Tag Archives : Georgia

I can’t believe someone would win $159 million in the lottery and then give it all away! He says, “What can I buy with money besides things that I don’t need.” Lottery Winner is giving away 159 Million Dollars – Any Takers?

ACWORTH, Ga. – Police said a would-be robber got more than he bargained for when he tried to rob a Quik Thrift store with a knife. A quick-thinking customer, known only as “Caveman,” grabbed a step ladder and hit the suspect at least once Monday. The customer chased the suspect from the [...]

MILTON, Ga. – A 28-year-old woman allegedly showed up in court to answer a charge of driving under the influence with alcohol on her breath. The woman drew a a two-day sentence from Municipal Court Judge Barry Zimmerman for contempt of court.

ATLANTA – A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner’s cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage. Two cheetahs were being flown in the cargo area of a Boeing 757 passenger flight from Portland, Ore., to Atlanta on Thursday when [...]

This small northeastern Georgia town’s population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping across town. There’s a scuba diver, the Georgia Bulldogs football team and — [...]

Monkeys can experience the joy of giving in much the same way as humans do, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. Tests in capuchin monkeys showed the animals consistently chose to share food with another monkey if given the option, suggesting they are capable of empathy, the team at the Yerkes Research [...]

The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints. Federal bankruptcy Judge Paul W. Bonapfel reported the break-in last week at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in downtown Atlanta. The intruder made no effort to cover his tracks across a [...]

A woman was arrested after she called police to help “get her money back” after she was unhappy with the crack cocaine she purchased. Juanita Marie Jones, 53, called Rochelle Police late Thursday night after she purchased what she thought was a $20 piece of crack cocaine, according to police [...]

Rhiannon Barnes may be the luckiest 15-month-old ever. Or maybe her baby sitter is the fortunate one. While playing with a thrift store book bought earlier in the day for 25 cents, Rhiannon uncovered $1,300 in cash stuck between the pages. Her baby sitter Sheila Laughridge said she only bought the book [...]