospital in Georgia’s mostly rural southwest corner is rapidly running out of space amid the highest rate of coronavirus infection in the entire state.
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Albany hospital fills as Georgia infections cross 1,000
ATLANTA (AP) — The number of confirmed infections from the new coronavirus pushed past 1,000 in Georgia on Tuesday, with deaths rising to 32, as officials in southwest Georgia's largest city warned that they're out of intensive care space.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Georgia coronavirus cases surpass 500 infections
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Coronavirus infections in Georgia surpassed 500 on Saturday, with more than one-third of counties in the state reporting at least one confirmed case.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Georgia's virus deaths rise, senator says he has coronavirus
ATLANTA (AP) — State officials confirmed Wednesday that two COVID-19 patients have died in southwest Georgia, one of the hardest-hit areas outside metro Atlanta from the global outbreak. That brought the statewide death toll to three.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Savannah St. Pat's parade scrapped amid virus concerns
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Savannah called off its St. Patrick's Day parade for the first time in nearly a century, bowing Wednesday to the coronavirus outbreak as Georgia's governor requested $100 million in new state funding to combat the threat.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Candidate suing Georgia for canceled election joins new race
A candidate suing Georgia officials who canceled a scheduled election to the state Supreme Court signed up Friday for a different race.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Director: Train crash 'my responsibility'
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Lawyers settle Deen lawsuit
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Lawyers signed a deal Friday to drop a discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against celebrity cook Paula Deen, who was dropped by the Food Network and other business partners after she said under oath that she had used racial slurs in the past.
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Food Network won't renew Deen's contract
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Food Network said Friday it's dumping Paula Deen, barely an hour after the celebrity cook posted the first of two videotaped apologies online begging forgiveness from fans and critics troubled by her admission to having used racial slurs in the past.
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Shooting suspect faces charges
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Peaches, peanuts and ... olive oil?
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Ban peanuts on planes? It's not nutty
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Federal regulators are considering a snack attack on the nation's airlines that would restrict or even completely ban serving peanuts on commercial flights.
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Navy to allow women to serve on subs
KINGS BAY NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE, Ga. - The first U.S. women allowed to serve aboard submarines will be reporting for duty by 2012, the Navy said Thursday as the military ordered an end to one of its few remaining gender barriers.
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Wrong place at the wrong time
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Robert Gary Jones was a pharmaceutical salesman on a business trip, looking forward to getting home to celebrate his daughter's third birthday. He was enjoying a moment to himself on this resort island, jogging on the beach and listening to his iPod.
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