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BRUNSWICK — With sea turtle and manatee sightings on the rise on Georgia’s coast, boaters should be on the lookout for these big and rare animals.

A man who was the victim of a hit-and-run crash a month ago died Friday from his injuries, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office.

An Upstate man is on a respirator after being thrown off his motorcycle on Saturday.

HAMILTON — The afternoon was a glory, but when the wind came, it was bitter. It whipped throug...

A COWES man caught with cocaine stuffed down his trousers and cannabis in his car has been fined.

Rap superstar Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson visited a Peoria Hy-Vee for a bottle signing. Hundreds showed up to see him.

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Federal judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles Russ Bynum, Associated Press © Photo courtesy Caretta Research Project A loggerhead returns to the water after digging her nest on the beach at Wassaw. A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge the Brunswick shipping channel, citing a threat to sea turtles nesting on nearby beaches. Popular Searches The injunction by U.S. District Judge R. Stan Baker delivered an initial setbac...

A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing a threat to sea turtles nesting on nearby beaches.

Putnam Common Pleas Storm Roberts, 28, Deshler, pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony. He was placed on community control for five years with conditions, including that he serve 180 days in Putnam County Jail with credit for one day served while his case was pending and complete counseling and treatment recommended by his probation officer. Joshua Bowers, 34, Columbus Grove, pleaded not guilty to felonious assault, a second-degree felony; and domestic violence,...