SAN FRANCISCO — An Asiana Airlines flight from Seoul, South Korea, crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing at least two people, injuring dozens of others and forcing passengers to jump down the emergency inflatable slides to safety as flames tore through the plane.

In addition to the two deaths in the crash at San Francisco International Airport, dozens of passengers were unaccounted for, said San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-Whites.

"This is a work in progress," she said, adding the investigation has been turned over to the FBI and that terrorism has been ruled out. She said at least 48 people were initially transported from the scene to area hospitals.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Flight 214 crashed while landing before noon PDT. A video clip posted to YouTube showed smoke coming from a jet on the tarmac. Passengers could be seen jumping down the emergency slides.

Television footage showed the top of the fuselage was burned away and the entire tail was gone. One engine appeared to have broken away. Pieces of the tail were strewn about the runway. Emergency responders could be seen walking inside the burned-out wreckage.

It wasn't immediately clear what happened to the plane as it was landing, but some eyewitnesses said the aircraft seemed to lose control and that the tail may have hit the ground.

Stephanie Turner saw the plane going down and the rescue slides deploy, but returned to her hotel room before seeing any passengers get off the jet, she told ABC News. Turner said when she first saw the flight she noticed right away that the angle of its approach seemed strange.

"I mean we were sure that we had just seen a lot of people die. It was awful," she said. "And it looked like the plane had completely broken apart. There were flames and smoke just billowing."

Kate Belding was out jogging just before 11:30 a.m. on a path the water from the airport when she noticed the plane approaching the runway in a way that "just didn't look like it was coming in quite right."

"Then all of a sudden I saw what looked like a cloud of dirt puffing up and then there was a big bang and it kind of looked like the plane maybe bounced (as it neared the ground)," she said. "I couldn't really tell what happened, but you saw the wings going up and (in) a weird angle."

"Not like it was cartwheeling," she said, but rather as though the wings were almost swaying from side to side.

Doug Yakel, a spokesman for the airport, said he did not yet know how many passengers were aboard the flight. "We also don't have any information at this time to the status of those passengers," he said at a brief news conference.

San Francisco General Hospital spokeswoman Rachael Kagan said the adult patients range in age from 20 to their 40s. It was not immediately clear the ages of the children.

San Francisco-area broadcasters KNTV, KCBS and KTVU have reported that there were fatalities in Saturday's crash, but The Associated Press contacted police, fire and coroner's officials and was unable to confirm any deaths.

A call to the airline seeking comment wasn't immediately returned.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team of investigators to San Francisco to probe the crash. NTSB spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said Saturday that NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman would head the team.

Boeing said it was preparing to provide technical assistance to the NTSB.

Numerous flights headed to San Francisco were diverted to other airports. A United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco was sent to Los Angeles airport, and passengers were told the San Francisco airport would be closed for at least three hours Saturday afternoon.

Asiana is a South Korean airline, second in size to national carrier Korean Air. It has recently tried to expand its presence in the United States, and joined the Star Alliance, which is anchored in the U.S. by United Airlines.

The 777-200 is a long-range plane from Boeing. The twin-engine aircraft is one of the world's most popular long-distance planes, often used for flights of 12 hours or more, from one continent to another. The airline's website says its 777s can carry between 246 to 300 passengers.

The flight was 10 hours and 23 minutes, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service. The aircraft is configured to seat 295 passengers, it said.

The Boeing 777 is a smaller, wide-body jet that can travel long distances without refueling and is typically used for long flights over water.

The most notable accident involving a 777 occurred on Jan. 17, 2008 at Heathrow Airport in London. British Airways Flight 28 landed hard about 1,000 feet short of the runway and slid onto the start of the runway. The impact broke the 777-200's landing gear. There were 47 injuries, but no fatalities.

An investigation revealed ice pellets that had formed in the fuel were clogging the fuel-oil heat exchanger, blocking fuel from reaching the plane's engines. The Rolls-Royce Trent 800 series engines that were used on the plane were then redesigned.

