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Julianne Thompson, the former co-chair of the Atlanta Tea Party and former press sectretary of the Georgia Republican Party, joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to discuss the ongoing GOP Presidential race.

Extra innings on the road left Dusty Baker exhausted but happy in his debut as Nationals manager.

An Amtrak train struck a piece of heavy equipment just south of Philadelphia on Sunday causing a derailment, killing two Amtrak workers and sending more than 30 passengers to hospitals

U.S. Census figures show metro Atlanta's population continues to grow as hundreds of thousands of new residents moved in during the past five years.

In the wake of a child sex abuse story that broke in Gainesville last week, a local nonprofit that helps sex abuse victims is reminding the public of its services.

Dr. Amy Boyd, an allergist with the Allergy and Asthma Clinic of Northeast Georgia, joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to talk about the best way to cope with, and overcome, high pollen counts during allergy season.

Matthew Boedy, a professor with the University of North Ga. who recently spoke out against the bill at an Atlanta-based rally, joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to discuss the bill's impact on the university system here in Georgia.

Recent figures from the CDC show that heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in the U.S. every year. Dawn Zier, the CEO of Nutrisystem, joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to discuss efforts to cut down those numbers, especially here in the South.

Kathy Amos with "The Wisdom Project" in Gainesville joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to discuss the senior leadership organzation, including its inclusion in a recent edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Gary Lawrence, the co-chair of iTN America, joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to discuss his company's senior transportation service that is coming to Gainesville in the near future.