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3 more measles cases confirmed in Georgia county

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia health officials have confirmed three additional cases of measles in an Atlanta area county where a middle school student was recently diagnosed with the virus. The Georgia Department of Public Health said Friday at least two…

Georgia election officials investigate prominent critics

By BEN NADLER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia’s top election official is investigating two prominent critics of the state’s new touchscreen voting machines. Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger’s office confirmed the investigation into Marilyn Marks and Richard DeMillo…

Hyundai to build Santa Cruz SUV at Alabama plant

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Hyundai says it will build a pickup-style sport-utility vehicle at its plant in Alabama, which is being enlarged in a $410 million expansion project. The Korean automaker announced the project Wednesday in a statement that says…

Police say witness saw Yazeed kidnap Aniah Blanchard

AUBURN, Alabama (WDEF) - New court documents out today say witnesses saw Aniah Blanchard's kidnapping. 29-year-old Ibraheem Yazeed was arrested for her kidnapping late Thursday night in Florida. The court documents against him say he was seen forcing Blanchard into…

Johns Mountain Overlook closed by vandalism

VILLANOW, Georgia (WDEF) - The U.S. Forest Service has had to close the Johns Mountain Overlook Road because of vandals. The overlook is a popular north Georgia destination to look at fall colors. But vandals have spray painted pentagrams and…

Jailer arrested for bringing tobacco into jail

SCOTTSBORO, Alabama (WDEF) - The Jackson County Sheriff's Office has arrested one of their own Corrections Deputies. Rod Edwards Hanna is charged Promoting Prison Contraband 3rd Degree. Investigators say he was bringing tobacco into the jail and delivering it to…

Tennessee Rotary donates to End Polio Now campaign

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Dunkin Donuts is teaming up with Tennessee Rotary to help fight Polio. Today Dunkin Donuts presented a $500,000 check to the End Polio Now Campaign. The money was raised through the Purple Pinkie Initiative, within a single…

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