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Putnam leads suspended Mexico Championship

10:24 PM, May 23, 2013

Michael Putnam carded an 8-under 64 on Thursday and snared a 2-stroke lead at the Mexico Championship before play was suspended due to darkness.

Haas, Waldorf share lead at Senior PGA Championship

8:41 PM, May 23, 2013

Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf each carded a 5- under 66 on Thursday to share the lead after one round of the Senior PGA Championship.

Golf's governing bodies ban anchored strokes

8:30 AM, May 21, 2013

The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club have announced a rule change prohibiting anchored strokes.

This Week in Golf -- May 23 through May 26

5:54 PM, May 20, 2013

PGA TOUR - CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL, Colonial Country Club, Ft. Worth, Texas - Jason Dufner came to Colonial last year the week after winning for the second time on the PGA Tour.

McDowell up to 7th in world rankings

1:56 PM, May 20, 2013

Graeme McDowell won the Volvo World Match Play Championship on Sunday and that helped him move to No. 7 in this week's world golf rankings.

Johnson soars in women's world rankings

1:36 PM, May 20, 2013

Jennifer Johnson claimed her first LPGA Tour title on Sunday and that helped her move to No. 52 in the women's world rankings.

Molinaro earns first Symetra title

9:14 PM, May 19, 2013

Giulia Molinaro fired a 7-under 65 in the final round to win the Friends of Mission Charity Classic.

Fernandez-Valdes wins by 1 in Mexico

9:04 PM, May 19, 2013

Jorge Fernandez-Valdes stumbled to a 1-over 73 on Sunday, but it was enough for him to win the Mundo Maya Open.

Johnson rallies to victory in Mobile

7:22 PM, May 19, 2013

Jennifer Johnson fired a 7-under 65 on Sunday and earned a 1-stroke win at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Bae tops Bradley to win Byron Nelson title

6:02 PM, May 19, 2013

Sang-Moon Bae managed a 1-under 69 in windy conditions Sunday to top Keegan Bradley and win the Byron Nelson Championship.

Anderson grabs 1st win at BMW

4:02 PM, May 19, 2013

Mark Anderson finished a record-setting week with a 6-under 65 Sunday, and that gave him his first Web.com Tour title at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Anderson 1 clear of Corpening in South Carolina

8:27 PM, May 18, 2013

Mark Anderson fired a 7-under 64 on Saturday to grab a 1-stroke lead after 54 holes at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

Chella Choi grabs 1-shot lead in Mobile

7:28 PM, May 18, 2013

Chella Choi carded a 6-under 66 on Saturday to grab a 1-shot lead after three rounds of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

Anderson 1 clear of Corpening at BMW

6:13 PM, May 18, 2013

Mark Anderson fired a 7-under 64 on Saturday to grab a 1-stroke lead after 54 holes at the BMW Charity Pro-Am.

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Police: Fla. teen accidentally shoots off his penis and testicle

A teenager is recovering after police say he shot himself in the penis and testicle while cleaning a gun he just bought.

11:15 AM, Sep 12, 2012
Brandon Patterson was serving in Iraq, when he got the heartbreaking call. It appeared his dog Alfaba had found a gap in the sitters fence and wandered away.

Soldier reunited with dog, missing for 18 months

A rescue group found a soldier's dog, trapped in the house of an animal hoarder in Cobb county. Finding the dog was the first challenge. Finding the soldier was yet another.

7:08 PM, May 21, 2013
We spent a full day for the Jefferson toddler critically injured last fall by a tree limb. Tripps story has been embraced by hundreds of thousands around the country.

A Day in the Life of Tripp Halstead

We spent a full day for the Jefferson toddler critically injured last fall by a tree limb. Tripp's story has been embraced by hundreds of thousands around the country. 

9:33 AM, May 21, 2013
Sixteen people were reported hurt when an airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Friday morning.

16 hurt as airport shuttle bus hits truck

Sixteen people were reported hurt when an airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Friday morning.

1:21 PM, May 24, 2013
Alfred Watkins took an unknown band program at Lassiter High School and helped it gain an international reputation for excellence.

Lassiter band director retires after creating world-renowned program

Renowned Lassiter High School band director Alfred Watkins retires this month. His shoes will be almost impossible to fill.

5:59 AM, May 23, 2013
Kevin Rowson reports a 13 year old boy was abducted off his school bus and held captive for ten hours.

13-year-old boy abducted after getting off school bus

Palmetto boy was able to escape his abductor after the man took him into a wooded area.

11:30 PM, May 23, 2013
Federal aviation officials are investigating what caused parts of a Chinese Airline cargo jetet to crash on top of a house in metro Atlanta.

Parts fall off China Airlines jet on approach to ATL

The FAA says a China Airlines 747 lost parts from a wing as it approached Hartsfield Jackson International Airport Sunday afternoon.

7:37 PM, May 23, 2013
A Clayton County police officer is accused of threatening to shoot a man and his dog, after the pit bull mix got loose at an apartment complex in Lawrenceville.

Clayton officer fired after pointing gun at apt. resident

A Clayton County police officer is accused of threatening to shoot a man and his dog, after the pit bull mix got loose at an apartment complex in Lawrenceville.

11:30 PM, May 23, 2013

Beachy to start for Gwinnett on Friday

Atlanta Braves' right-hander Brandon Beachy is slated to make a minor league injury rehab start for the Gwinnett Braves on Friday, May 24 at Coolray Field, a 7:05 PM game against the Toledo Mud Hens. Beachy is on Atlanta's disabled list as he recovers from 2012 "Tommy John" surgery.

5:38 PM, May 23, 2013
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285 NB at Covington Hwy blocked by vehicle fire

The Georgia Department of Transportation says one lane of traffic on northbound Interstate 285 near Covington Highway is getting by after a vehicle fire.

11:15 AM, May 24, 2013
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