Georgia man bitten by rabid raccoon after putting animal in his coat
The Georgia man wrapped the rabid raccoon in his coat, held it against his chest, and drove for an hour to a nature center to get the animal checked out.
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The Georgia man wrapped the rabid raccoon in his coat, held it against his chest, and drove for an hour to a nature center to get the animal checked out.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services program will distribute more than 500,000 oral rabies vaccine baits by air across northwest Georgia from Oct. 14–28 to curb the spread of raccoon rabies and protect public health.
A 2-year-old boy was shot in the head on Christmas morning in Walker County.
Mickey Lee, a former "Big Brother" houseguest known for her vibrant personality and bold gameplay, has died, her family announced in a social media post shared Friday.
At least four Georgia residents are among 64 people across 22 U.S. states who got sick with Salmonella from raw oysters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On Christmas Day, one of the NBA's biggest stars was honored not for basketball, but for his service to a North Georgia community.
Nearly 60 DeKalb County families who had been living out of extended-stay hotels received a Christmas gift this year they had not had in a long time: a safe place to call home.