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WASHINGTON — Forget mosquito bites. Volunteers let researchers inject them with the dengue virus in the name of science — and an experimental vaccine protected them. Next up, scientists plan to use this same strategy against dengue’s cousin, the Zika virus.

Savannah city officials plan to revise their purchasing options in case lightning strikes twice at City Hall.
The planned revisions come after the city received matching six-digit bids from two vendors, leaving the City Council divided Tuesday on how to proceed.
Republic Services of Georgia and Waste Management of Georgia submitted the sole bids to provide landfill services for de-watered sewage sludge. Both bids totaled $601,875.
No instances of similar ties could be recalled by staff or veteran council members, and a 5-4 council vote ensued.

Fourteen U.S. Marine Raiders set out on a more than 770-mile ruck march on March 11 to honor fallen comrades who died during a helicopter crash.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia House on Wednesday approved changes to a contentious bill protecting opponents of same-sex marriage.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is keeping a key interest rate unchanged in light of global pressures that risk slowing the U.S. economy.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman is fighting to keep her 6-foot-long pet alligator in her home.The 125-pound reptile named Rambo wears clothes, rides on the back of a motorcycle and has a bedroom in Mary Thorn's home in Lakeland.

New property transfers in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties have been added to the database.Search here by buyer, seller, address, city, zip or month of sale for the latest property transfers. All data are public records and are obtained from each county or municipality, unless otherwise sourced. Information fields may vary.