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Athens, GA — Cheers! It’s National Beer Day and Athens is celebrating with it’s first ever Athens Craft Beer Week. The week will lead into the 20th Annual Athens Beer Fest on Sunday, one of the largest beer festivals in the south east. The Classic City Brew Fest in Athens has…

Athens, GA — Athens Christian School’s baseball coach Jake Westbrook is in his first year coaching. However, Westbrook isn’t inexperienced with baseball — he has a World Series ring to prove it. Jake Westbrook played in the Major Leagues from 2000-2013, was an All-Star in 2004, and won the World Series…

UPDATE: 5:05 pm — Reporter Taylor Bisciotti updates live from Athens Regional Hospital where three crash victims are in fair condition. One person remains in critical condition. Matthew Shaner was discharged from Athens Regional Hospital earlier today. Stephen Shoemaker is now in stable condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. 11:35 am…

Athens, GA — Sports anchor Jacob Moore brings us the latest in local sports:   Athens Christian: The Athens Christian School’s baseball team plays tonight at 5:55pm against Prince Avenue Christian. The team has won 5 out of last 6 games. Coach Allen Osborne says his team will continue to focus…

UPDATE:  10:45 am — Reporter Adeline Kenerly is on her bike at an Athens stop light to test its motion sensor. Atlanta, GA — A Georgia law that passed the legislature and is awaiting Governor Deal’s signature could allow 2-wheeled riders to run red lights…. to keep people safer? The…

Watkinsville, GA — One shift supervisor at a local county jail says he couldn’t see himself working anywhere else.  Sergeant Doug Baxter is an Oconee County native who started working at the Oconee County jail eight years ago. Before starting at the jail, he served seven years in the United States…

ATHENS — Efforts are being made to restore the old church where R.E.M. had its first show.

JEFFERSON — The Georgia State Patrol says the three dead passengers were metal band members, who were on their way to a show at The Basement in Atlanta. The Basement has scheduled a benefit for the victims, set for next Monday.

ATHENS — An employment lawyer is telling University of Georgia law students that social media is a double edged sword.

JEFFERSON — Without the inmates, the station could not run.