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42-Pound Neglect Victim Rescued, Gator Sighting, Fatal Shooting in Midtown: News Nearby
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42-Pound Disabled Georgia Woman Found Neglected
A disabled Georgia woman was discovered after years of neglect, weighing 42 pounds and living in squalor, authorities say.
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The 23-year-old woman, who has cerebral palsy, was rescued on Monday -- a day before her birthday -- by Eatonton Police officers and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, according to the GBI. >>> Read more.
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Portions of the Chattahoochee River Recreation area have been temporarily closed to protect a large alligator that's been spotted recently.
The alligator is 6 to 8 feet long, and reportedly may have once been someone's pet. The gator was first spotted around the Cochran Shoals area near I-285 a few weeks ago, but park rangers say it's been in the area for about 10 years. >>> Read more.
Citizen Journalist Pleads Not Guilty To Obstruction Charges
The journalist and Roswell resident at the center of a 2014 confrontation at a Republican Party gathering answered to the charges on Tuesday in a Dawson County Superior Court room.
Nydia Pinzon Tisdale pleaded not guilty March 15 to three counts each of felony obstruction of an officer, misdemeanor obstruction of an officer and misdemeanor criminal trespass for her encounter with a Dawson County sheriff’s captain trying to remove her from a political rally. >>> Read more.
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