Bill Waldock, an expert on aviation accident investigation, said he was reminded of the Heathrow accident as he watched video of Saturday's crash. "Of course, there is no indication directly that's what happened here," he said. "That's what the investigation is going to have to find out."

The Asiana 777 "was right at the landing phase and for whatever reason the landing went wrong," said Waldock, director of the Embry-Riddle University accident investigation laboratory in Prescott, Ariz. "For whatever reason, they appeared to go low on approach and then the airplane pitched up suddenly to an extreme attitude, which could have been the pilots trying to keep it out of the ground."

The last time a large U.S. airline lost a plane in a fatal crash was an American Airlines Airbus A300 taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in 2001.

Smaller airlines have had crashes since then. The last fatal U.S. crash was a Continental Express flight operated by Colgan Air, which crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y. on Feb. 12, 2009. The crash killed all 49 people on board and one man in a house.

Flying remains one of the safest forms of transportation: There are about two deaths worldwide for every 100 million passengers on commercial flights, according to an Associated Press analysis of government accident data.

Just a decade ago, passengers were 10 times as likely to die when flying on an American plane. The risk of death was even greater during the start of the jet age, with 1,696 people dying — 133 out of every 100 million passengers — from 1962 to 1971. The figures exclude acts of terrorism.

Asia remains one of the fastest-growing regions for aviation in the world. Even with slowing economies in Japan and China, airlines there saw 3.7 percent more passengers than a year ago, according to the International Air Transport Association.

Finding enough experienced pilots to meet a growing number of flights is becoming a problem. A 2012 report by aircraft manufacturer Boeing said the industry would need 460,000 new commercial airline pilots in the next two decades — with 185,000 of them needed in Asia alone.

"The Asia-Pacific region continues to present the largest projected growth in pilot demand," the report said.

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Associated Press writers Joan Lowy in Washington, D.C., Scott Mayerowitz in New York and Pauline Arrillaga in Phoenix contributed to this report.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson became the first driver in 31 years to sweep Daytona International Speedway, accomplishing the feat with a dominating run Saturday night for his fourth win of the season.

The Daytona 500 winner is the first driver since Bobby Allison in 1982, and the fifth overall, to win both races in a season at Daytona.

“I don’t think I made a bad move tonight. I’m pretty proud of that,” Johnson said. “To tie anything that Bobby did is really special. I’m very proud of that. I’ve going to take that home and savor it pretty well.”

The five-time NASCAR champion was the leader on the restart for a two-lap sprint to the finish in overtime Saturday night. He held off Kevin Harvick on the restart, and then pulled out front to a sizeable lead. Tony Stewart moved into second and may have been timing his attempt to make a pass for the lead when a caution in the middle of the pack froze the field.

Stewart was second, followed by Kevin Harvick in a Chevrolet sweep.

Clint Bowyer was fourth and team co-owner Michael Waltrip fifth in a pair of Toyotas. Then came Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray and Dale Earnhardt Jr. as Chevrolets took six of the top eight spots and seven of the top 10.

Casey Mears was ninth in a Ford, followed by Ryan Newman.

The race was stopped for almost nine minutes for a six-car accident with 11 laps remaining that included yet another vicious hit for Denny Hamlin.

Hamlin’s car inexplicably turned right and spun hard into the frontstretch wall. It then turned back into traffic and Hamlin was tagged hard by AJ Allmendinger in a hit that caused his car to lift off the ground.

Both he and Allmendinger had to collect themselves after climbing from their wrecked cars, but both were evaluated and released from the infield care center. Hamlin missed four races earlier this season with a compression fracture in a vertebra in his lower back, and took a hard hit last Sunday at Kentucky.

He tested Monday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but had to be evaluated by a doctor on site before he got in the car.

Also involved in the late accident with Hamlin and Allmendinger were Matt Kenseth, Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, and Jeff Gordon.

“I saw the wreck and tried to slow down and miss it, but just not much I could do,” Kenseth said.

