LOCAL NEWS
Portion of Avenue A walking trail to be closed on Thursday
-City of Rome- On Thursday, a City of Rome Water Department contractor will repave a section of the Avenue A walking path just south of the sewer lift...
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Arrest reports for July 1
-Floyd County Jail records- Man charged with meth possession, criminal trespass A homeless man who is accused of trespassing is also facing drug charg...
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One Man's Opinion, "Happy 250th Birthday America,"
Tuesday, July 1, 2026 -Bill Crane- Though I was only 15 at the time, I have many very vivid memories of our nation's Bicentennial in 1976. And though ...
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Pirelli board to consider a multi-year investment plan for the United States
-David Crowder, WRGA News- Pirelli Tires has unveiled a multi-year investment plan for the United States of between approximately 1 and 1.2 billion d...
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DNR: Another banner nesting year for bald eagles in Georgia
-News Release- This year's survey of bald eagles nesting in Georgia may have covered less territory than usual. But the results point to a population ...
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Rome Area Heritage Foundation recognizes landmark restoration projects
-News Release- The Rome Area Heritage Foundation recently highlighted two interconnected local landmarks at its annual Membership Event, while honorin...
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NATIONAL NEWS
Thousands of beer cans spill across Connecticut highway after tractor-trailer overturns
A tractor-trailer carrying Bud Light and Michelob Ultra overturned on Route 44 in Salisbury, Connecticut, spilling thousands of beer cans across the r...
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Another New Yorker says officers confronted him after he criticized ICE
A New York man says federal officers warned him over an email criticizing ICE, sparking a first amendment debate over free speech and government criti...
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Feds dismantle alleged gun trafficking ring that funneled dozens of firearms from Georgia to Chicago gangs
Five people face federal charges after prosecutors say a trafficking ring funneled dozens of guns from Georgia to Chicago gangs tied to violent crimes...
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Foul odor at NYC school leads police to body hidden in chimney
An exterminator found a rotting corpse stuffed in the chimney of a Queens public school while investigating a foul odor, according to police.
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DOJ says 11 migrants indicted in multi-state sex trafficking, drug, firearms case
Federal prosecutors charge 11 illegal aliens with child sex trafficking, drug trafficking and firearms trafficking across multiple U.S. states.
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