Examining Georgia’s death row after Tennessee execution fails
Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Christa Gail Pike has brought renewed attention to how states carry out death sentences, including Georgia.
Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute Christa Gail Pike has brought renewed attention to how states carry out death sentences, including Georgia.
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police responded around 11:19 p.m. last night to a reported shooting in the 1300 block of Friendly Heights Blvd. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Officers found a man with a gunshot wound and took him to a hospital wit...
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The Why Not You Foundation , founded by Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara in 2014, is empowering kids across the country and metro Atlanta through their Youth Athlete of the Year Competition. One of the goals of the non-profit is to provide kids in underserved communities the res...
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“You don’t know me, but I’m your father.” That is a variation of the opening line from the Doobie Brothers’ 1976 song, “Takin’ It to the Streets.” The song, written and sung by Michael McDonald, has added meaning for a St. Louis man, who recently learned that the five-time Grammy...
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Atlanta police are investigating after a man reported being robbed and assaulted by someone he met through a dating app. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Atlanta officers responded to a robbery and assault call around 6:27 p.m. on Sept. 16 at a home in ...
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The purchase of a 0.2-acre piece of property in the Blandtown neighborhood is the final piece of the puzzle to complete the 22-mile Atlanta Beltline trail. Officials announced Thursday that after two decades of assembling land and property rights across Atlanta, the final five mi...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT/ Gray News) - Colleen Slemmer’s niece said the process of executing Christa Pike should not have taken 31 years. After learning the state was fighting to lift the stay, Seeley expressed both frustration with the delay and hope that the high court would fin...
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Actor and comedian Jim Carrey is once again a married man. Read more trending news TMZ reported that Carrey and his girlfriend, Min Ah, recently got hitched in a small, private ceremony in Los Angeles. They went public with their relationship during the César Awards in February. ...
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LEWISTON, N.Y. (Gray News) — Federal border officers seized an estimated $6 million worth of cocaine after discovering 174 packages concealed under the floorboards of a commercial truck bound for Canada, authorities said. On Sept. 22, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers a...
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader was sentenced Wednesday in connection with the death of an 18-year-old pledge. Carter Eslick, 20, was sentenced to 60 days in jail . He pleaded guilty to a felony hazing charge in connect...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After patchy fog and clouds this morning, we’ll clear out to mostly sunny skies this afternoon with hot conditions. Highs will reach the upper 80s — nearly 10 degrees above what’s typical for early October. The heat continues Friday with partly...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - The Atlanta Art Fair returns to Pullman Yards this week, gathering galleries, curators, and collectors from around the world for a four-day celebration of contemporary art. While the fair draws an international audience, a major initiative inside the ven...
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Police investigating the deaths of two Ole Miss students are calling on state lawmakers to ban synthetic opioid compounds, and to distinguish them from “traditional botanical kratom.”...