The race resumed with seven laps remaining and Johnson leading teammate Kasey Kahne. Johnson then made a strange move to the high line to block Marcos Ambrose and it might have cost him the race as it put Kahne out front in the bottom lane of traffic.

But as the two Hendrick drivers drag-raced around Daytona, Ambrose clipped the side of Johnson as he attempted a sudden lane change. He slammed into the side of Kahne, causing Kahne to spin and hit an inside retaining wall for another caution with five laps remaining.

Kahne angrily tossed his head-and-neck restraint into his car after climbing from the wreckage.

The race resumed in overtime with Johnson leading Harvick, Bowyer, Stewart and McMurray. He wasn’t challenged as neither Stewart nor Harvick could make a move before the race-ending caution.

“Jimmie just was good,” Stewart said. “Jimmie was just really, really good. We were just a little bit off of him.”

Added Harvick: “I really thought we were in the right spot. ... Our line just never developed. I’m a little disappointed because I really thought we were in the right spot.”

Allmendinger better after suspension

AJ Allmendinger’s life changed forever a year ago, in the hours before the race at Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR officials had just kicked him out of the track, suspending Allmendinger indefinitely for failing a random drug test. As his peers prepared for one of the biggest races of the year, and Sam Hornish Jr. scrambled to get from Charlotte, N.C., back to Daytona to drive his car, Allmendinger was reeling in seclusion.

The failed drug test sidelined Allmendinger for more than three months and ultimately cost him his job with Penske Racing. But it also spurred a great deal of introspection for Allmendinger, who returned to Daytona a year later a different person.

He headed into Saturday night’s race happier than he’s been in a long time and at peace with the twists and turns of his career.

“I’ve worked hard to get back in the sport, and I’ve also worked hard as a person to try to find myself and figure out how to be better,” Allmendinger said. “I’ve said many times, at the end of the day, all you have is being able to look yourself in the mirror and like what you see. By the middle of last year, I didn’t like myself. I was stressed.

“Now? The walls are torn down. This is me right now. This is it.”

Allmendinger is tired of talking about his “comeback.” He wants people to stop dwelling on the biggest mistake of his life, and his long road back into racing.

But he’s aware that his audience has grown over the last 12 months, and that he’s gained a following of fans eager to root for an underdog getting a second chance. Allmendinger owes much of that to Roger Penske, who stuck by the driver even after firing him.

Penske gave Allmendinger a ride in the Indianapolis 500, and so far four other IndyCar Series starts. He also hired Allmendinger to drive the Nationwide Series race last month at Road America, where Allmendinger scored the first win of his NASCAR career. His effusive victory speech was emotional and from the heart, and when Allmendinger kissed a television camera in a message for Penske, the team owner was watching.

“He said he was happy for me, and he told me he thought it was one of the best jobs I’d done,” Allmendinger said. “That meant a lot. He was so pumped up about it. He was out of the country and he had to watch it at 2:30 in the morning on some British television station, and he was really excited about it. For me, and obviously I’d like to win more races for him, but to be able to finally get that one and say ‘Thank you,’ which I’ve said a million times over, that was just the best way to say thank you.”

Allmendinger, who is running a handful of Sprint Cup Series races for Phoenix Racing and JTG Daugherty Racing, also is scheduled to drive for Penske in the Nationwide race at Mid-Ohio.

“What this country is based on is being able to have a second chance,” Allmendinger said. “I feel like I was open and honest about it, and I needed to take some time for myself. When people ask if I think I deserve a second chance from Roger — no, because Roger didn’t owe me anything and I didn’t deserve a second chance. But I always say if you make a mistake and you learn something from it, then the mistake was worth something.

“But if you make a mistake, and you keep making the same mistake over and over, well, that’s your own stupidity. I’ve worked hard not to repeat my mistakes.”

Allmendinger now takes his racing career week-by-week, piecing together what he can but trying his best to enjoy every moment he has at the track. There’s been discussion with the Penske organization about running the season finale at Fontana, but he understands that with Helio Castroneves currently leading the points that a third car for Allmendinger could take away from a title run.

