Leilani Simon sentenced to life with possibility of parole in death of her son
The Chatham County woman convicted of killing her 20-month-old son has been sentenced. Judge Tammy Stoke sentenced Leilani Simon on Thursday to life with the possibility of parole, plus 10 years.
Statesboro police search for suspect who stole over $100,000 worth of construction equipment
GBI seeking assistance after 25-year-old found dead in Ocmulgee River ...
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Parents file lawsuit against funeral home over buried baby’s lost remains
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/Gray News) - The Georgia family of a baby whose remains are unaccounted for is filing a lawsuit against a cemetery and a funeral home. Jada Hickman was 6 months old when she died 23 ...
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Cody Johnson’s ‘Leather’ wins Album of the Year at 2024 CMA Awards
His single “Dirt Cheap,” from the Leather album was nominated for Single of the Year, Song of the Year, and Music Video of the Year at the 2024 CMA Awards. Johnsons has won numerous accolades ...
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Chris Stapleton’s ‘White Horse’ wins both Single and Song of the Year at 2024 CMA Awards
(Gray News) - Country music star Chris Stapleton’s “White Horse” won both single and song of the year awards at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards. “White Horse” made something of an upset in ...
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Hunters die of heart attacks while hauling away heavy deer, officials say
BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — At least three Michigan deer hunters have died of heart attacks during the current 16-day season, including two men who were trying to haul away the heavy animals, authorities ...
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International Trade Commission rules to impose tariffs on imported shrimp
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The International Trade Commission has ruled in favor of America’s shrimping industry, stating that an influx of frozen imported shrimp has harmed the domestic industry. On ...
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Effingham County Sheriff’s Office arrest officer from Guyton Police Department on felony charge
GUYTON, Ga. (WTOC) - Effingham County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the arrest of Lt. Joseph Coppola of the Guyton Police Department on Wednesday. Coppola was take into custody and booked into the jail ...
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Former Bluffton Bobcat throws 11 touchdowns in college game
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Lee Kirkland is a former Bluffton Bobcat playing in his fifth year in the NAIA at the University of Pikeville in Pikeville, Kentucky, and over the weekend, he achieved a major ...
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2 parents arrested after school resource deputy is punched in face
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) — Two central Florida parents were charged criminally after a mother pushed a middle school resource officer and the father punched her in the face, authorities said Wednesday. The ...
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Suspect charged with killing three University of Virginia football players enters guilty plea
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WWBT/Gray News) - The suspect in the 2022 killing of three University of Virginia football players pleaded guilty Wednesday. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. was scheduled to go on ...
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Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock urges Georgia to address “unconstitutional” conditions in state prisons following DOJ investigation
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Following the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s investigation into Georgia’s state prisons, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff urged the State to swiftly ...