Georgia Power has won approval from the state Public Service Commission to build two new nuclear reactors near Augusta, which could be the first new nuclear project to break ground in the country in three decades. The $14 billion expansion project at Plant Vogtle is set to begin construction in 2011 and is scheduled to be completed in 2017. The PSC voted 4-to-1 Tuesday to certify the proposal from Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission must also sign off.

According to a release from the GBI, on Thursday evening, November 20th, the FBI, Florida Division of Law Enforcement, and the Suwannee Florida County Sheriff’s Department arrested the following subjects in connection with the death of Canche Reina, in Burke County, earlier this month.

Fight between citizens and Burke County officials continues over Frank Farmer Road.

Brothers Emerino and Lino Miguel likely hiding out Florida. Both are wanted for the murder of Reina Canche.

Murder In Burke County may have ties to prostitution ring operating out of Savannah.

According to Lt. Scott Peebles, two suspects watned in a robbery in Burke County and police chase into Richmond County, turned themselves in Wednesday morning.

According to Lt. Scott Peebles, of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, two suspects are wanted in connection with the Armed Robbery of the Huddle House, in Waynesboro, Georgia on Saturday night. After the robbery, the suspects were involved in a high-speed chase, in which shots were fired at several police officers. The suspects are known to be armed at this time. The suspects are identified as 20-year-old Julian Durden, III and 23-year-old William Dalzell.

The federal agency that oversees nuclear power plants says the effects of dredging on the Savannah River must be explored before permits for a proposed expansion at Plant Vogtle can be considered. In a ruling Friday, The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety & Licensing Board agreed with environmental groups that contend dredging would have a significant impact and was not addressed in earlier studies.