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Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:34 PM ET
ATLANTA (AP) - State investigators are asking for the public's help in finding suspect Brandon Hambrick in the killing of a 44-year-old man found dead in his burning vehicle. Another suspect, Candice Pope, has been arrested and charged in the murder of Alvin Hall.
ATLANTA (AP) - Habitat for Humanity is planning a multiyear effort to improve living conditions for 50,000 families in Haiti following a devastating earthquake. It begins with the distribution of 10,000 emergency shelter kits. Habitat workers will also help families remove debris and repair homes.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A 58-year-old Augusta man is out of the hospital after medicine cleared up a rash on his double hand transplant. Jeff Kepner received the hands at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in May and went home in October. He was hospitalized last week after he developed the rash on both hands.
ATLANTA (AP) - A 25-year-old Atlanta woman has been sentenced to life in prison for arranging a murder to steal $32,000 in drug money. A Fulton County jury convicted Anastacia Jackson for planning the October 2008 robbery that caused the death of 32-year-old Alton Sewell of Atlanta.
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