Florida > Tax Cuts at Risk in Budget…

TALLAHASSEE -- The two chambers of the Florida Legislature are on a collision course when it comes to this year's budget. The session is three days old but the Senate budget chief warned Thursday that…

Georgia > Senate Passes School Opportunity District Bill

ATLANTA -- The Georgia State Senate this week passed Governor Nathan Deal's bill that would allow the state to take over "chronically failing schools" throughout the state. The initiative, called Opportunity School Districts by the…

Georgia > Transportation, Schools, Religion lead State Agenda

ATLANTA -- Three provocative pieces of legislation are on track to floor votes in the General Assembly. Georgia lawmakers' Thursday calendars include a multi-million dollar transportation funding package, Gov. Nathan Deal's proposal to allow state…

Ocala > Man Sentenced for Feeding Baby Bleach

OCALA -- A 22-year-old man who poured bleach into his daughter's formula has been sentenced to two years in prison. Carron Washington pleaded no contest to a charge of cruelty to a child for the…

Athens > Male Nurse Arrested for Sodomizing Patient

[caption id="attachment_21658" align="alignnone" width="630"] Athens Banner Herald Photo[/caption] ATHENS -- Authorities have arrested an Athens Regional Medical Center nurse for allegedly sodomizing a patient under anesthesia. Christopher Michael Piller, 48, was arrested on February 23…

Telfair County > Man Charged with Graverobbery

TELFAIR COUNTY -- The Telfair County Sheriff's Office has charged a man with robbing graves for metal. Bobby Nathaniel Marchant, 34 of Milan, has been accused of removing metal from graves at a cemetary at…