So Allmendinger is waiting to see what opportunities are out there for him.

“I don’t have a really good answer for that yet. If Roger offers me something full-time next year, no matter what it is, I’d be stupid not to take it,” Allmendinger said. “Other than that, I look at it, something full-time would be the best option. But I just want a place where people really want me there. I can enjoy the guys, enjoy the team atmosphere.

“I’m looking for a team I enjoy being around, having fun. We’re all going to be stressed at times, we all want to perform. But I just want to have fun and enjoy going to the race track every weekend. Whatever series that’s in, a chance to win or at least be competitive, that’s all I want. I think people want me to say I want to be in NASCAR or I want to be in IndyCar. It’s the opposite. It’s not about that. It’s about enjoying it. Having fun with it. Racing.”

GREENVILLE, S.C.— Left-hander Steven Matz threw a gem and the Sand Gnats’ offense came through in the clutch to lead Savannah to a 3-0 win over Greenville in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday.

Matz, a second-round pick in the 2009 draft out of Ward Melville High in New York, allowed three hits while striking out five and walking three in going all seven innings. His performance gave the Gnats’ bullpen some rest on a day when Savannah was scheduled to play a pair of seven-inning contests. Matz lowered his ERA to an impressive 2.28 on the season and improved his record to 3-4.

Greenville starter Justin Haley battled against Matz with an excellent outing of his own. Haley shut the Gnats out over five innings, allowing just one hit while walking five.

The Gnats had just one hit entering the seventh inning, but the Gnats rallied when they needed to.

Catcher Jeff Glenn led off with a single and Brandon Nimmo entered the game as a pinch-runner. Phillip Evans walked and Chad Zurcher followed with a bunt single to load the bases. Kyle Johnson delivered with an RBI single to left to put the Gnats up 1-0. Maikis De La Cruz and Stefan Sabol followed with sacrifice flies on consecutive at-bats to give Matz some breathing room in the bottom of the seventh.

Matz set down the Drive in order in their final at-bats, striking out Dreily Guerrero to end the game.

Savannah improved to 50-34 overall this season and 7-8 in the second half of the Class A South Atlantic League season. Greenville dropped to 8-8 in the second half, 30-55 overall.

Due to a pair of rain delays, the second game of the doubleheader started late and was not completed by press time.

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A little rain didn’t stop thousands of people from enjoying the holiday weekend on Savannah’s River Street.

Along with the monthly First Friday and Saturday events, the Savannah Riverfront also hosted the annual Fourth of July Festival, with festivities running through tonight.

The four-day festival included dozens of vendors selling food and drinks, along with original art and handmade jewelry.

Vendors and businesses along River Street saw an increase in crowds throughout the weekend.

“We’ve had a lot of lookers. People tend to buy things later in the day after they cool down and have dinner. That’s been the trend so far,” said second-time vendor Debra Farley of The Charming Cherub.

Farley makes jewelry from vintage pieces, broken china and even postcards, but being able to take in the sights of Savannah can be difficult when you’re here to work.

She said after her experience selling on River Street, she and her husband are planning a trip back so they can see the city.

“This town just makes you feel it. It just has that old electric feeling,” Farley said.

“It’s hard to see the city when we’re working. I would love to, but we don’t get a chance. We will come back, though.”

In town for the day from Columbia, S.C., M.J. Burchett and her mother, Tammy Browning, came to Savannah to reconnect with family they hadn’t seen in almost 20 years.

“We picked Savannah because it was a halfway point for us all to meet and there was stuff to do. River Street was the place to go to get something good to eat and catch up,” Burchett said. “We’re just soaking it in and checking out what’s here. People-watching on River Street is my favorite thing, for sure.”

The increase in crowds kept business booming from River Street Sweets to Kevin Barry’s Pub.

Chris Myers, general manager at River Street Sweets, said that compared to past Fourth of July weekends, business had been better due to the weather and extra events hosted by the Savannah Waterfront Association.

