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Two University students were arrested and charged with felony shoplifting Wednesday night after Macy's loss prevention caught them taking $782 worth of merchandise out of the store without paying.
A man stabbed his wife to death at their apartment Thursday morning in Southeastern Clarke County, two months after she refused to press charges against him for battery, Athens-Clarke police said.
A man suspected of stabbing his wife to death this morning in Athens was captured at his mother's house in Decatur, reportedly after a standoff that involved the DeKalb County police SWAT team.
A SWAT situation in Decatur ended after an Athens murder suspect gave himself up shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday.
Police in Athens were investigating the death of a woman Thursday morning at a home on the east side of town.
Athens, Georgia, has a unique culture and is made up of many kinds of people. One of the values that Athens holds is re-use of goods and items.
Taxpayers could save $60 million in the long run on a Clarke County jail expansion if the Athens-Clarke Commission approves a new funding plan next year.
Athens-Clarke police confiscated an elderly man's driver's license after he hit a University of Georgia student as she crossed South Milledge Avenue last week, and they plan to ask the state to review the man's fitness to continue driving.
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Athens-Clarke police arrested a man after he tried too hard to make small-talk and lied about being a police officer Saturday afternoon, according to a report.
Athens-Clarke police made 23 underage drinking arrests Saturday during and after the Georgia-Auburn football game.
A homeless man robbed a woman in an Atlanta Highway parking lot Wednesday night after she turned down his pleas for money, Athens-Clarke police said.
Alvin "Rick" Thomas taps a floorboard with a hammer, and on his hands and knees, puts his cheek to the ground to make sure it's flush.
Athens-Clarke police arrested an Ohio man Saturday night for randomly punching people at the corner of College Avenue and East Broad Street after he had been kicked out of Starbucks, according to an Athens-Clarke police report.
In photos at lower left, Willie Merrill, framed by colorful cylinders, sweeps up some plastic jugs that fell off a packed bale Thursday at the Materials Recycling Facility.
Winston, an 11-month-old Bulldog ATHENS, Ga. a ' Responsible bulldog owners have to wash their dog's face folds daily, wipe their bottoms and always be on the lookout for the skin and eye irritations that the breed is prone to.
Candidates for mayor of two Franklin County towns who both lost by one vote are disputing the election results in court.
When most of us think of mariachi music, images of Mexican restaurants, parties and wedding receptions immediately come to mind.
A 37-year-old Athens man got punched by one of the men in a twosome behind his group Tuesday at Lane Creek Golf Course, according to the Oconee County Sheriff's Office.
Faced with likely tax hikes and possible layoffs next year, Athens-Clarke officials are shuffling money around to avoid making a projected $1.4 million budget shortfall even larger.
