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BRUNSWICK

Coastal Georgia bans smoking on campus

46 mins ago

The College of Coastal Georgia has banned the use of tobacco on campus.The rule applies to students, faculty, staff and visitors - making the college one of 160 in the nation to go totally tobacco-free.

ATLANTA

Kenya's Kitwara wins Peachtree Road Race

2 hrs 7 mins ago

Sammy Kitwara of Kenya won the 40th Peachtree Road Race with a time of 27:21 in his debut in the annual July Fourth 6.2-mile event through the streets of Atlanta.Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco was second, and Ethiopia's Gashu Ibrahim Jeilan third in the men's field.

ATLANTA

Police arrest 11 suspected blue jean bandits

2 hrs 11 mins ago

Atlanta police say they have arrested 11 suspects in the theft of blue jeans from high-end clothing boutiques and have recovered $10,000 worth of stolen merchandise.Police Sgt. Lisa Keyes says officers were tipped Friday to suspicious activity at a house and arrived to find the suspects removing tags from shirts and hundreds of jeans.

COLUMBUS

Jehovah's Witnesses convene in Columbus

9 hrs ago

About 4,900 Jehovah's Witnesses from west Georgia, east Alabama and north Florida are meeting in Columbus this weekend.The three-day convention at the Columbus Civic Center started Friday. The opening message by convention chairman William Adams was for Witnesses to be ready for Jesus' return.

CINCINNATI

Pujols hits club-record 4th slam in Cards' 7-4 win

12 hrs ago

Albert Pujols appreciates history. He just doesn't let it overshadow what he considers important.Pujols hit his club-record fourth grand slam of the season and 10th of his career, and Jarrett Hoffpauir drove in the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning with his first career hit as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Friday night.

ATLANTA

Mega Millions winning numbers

13 hrs ago

Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Mega Millions lottery:5-6-7-11-25

CINCINNATI

NL Capsules

14 hrs ago

Albert Pujols hit his club-record fourth grand slam of the season, and Jarrett Hoffpauir drove in the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning with his first career hit as St. Louis beat Cincinnati 7-4 on Friday night.Hoffpauir, playing his first major league game after being recalled Wednesday from Triple-A Memphis, capitalized on shortstop Paul Janish's two-out error with a bases-loaded single off Daniel Ray Herrera (1-4) to snap a 4-4 tie.

ATLANTA

Holdsclaw, Lyttle lead Atlanta past Mystics

14 hrs ago

Chamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points, and Sancho Lyttle added 16, helping the Atlanta Dream snap a two-game losing streak with a 72-65 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday night.Alana Beard had 16 points for Washington, which has dropped three of four and missed its first nine 3-point attempts before Matee Ajavon hit two straight in the final 2 minutes. The Mystics began the game with the WNBA's third-best percentage beyond the arc at 39.4.

SAVANNAH

Soldier found slain in Savannah

20 hrs ago

Police say a 21-year-old soldier from Hunter Army Airfield was found dead on Savannah's Hutchinson Island, not long before his 1-year-old child was discovered unharmed in an abandoned car seat several miles away.Police realized that 21-year-old Necco McCrawl's car and child were missing quickly after his body was found about 3:30 p.m. Thursday on a dirt road on the Savannah River island. Almost as soon as the search began, the child was found sitting in the car seat in Garden City and turned over to the mother.

CINCINNATI

Reds put IF Richar on DL, activate IF Encarnacion

20 hrs ago

The Reds activated third baseman Edwin Encarnacion from the 60-day disabled list Friday to replace infielder Danny Richar, who went on the 15-day disabled list with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.Wilkin Castillo, who had surgery Wednesday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, was moved from the 15-day DL to the 60-day to make room for Encarnacion on the 40-man roster.

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