First Slice 11-17-14: Former Gov. Carl Sanders has died

Plus, 1994 wants its coal back



R.I.P., Carl Sanders, Georgia's first New South governor and a progressive Democrat who later founded the Troutman Sanders law firm. He was 89.

The Atlanta Regional Commission might help Summerhill and other neighborhoods near Turner Field prepare for life after the Atlanta Braves.

Northwest Atlanta residents are concerned after a string of crimes, including a carjacking, have taken place in their communities.

Developer Dean Alford's dream of building a coal-fired power plant in southeast Georgia - at a time when the future of the filthy energy source is under debate - is alive and well.

Federal drug agents are reportedly speaking with some NFL teams' medical staff about the use of prescription drugs.

Dozens of lawyers have missed a crucial deadline to contest their clients' death sentences thanks in part to a 1996 "tough-on-crime" law. In 16 of the cases, the defendants were later executed.

Bill Cosby is declining to discuss allegations that he sexually assaulted women in the past. The comedian was never charged and settled a 2006 case.

The Islamic State has released a new video showing the beheading of Peter Kassig, a former U.S. Army Ranger who founded a refugee relief organization in 2012 after being medically discharged. President Barack Obama called the act "pure evil."






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