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Beryl soaks Ga., Fla. coasts, now a depression

2012-05-28T15:01:30-04:00

The remains of Tropical Storm Beryl soaked beach vacations and some Memorial Day remembrance services in southern Georgia and northern Florida on Monday and knocked out power to tens of thousands, though emergency officials said it hasn’t brought any major damage.

McCain: Don’t count on Russia to force out Assad

2012-05-28T13:00:00-04:00

The U.S. can’t count on Russia — a major arms supplier to Syria — to force President Bashar Assad from power, Sen. John McCain said Sunday, blaming President Barack Obama for embracing a “feckless” foreign policy and punting tough decisions until after the fall election.

Almost half of new vets seek disability

2012-05-28T12:00:00-04:00

America’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.

2 brothers sentenced to death in separate states

2012-05-28T10:00:00-04:00

Rodney Berget lives in a single cell on South Dakota’s death row, rarely leaving the tiny room where he awaits execution for bludgeoning a prison guard to death with a pipe during an attempted escape.
For Berget’s immediate family, his fate is somewhat familiar. He is the second member of the clan to be sentenced to death. His older brother was convicted in 1987 of killing a man for his car. Roger Berget spent 13 years on Oklahoma’s death row until his execution in 2000 at age 39.
The Bergets are not the first pair of siblings to be condemned. Record books reveal at least three cases of brothers who conspired to commit crimes and both got the death penalty. But these two stand out because their crimes were separated by more than 600 miles and 25 years.

Memorial Day services moved

2012-05-28T09:24:45-04:00

Moved from Sunset Hil Cemetery to American Legion Post 13

UPDATE: Valdosta man released on bond from India prison

2012-05-28T09:12:12-04:00

A Valdosta man was being released this morning from an Indian prison following his arrest for the discovery of forgotten hunting ammunition in his luggage.

Valdosta man held in Indian prison

2012-05-28T09:00:57-04:00

A Valdosta man is being held in an Indian prison after New Delhi airport officials discovered rounds of ammunition in his luggage from a past hunting trip.

Light rain, more aircraft aid Mich. wildfire fight

2012-05-28T09:00:00-04:00

A bit of rain and four more aircraft helped Michigan authorities in their attempts to contain a wildfire that has consumed 31.6 square miles of Upper Peninsula forest and destroyed at least 61 buildings, an official said Sunday.

Today in History for Monday, May 28, 2012

2012-05-28T08:00:00-04:00

Today is Monday, May 28, the 149th day of 2012. There are 217 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day observance.

Tropical Storm Beryl nears southeastern U.S. coast

2012-05-27T20:14:10-04:00

Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to make landfall Sunday night and the weather system is already wrecking some Memorial Day weekend plans.