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Boy indicted as adult for attempted murder in knife attack on Athens family

By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has charged an Athens boy with attempted murder in connection with a knife attack on his hosts...

Suspects arrested after chase ends with car crashing and overturning

By Joe Johnson Two suspects were arrested last week following a high-speed chase that ended when their car crashed and overturned. The...

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Arrest made in Oconee County attempted child abduction

Updated Facebook post by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Our investigators have successfully identified and detained a suspect in...

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Oconee sheriff investigating attempted abduction of juvenile

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office has issued the following community alert: We received a report of a possible attempted abduction of a...

Man sentenced to prison for Athens machete assault

By Joe Johnson A man has been sentenced to prison in connection with an assault that occurred three years ago in which he repeatedly...

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Judge denies bail for man accused of killing girlfriend at Athens bus stop

By Joe Johnson A Superior Court judge has denied bail for a man who was arrested earlier this month for killing his ex-girlfriend by...

Athens man pleads not guilty to 2001 murder of UGA law student Tara Baker

By Joe Johnson A 49-year-old Athens man on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to murdering University of Georgia law school student Tara Louise...

Athens man knocked out and robbed while taking walk

By Joe Johnson A 23-year-old Athens man reportedly was taking a walk along West Broad Street Monday evening when someone knocked him...

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