Georgia
Suspect in FAMU hazing death files written plea
The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual said his client didn't have to appear for an arraignment Tuesday because he'd already entered a written not guilty plea. Darryl Cearnel was scheduled to be arraigned ...
Solar industry pushes for more use in Ga.
The solar industry in Georgia is pushing a power monopoly to expand its use of solar energy as it plans to meet the state's electricity needs over the next two decades. State utility regulators heard testimony Tuesday on the energy plans from Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power, which must submit ...
Housing recovery boosts Home Depot 1Q results
Home Depot Inc.'s first-quarter net income rose 18 percent, thanks to the ongoing housing recovery, despite a chilly and wet spring. Its quarterly results topped Wall Street expectations, and the world's biggest home improvement chain boosted its full-year earnings and revenue forecasts Tuesday. Shares rose nearly 2 percent in midday ...
Falcons get $200 million NFL loan for stadium
NFL owners approved a $200 million loan Tuesday for the Atlanta Falcons to build a new stadium. The multipurpose stadium could cost as much as $1 billion, with team owner Arthur Blank committed to funding most of it. Blank, speaking at the NFL's spring meetings, called the decision by the ...
Ga.'s grad rate increases to 69.7 percent for 2012
State education officials say Georgia's high school graduation rate has increased to 69.7 percent for the Class of 2012, up from 67.4 percent the year before. It's the second year that Georgia's graduation rate has been calculated under a new federally mandated formula that makes it possible to compare states. ...
West Ga. school board approves school closings
A west Georgia school system has approved a package of cuts that includes closing an elementary school and a middle school. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports (http://bit.ly/ZabpQp) that the Muscogee County School Board approved the plan with a unanimous vote Monday night. The recommendation by interim Superintendent John Phillips includes closing ...
SC Lottery
These South Carolina lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $12 million Pick 3 Midday 1-0-1 (one, zero, one) Pick 4 Midday 6-2-9-9 (six, two, nine, nine) Powerball Estimated jackpot: $40 million
PA Lottery
These Pennsylvania lotteries were drawn Monday: Cash 5 01-06-09-13-32 (one, six, nine, thirteen, thirty-two) Estimated jackpot: $125,000 Evening Big 4 9-5-6-5 (nine, five, six, five) Evening Daily Number 6-8-3 (six, eight, three) Evening Quinto 6-3-1-1-4 (six, three, one, one, four) Match 6 Lotto 16-20-21-31-32-39 (sixteen, twenty, twenty-one, thirty-one, thirty-two, thirty-nine) ...
Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat
Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says. While 87 of the ships — most sunk during World War II by German submarines — have the potential to leak tens of millions of gallons ...
10 make finals of National Geographic Bee
Ten young scholars have made it to the finals of the National Geographic Bee, where they'll compete for a $25,000 college scholarship. The preliminary rounds of the national competition were held Monday, narrowing the field of 54 state-level winners to the final 10. The field for Wednesday's finals includes one ...
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