WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights lawyers urged a federal judge to declare the New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims to be unconstitutional, order police to stop their surveillance and destroy any records in police files.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the lawyers said the spying has hindered the ability of resid... full story
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ADAM GOLDMAN and EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated PressAssociated Press
Update: So far today, 0.53 inches of rain has fallen at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport. The chance of thunderstorms continues through 10 p.m. dropping to 20 percent tomorrow morning. Upda...
ROME, GA. — The International Aerobatic Club, Chapter 3, will host the Bear Creek Bash Aerobatic Competition at Rome's Richard B. Russell Regional Airport on June 28-29.
The event will include com...
Animal Kingdom no factor at Royal Ascot in finale ASCOT, England (AP) — Kentucky Derby champion Animal Kingdom was unable to go out a winner, fading quickly in the Queen Anne Stakes on Tuesday in his last race before retirement.
Animal Kingdom ha...
For the second time in the past month, The Junior Volleyball Association (JVA) has chosen North Georgia Rage Volleyball Club and Sonoraville High School rising senior setter, Kristi Vaughn, for a nati
On a hot Wednesday afternoon, the finest softball players in the state of Georgia gathered to showcase their skills during the final day of the annual Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North/South
Calhoun coaches Matt Rice and Randy Rice were each rewarded for leading their teams to a stellar soccer season recently by each being named the Region 7-AA Coach of the Year.
UPDATE: Former Chief Magistrate Chris Mathis was sentenced this morning in Floyd County Superior Court to 100 years in prison for what prosecutors called a cattle Ponzi-like scheme.
Mathis, 48, sat...
Public interest is high for a few of the projects being considered for inclusion in the upcoming SPLOST package. Members of local animal rescue and trail development advocacy groups packed the Emer...
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ATLANTA — Georgia officials said they plan to review a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down an Arizona voter-registration law requiring proof of citizenship to determine what effect it may hav...
Today’s “Progressivism” is a vulture gnawing at the nation’s liver, viewing Western Culture with the sort of disgust as a modern man contemplating a tribe of cannibals. Moral collapse has already o...
An investment in the future of industry in Floyd County and the development of tourism and recreation are some of the areas covered by proposed SPLOST projects. The role of the Rome-Floyd SPLO...
Jason Broome, director of Floyd County Animal Control, would like to see a new 26,000-square-foot shelter that includes a dog park and adoption center. His proposal for a $5.97 million facility fu...
Governor Nathan Deal released a letter today backing the proposed 411 connector to the Rome delegation and more specifically State Rep. Katie Dempsey. In the letter, Deal voices his support for the...