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2 Alabama high school coaches facing sex charges

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Two football coaches at an Alabama high school are accused of having sex with students. Both coaches were arrested within a span of a week. The Limestone County Sheriff's Office says in a news release that…

KPD: Officers save 4 overdose victims in 5 days

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - In a matter of five days, officers with the Knoxville Police Department saved the lives of four people who overdosed on heroin. Investigators say the first rescue happened at a Chapman Highway motel on Saturday, March…

Georgia lawmakers pass bill shielding gay marriage opponents

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers have sent a contentious bill protecting same-sex marriage opponents to Gov. Nathan Deal. The proposal unveiled Wednesday seeks to resolve years of heated debate concerns that various bills shielding religious people would excuse discrimination against…

Resolution ordering refugee lawsuit advances in House

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Legislation that would order the state of Tennessee to sue the federal government over the refugee resettlement program is advancing over concerns by both the governor and refugee rights groups. The joint resolution passed in the…

Looking Ahead to March 16, 2015

The Alabama Senate votes to do away with state-issued marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively legalized same-sex marriage.

Georgia woman charged in alleged abuse of daughter

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSB-TV) —A Putnam County mother is accused of severely abusing her daughter, who suffers from cerebral palsy. An investigator told Channel 2’s Mark Winne that the 23-year-old victim was locked in a filthy bedroom. Her hair was…

Reward offered after goose is shot with arrow

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A goose named "Loosie" that lives on a lake in Alabama survived being shot with an arrow, and fans are offering a $1,200 reward for information about whoever wounded her. Loosie has lived on Lake Tuscaloosa…

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