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Woman hurt in Riverwalk Augusta mugging asks forgiveness for assailants

Latest from The Augusta Chronicle - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:25pm

 

Ashley Solesbee wants her attackers to come forward so there can be justice but also so she can talk to them and plead that they turn their lives around.

“I know they need the love of Jesus right now,” she said Wednesday at her church, Belvedere First Baptist.

Solesbee, 25, and her date, Wesley Spires, 27, both of South Carolina, were attacked with metal bats or pipes on Riverwalk Augusta about 11 p.m. Friday.

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Deal would reduce sentence for Enron's Skilling

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:25pm
Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant's collapse could be trimmed by as many as 10 years if a federal judge approves an agreement reached Wednesday between prosecutors and defense attorneys.

FDA inspection triggers recall by Florida pharmacy

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:16pm
The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors and pharmacists Wednesday to avoid drugs made by a Florida specialty pharmacy called The Compounding Shop, due to potential safety problems uncovered by health inspectors.

SC Supreme Court throws out lawsuit on sales taxes

AP SC News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:08pm
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in sales tax exemptions, without weighing in on the exemptions' legality.

Prison for 3 in killing of US couple in Caribbean

AP SC News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:08pm
A judge in St. Maarten convicted three men and issued prison sentences Wednesday in the killing of a South Carolina couple in the Caribbean country.

SC officers to again pay more for pensions in 2014

AP SC News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:08pm
South Carolina's law enforcement officers and firefighters will again be required to put a higher percentage of their salaries toward their retirement benefits than other public workers.

A look at the charges in Jodi Arias' murder trial

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:07pm
A jury of eight men and four women have found Jodi Arias' guilty of first degree-murder. Jurors had several options as they considered four months of testimony and evidence in the case: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter or acquittal.

Feds raid homes in NM-Texas border town

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:07pm
Twenty-two people were arrested on drug trafficking and other charges Wednesday during an early morning raid around the New Mexico border town of Anthony, federal officials said.

Lawyers: Haiti cholera lawsuit threatened at UN

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:06pm
A Boston-based human rights group says it will sue the United Nations in 60 days if the world body does not agree to compensate Haitian cholera victims, apologize to the Caribbean nation for introducing the disease through its peacekeeping force and launch a major effort to improve sanitation.

Jury begins deliberating on weapons plant break-in

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:06pm
A jury has begun deliberating on the case of an 83-year-old nun and two other protesters who sneaked into a Tennessee nuclear weapons plant last summer.

Arias case likely far from over even after verdict

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:06pm
As thousands await a verdict in the Jodi Arias murder trial, the case may be far from over if she is not acquitted.

AP PHOTOS: Verdict in Jodi Arias murder trial

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:05pm
AP PHOTOS: Verdict in Jodi Arias murder trial

Casey Anthony bankruptcy hearing postponed

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:05pm
A federal judge presiding over Casey Anthony's bankruptcy has postponed a hearing until later this month to allow time to look at issues surrounding two defamation suits against the central Florida woman.

Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:05pm
A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games.

Sheriff: Rural California man killed wife, 2 girls

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:05pm
Authorities in rural Northern California were searching on Wednesday for a man suspected of killing his wife and two young daughters.

APNewsBreak: 5 charged in CA immigration scam

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:05pm
Four federal law enforcement officers were charged with accepting cash, a TV, and plane tickets among bribes dating back more than a decade to help dozens of foreigners enter the country, authorities announced Wednesday.

Suit against Holmes' psychiatrist placed on hold

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:05pm
A lawsuit against a psychiatrist who treated Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes has been put on hold to avoid conflicts with the criminal case against him.

Block where women found a friendly, careful place

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:05pm
The block where horror happened has many faces.

Public viewing held for former Kris Kross rapper

AP Georgia News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 6:04pm
Mourners showed up at a funeral home in Atlanta to pay their respects to former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly.

Jodi Arias convicted of first-degree murder

AP US News - Wed, 05/08/2013 - 5:56pm
Jodi Arias has been convicted of first-degree murder in the brutal stabbing and shooting death of her one-time boyfriend in Arizona.

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