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GA Man Shoots Ex in the Head, Abducts Baby
Port Royal police say a woman is dead after her ex-boyfriend shot her in the head and abducted their 3-year-old child. It happened Thursday night around 9pm at 21 Battery Lane in Port Royal. Police say they responded to a health and welfare check. After gaining entry into the apartment, officers discovered a woman who had been fatally shot in
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Tonight on WJCL News at 6
Good afternoon everyone. These are some of the stories we are working on for WJCL News at 6. Fort Stewart leaders say rumors of an attempted abduction on post are false. Hear the explanation of what really happened. A fire at a Savannah strip mall forces three businesses to close. There's a big change for this year's Claxton Rattlesnake Roundup.
National
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Barefoot Bandit learns his fate
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced the young man known as the "Barefoot Bandit" to 6 1/2 years in prison for his two-year, international crime spree. Colton Harris-Moore hopscotched his way across the United States carrying out a series of break-ins that included stealing boats and planes. He was finally arrested in the Bahamas in 2010. ©2012 Associated
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US gov't to extend and expand foreclosure program
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is expanding its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes. The Home Affordable Modification Program will also be extended through 2013. The three-year old program has strived to help those at risk of foreclosure lower their monthly payments. But it has failed to help more
World
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UN weapons experts going to Tehran
VIENNA (AP) — Diplomats say the U.N. nuclear agency is including two senior weapons experts on a mission to Iran on Saturday. The move is an unusually clear statement on the team's prime focus — wresting information from Iranian officials on suspicions the country has secretly worked on atomic arms. Iran has flatly refused to discuss such allegations for more
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Hillary Clinton to visit Europe next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will make a short trip to Europe next week, making her sixth visit to Germany and first to Bulgaria as America's top diplomat. The State Department said on Friday that Clinton will go to Munich on February 3 to participate in the annual Munich Security Conference and meet with various other
Business
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Facebook IPO filing could come next week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Wall Street Journal says Facebook could file regulatory papers for its initial public offering of stock as early as next week. The newspaper cites unnamed people familiar with the matter in saying that the social networking company could raise as much as $10 billion. Facebook's expected launch as a publicly traded company is the most
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Ford posts big profits
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford's stock price fell after weak sales in Europe and production losses in Asia hurt fourth-quarter earnings. Ford Motor Co. reported $13.62 billion in net income, but investors brushed off the result because most of that came from an accounting change. Excluding that change, earnings totaled $1.1 billion, or 20 cents a share, missing Wall Street
State
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ICE arrests sex offenders in GA, NC and SC
ATLANTA (AP) — Immigration authorities say they've arrested 20 foreign nationals convicted of sex offenses in Georgia and the Carolinas this week. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Friday that the arrests came Monday through Wednesday as part of Operation Sex Offender Alien Removal, or SOAR, which targets foreign nationals who are targets for deportation because of convictions for sexual
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GA Man Shoots Ex in the Head, Abducts Baby
Port Royal police say a woman is dead after her ex-boyfriend shot her in the head and abducted their 3-year-old child. It happened Thursday night around 9pm at 21 Battery Lane in Port Royal. Police say they responded to a health and welfare check. After gaining entry into the apartment, officers discovered a woman who had been fatally shot in
Product Recalls
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LED flashlight sets recalled by BJ's
WASHINGTON, D.C. – BJ’s Wholesale Club is recalling about 41,000 LED flashlight and battery sets because the flashlights can heat up, smoke or melt when turned on, posing fire and burn hazards. BJ’s has received two reports of incidents with the flashlights, including one unit overheating and one unit burning and making a loud noise. One minor injury to a
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KYMCO recalls utility vehicles
WASHINGTON, D.C. – KYMCO is recalling about 1,876 utility vehicles because an exposed portion of the exhaust system can allow debris such as leaves, brush or other flammable materials to enter the opening and ignite, posing a fire hazard. The company has received three reports of vehicles catching on fire and being damaged. No reports of injuries have been received.