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Couple's foster dog found fatally shot in their Georgia neighborhood
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia couple wants to know why someone shot and killed the dog they were fostering for a local animal rescue after it escaped from their backyard. Victoria and Glenn Carlson had been serving as foster parents to the American foxhound named Harvey since...
Inquiry follows after juvenile justice detainees riot in Georgia youth detention center
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Officials are investigating after detainees at a Georgia juvenile detention center rioted earlier this week. The Georgia State Patrol tells local news outlets that investigators believe one detainee at the Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center took a...
Justice Department should investigate beatings at Georgia jail, attorney says
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for two men whose beatings by guards were recorded by security cameras at a county jail in Georgia called Wednesday for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what he called a systemic pattern of sheriff's officers abusing detainees. “They are...
'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment made a desperate retreat as North Korean troops closed in around them. A wounded, 18-year-old Army Pfc. Luther Herschel Story feared his injuries would slow down his company, so he stayed behind to cover their withdrawal. ...
Natalie Portman and Todd Haynes dive into the nature of performance in 'May December' at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — In Todd Haynes' tonally shape-shifting “May December,” the first announcement of the movie's playful intentions comes with a theatrical zoom in, a few lushly melodramatic piano notes and the frightful announcement that there no more hot dogs in the fridge. ...
Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehicles
ATLANTA (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced Thursday they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai's new electric vehicle assembly plant in southeast Georgia. The companies will split the investment, starting production as soon as...
Citi Trends: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Citi Trends Inc. (CTRN) on Tuesday reported a loss of $6.6 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Savannah, Georgia-based company said it had a loss of 81 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 66 cents per...
US agency plans deeper study of sea turtles, dredging threat
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. agency has agreed to an in-depth environmental study into whether dredging a Georgia shipping channel in the spring and summer would threaten rare sea turtles nesting on nearby beaches — a review demanded by conservationists who sued to stop the project. ...
`Insufficient support' blamed for courthouse floor collapse
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Part of an an upper floor collapsed during renovations on the 124-year-old federal courthouse in Savannah because there was “insufficient support” beneath it, according to the government agency overseeing the project. Three construction workers were injured...
Savannah State leader resigning amid declining enrollment
ATLANTA (AP) — The president of Georgia's oldest historically Black public university is resigning amid employee layoffs sparked by declining enrollment and a faculty revolt against a top administrator. Savannah State University President Kimberly Ballard-Washington announced...
