Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle, including the then under construction units 3 and 4 at the plant, in 2017. Regulators have told the utility they can now load the number 3 unit with nuclear fuel.

Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle, including the then under construction units 3 and 4 at the plant, in 2017.

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Georgia Power said Wednesday, the startup of a nuclear power plant will be pushed back after its operator found a vibrating pipe in its cooling system.

Federal prosecutors in southeast Georgia announced Wednesday a massive drug trafficking indictment, charging more than 70 people with dealing opioids and other controlled substances.

Animal rehabilitation specialists are still caring for a pair of endangered green sea turtles that washed ashore along Georgia's beaches during the cold snap a few weeks ago.

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