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Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007
Soldier from Georgia avoids court-martial
An Army investigator concluded there isn't enough evidence to court-martial a soldier from Winder, Ga., on a charge of murdering an Iraqi man in June while the soldier's platoon was searching for insurgents outside of Kirkuk.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007
UGA abductions may be related
ATHENS, Ga. --- A Colbert, Ga., man who police arrested last week after he was accused of trying to force his way into a University of Georgia student's apartment has bonded out of jail and isn't due to be arraigned until January.

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007
Injured cyclist thanks doctors for his recovery
ATHENS, Ga. - Sam Lane had a surreal reunion Monday at Athens Regional Medical Center.

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007
Patrons of banks see loss
ATHENS, Ga. - Athens-Clarke police continue to field daily complaints from area bank customers who say crooks have hijacked account information to steal tens of thousands of dollars.

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007
Program keeps kids out of trouble
FORT GORDON - Keith Atkins fled New Orleans with his family after Hurricane Katrina and settled in Gwinnett County. Even then, his life hit some "bumps in the road."

Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007
Man flees with worker on hood
ATHENS, Ga. - An Animal Control employee had the ride of her life Thursday, though she didn't enjoy the terrifying trip, Athens-Clarke police said.

Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007
Man sought in UGA attacks
ATHENS, Ga. - Investigators might know the identity of the man who posed as a taxi driver to abduct young women from downtown Athens in order to sexually assault them, an Athens-Clarke police official says.

Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007

Wreck kills teacher
ATHENS, Ga. - Overwhelming grief descended on Malcom Bridge Middle School near Bogart this week as word spread that a popular and respected teacher had died in a car crash Wednesday.

Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007

Home's 2nd burglar is shot dead
COMER, Ga. - James "Dink" Hendricks' home had been vacant since the 82-year-old widower died in June, and on Friday someone took the opportunity to break into the house on the fringe of downtown Comer to steal cash, jewelry and other valuables.

Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007
Murder charges will stand
ATHENS, Ga. - A Clarke County Superior Court judge has denied a woman's request that he dismiss attempted murder charges against her.

Friday, July 20, 2007
Georgia soldier charged in death of Iraqi national
ATHENS, Ga. - The Army announced on Thursday that a Georgia soldier has been charged with murdering an Iraqi national last month.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Club tackles gangs' impact
ATHENS - They know people whose scars come from gang shootings. They know gang colors and signs. They know which gangs are rivals.

Friday, June 22, 2007
UGA student accused of threats gets bond
ATHENS, Ga. - A former University of Georgia student who scared a professor and authorities with talk of guns and violence two weeks after the Virginia Tech massacre bonded out of jail Wednesday.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Simulator trains Athens officers
ATHENS, Ga. - A woman cowered on the living room couch, curled up against her agitated husband, who pointed a gun at her.

Sunday, June 17, 2007
Crime costs country billions
ATHENS, Ga. - Violent crime goes up one year and down another, but its cost to society remains consistently high, according to a University of Georgia researcher.

Monday, June 11, 2007
Man shocked by wife's arrest in murder plot
ATHENS, Ga. - Wallace Davis was playing guitar with his band at an Athens VFW one Saturday night in 1959 when a woman approached him during a break and changed his life forever.

Saturday, May 19, 2007
Cars of 2 men slain spotted
ATHENS - Cars belonging to Norcross brothers found dead in a western Clarke County manhole last week were seen outside a pool hall in DeKalb County after the two men went missing last month, according to a Gwinnett County police report.

Monday, May 14, 2007
Contract killings aren't new to Athens
ATHENS - Contract hits aren't just the stuff of movies, plot lines for The Sopranos or big-city tabloid headlines.

Sunday, May 13, 2007
Worker finds bodies in manhole
ATHENS, Ga. - The bodies of two unidentified men were found in a manhole Friday at a subdivision under construction in western Clarke County, Athens-Clarke police said, and authorities are investigating the deaths as homicides.

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