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 The UGA baseball team is back in action after taking the day off yesterday.  The Dawgs are keeping it in State over the next two days, taking on the Mercer Bears this evening at 6 and Kennesaw State tomorrow at 5. But it won’t be the Louisville Slugger the Dawgs will be…

The UGA Men’s Swim and Diving Team left for the  NCAA Championships in Iowa yesterday.  The competition isn’t until Thursday, but the team told us the players practicing all day today and Wednesday to get their lungs adapted to the elevation.  They start peliminary and final rounds Thursday through Saturday.

Founders of Yik Yak say they are looking for a way to better the app by preventing threatening comments and racial slurs.  Tyler Droll and Brooks Buffington say they have a basic filter for words like rape on their app already, but some yaks still get posted. They hope to partner…

One Burney-Harris-Lyons teacher left his past management career to teach eighth grade.  Alex Holman has a MBA and spent most of his life working as a corporate trainer and business owner.  Around five years ago, Holman decided he wanted to stop teaching adults and start teaching children.   He says his…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh7jb6pyNkg&feature=youtu.be There will be a chance of showers tomorrow thanks to an upcoming cold front that is mixing with moisture from the Atlantic.  There will be a 10 % chance of showers tonight, and a 40% chance of rain tomorrow.  In which case, only around a quarter of an inch is expected…

Athens Christian School Basketball Coach Ron Link has announced he is now retiring.  As we previously reported in February, he has been struggling with ALS.  The eight year Athens Christian veteran made the announcement Monday at the school’s basketball banquet. Van Beacham, the school’s athletic director, says the coach is leaving…

The Georgia Senate is expected to vote on a medical marijuana compromise today. If senators say yes, it could soon be legal for some Georgians to use an oil form of marijuana. The House Bill, drafted by Representative Allen Peake, is more broad and would allow medical marijuana to be used…

One Georgia House Bill is looking to raise one billion dollars to improve transportation in Georgia.  The money raised would go towards repairing roads and bridges.  A version of the bill was originally passed in the House would add a 29 cent gas tax to every gallon you purchase at…

Powdered alcohol is now legal.  Since March 16th, the big question has become whether it is safe or not.  Nine states, including Maryland and Tennesee, are already trying to make it illegal in their respective state.  Reporter Taylor Bisciotti speaks with local liquor stores and police to find out if it has hit…

A group at UGA wants to open a new women’s center. UGA already has a women’s clinic as part of the University Health Center, but the group Dawgs for a Women’s Center wants a space that is more of a safe zone for counseling and relaxation.   Reporter C.J. Gaan will have…