Local News
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A River Runs Through It is considered a literary classic, but how much do you know about its author?
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Continued understaffing at the Clarke County Jail is causing major problems, and conditions could deteriorate unless Athens-Clarke County commissioners increase funding for the Sheriff’s Office.
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Kirrena Gallagher is a childcare professional running for a seat on the Board of Education in District 2.
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U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has introduced legislation along with Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina to launch a feasibility study aimed at designating the Benton MacKaye Trail as a National Scenic Trail.
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Thursday, May 16, 2024 is Mental Health Action Day, and the nonprofit Mental Health America is urging community members to take care of themselves and their loved ones.
NPR News
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Students arrested at Columbia University and the City College of New York spoke with NPR about their choice to risk legal and academic consequences.
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Ian Roberts has competed in some of the most high-profile races in the world. But his biggest competition to date was a determined fifth-grader in jean shorts and Nike tennis shoes.
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As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.
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On Friday, CNN published footage that appears to show the hip-hop mogul, also known as P. Diddy, physically assaulting his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.
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