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Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades Kills Nearly 300

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. -- Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 297 people were killed across six states - more than two-thirds of them in Alabama,...

Athletes and Businesspeople Give 9-Year-Old Hero New Leg

A group of Southern athletes and businesspeople is banding together to provide a young hero with a new leg. AOL News shared Anaiah Rucker's story in March. The courageous 9-year-old straight-A student from Georgia pushed her sister out of the way of an oncoming truck in February. Bearing the brunt of the truck's force,...

15-State Tornado Outbreak Deadliest Since 2008

WASHINGTON -- The devastation is stunning -- homes and lives shattered as the deadliest swarm of twisters in three years battered up to 15 states. Ultimately, this could turn out to be among the top 10 three-day outbreaks for number of tornadoes, though experts can't be sure until all the reports are sorted, said Greg...

Sheriff: Missing Mom of 5 Alive and Well [VIDEO]

Car Belonging to Missing Mother of 5 Found Abandoned in Georgia

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. -- Law enforcement authorities in Cherokee County have located the vehicle of missing woman Wazineh Suleiman. The gray 2004 Nissan Armada was found abandoned this morning in Cherokee County. Suleiman's car was left at a vacant business off Interstate 75, Sgt. Jonathan Rogers of the Bartow...

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06/02/12 Report: Ga. top court balanced between pro-consumer... Source: Savannah Morning News - Savannah GA A study by a consumer-advocacy group shows the Georgia Supreme Court fluctuated between favoring consumers and leaning toward businesses.
06/02/12 North Buncombe's Proffitt to vault for Georgia Source: Pisgah Mountain News - Fletcher NC After winning seven individual state titles in her career and leading North Buncombe High team to a state championship last month, Sage Proffitt was looking for new heights to clear.
06/02/12 Harper: Georgia GOP calls truce Source: Savannah Morning News - Savannah GA A difficult coexistence between social and fiscal conservatives now exists within the state Republican Party.
05/30/12 12 Great Ways To Experiance Savannah, Georgia Source: The Huffington Post Known as the "Hostess City of the South," it's an alphabet soup of architectural array, breathtaking beauty, cultural climate, dearly departed, eclectic entertainment, fantastic food, grand graveyards, haunted houses -- you get the idea!
05/24/12 Richard Zombeck: Below the Fold: Feds Pipe Up and... Source: The Huffington Post - Business A wrap-up of stories and posts you might have missed or overlooked -- the ones below the fold.