Dead inmate, injured deputy identified
     The inmate killed in a wreck this morning has been identified as Landrell Marquette Kyler. He died around 8:15 a.m. when a tractor trailer ran the stopsign at Hwy 56 South and Rosier/Byne Sunshine Road and slammed into a Richmond County patrol car transporting him and...
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Prisoner killed in Hwy 56 wreck
     Deputies say one man is dead following a violent wreck on Highway 56 South and Byne Sunshine Road. According to officers, a tractor trailer ran the stop sign and collided with a Richmond County patrol car in which two prisoners were being transported. One of the prisoners was...
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One killed in house fire
     The Burke County Coroner is trying to identify the body of a man who died in a fire, along with his six dogs. A trailer on Pebble Road, near Knight Meat Packing, was completely destroyed by fire early Monday morning.
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Vogtle asks to build new reactors in Burke
     Southern Nuclear Operating Company filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission today (Monday) asking to build two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Burke County.
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One arrested in Drug Bust
     A Waynesboro man is in jail after a Wednesday afternoon drug bust. James Wright, 25, was arrested after Burke County deputies and Richmond County narcotics officers served search warrants at his...
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Victim removed from life support - Father, son charged with murder
     A Sardis father and son will face murder charges, following the death of a Milledgeville motel employee who was repeatedly hit, kicked and stomped -- then left on the side of the road.
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