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Today at 5:42 PM  Lawsuit claims Phoebe negligence rendered him a quadriplegic.

Today at 8:30 AM  President Barack Obama vigorously defended the surveillance programs in a lengthy interview Monday, calling them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret.

Today at 8:23 AM  During jury selection at George Zimmerman's trial for shooting Trayvon Martin, which is continuing for a seventh day Tuesday, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson has been listening to testimony from voice recognition experts.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Nearly two years after the death of 9-year-old Jakob Peters, his parents have filed a wrongful death suit against a prominent Dawson citizen.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Stuart C. Cole, 58, of St Pete Beach, Florida, Mark C. Simpson, 50, of Lake Park, Georgia, and Stephanie M. Simpson, 30, of Lake Park, Georgia, were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Al J. Hurley, a former county commissioner in Sumter County, Ga., was sentenced today to 36 months in prison stemming from his acceptance of illicit payments in exchange for his official efforts to secure government contracts for a private contractor.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Intelligence official says US spy program will remain despite backlash at home and abroad

Monday, June 10, 2013  Jury selection begins Monday in the Orlando suburb of Sanford, Fla., the scene of massive protests.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, has announced that 60-year-old Dr. Robert B. Sperrazza has been convicted of three counts of felony tax evasion and two counts of currency structuring.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Like profit-driven companies, US government mining Big Data to dig deeper into people's lives

Friday, June 07, 2013  Intelligence chief declassifies details of phone-records program after uproar over snooping

Friday, June 07, 2013  Arizona sheriff who led way for local police in immigration enforcement reconsiders crackdowns

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; As Albany commissioners work on next year's budget, one of their concerns is making sure funding to the City Attorney's Office will stretch far enough to address a few of their biggest issues.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; The Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia, and Phoebe Putney defendants have agreed to halt the integration of the former Palmyra Park Hospital while an administrative law judge considers a Federal Trade Commission complaint challenging the merger as anticompetitive.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A British newspaper reported that the administration was collecting telephone records of millions of US citizens who were Verizon customers.