“It wasn’t as great earlier in the week, but it’s come around this weekend. Any time First Saturday coincides with a holiday, it’s a shot in the arm for everyone,” Myers said.

Shayna Stancil, a bartender at Kevin Barry’s Pub, said this year has been the best Fourth of July on record.

“It’s been considerably busier than last year and the previous year,” Stancil said. “At one point, we were busier than we are on St. Patrick’s Day.”

By midday Saturday, more than 1,000 people had walked through the door at the River Street Visitor Information Center.

“People want to know about the tours, but mainly, they want to come in to use the bathroom,” said Harolyn Sullivan, a First Impression Specialist at the center. “Just like St. Patrick’s Day, it gets busier every year.”

PHILADELPHIA — Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer to lead an Atlanta offense that scored in all but two innings, Tim Hudson pitched seven strong innings and the Braves set season highs for runs and hits in a 13-4 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.

Andrelton Simmons and Dan Uggla also homered for Atlanta, which amassed 19 hits while snapping a three-game skid.

Brian McCann had four hits and Simmons was a double shy of the cycle for the Braves.

Hudson (5-7) allowed one run on five hits to earn his first victory since May 5. The right-hander had been 0-6 with a 4.50 ERA in his last 10 starts. He struck out four and did not walk a batter.

Hudson, who retired the final 11 batters, looked more like the dominant pitcher who has made three All-Star appearances than the one who has struggled over the last two months.

Hudson, who had his start pushed back a day due to neck stiffness, also had the run support that he hadn’t been getting.

He received 10 runs on Saturday after getting 14 combined during his winless streak.

The Braves scored in every inning except the third and sixth innings.

Michael Young homered for Philadelphia, which fell 8½ games behind the first-place Braves in the NL East.

The Phillies also suffered a blow prior to the game when the team placed slugger Ryan Howard on the 15-day disabled list because of left knee inflammation. Howard will get an MRI in the next day or two, according to general manager Ruben Amaro.

Kyle Kendrick (7-6) gave up six runs and 12 hits in five innings. Kendrick was pitching for the first time since sustaining a mild concussion last Saturday after being hit on the helmet by a pitch against the Dodgers.

The Braves jumped in front when Simmons led off the game with a homer to left, then went ahead 3-0 on Uggla’s two-run homer in the second.

Atlanta tacked on a run in the fourth and two more in the fifth, including Hudson’s RBI single, before Heyward’s three-run homer in the seventh put Atlanta ahead 10-1.

The Phillies got their runs on Jimmy Rollins’ RBI single in the third, Kevin Frandsen’s pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the eighth and Young’s two-run homer in the ninth.

Earlier Saturday, Phillies Cliff Lee and Domonic Brown were named to the All-Star team. Lee, who is making his fourth appearance, is 10-2 with a 2.73 ERA. Brown entered Saturday batting .273 with 22 homers and 60 RBIs. He will be making his first All-Star appearance.

Braves closer Craig Kimbrel was selected to the team for the third straight year. He has converted 23 of 26 save opportunities and is 2-2 with a 1.72 ERA this season.

First baseman Freddie Freeman is one of the final five candidates for the NL squad. Fans can vote online until Thursday.

Notes

Atlanta improved to 33-7 this season when scoring first. . The Phillies called up Darin Ruf from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Howard’s place. Ruf entered as a defensive replacement and singled in the eighth inning before striking out to end the game. ... Braves right-hander Kris Medlen (6-7, 3.11) is scheduled to face Phillies right-hander Jonathan Pettibone (4-3, 3.99) at 1:35 today in the conclusion of the three-game set.

Restaurant: Foxy Loxy

Chef: Sky Hoyt

Cuisine type: Tex-Mex snacks and homemade desserts

Restaurant bio: Since Foxy Loxy opened its doors near the Bull Street Library nearly two years ago, this popular café has become a regular hangout for an eclectic mix of SCAD students and locals. This laid-back coffee shop with indoor and courtyard seating serves breakfast all day as well as gourmet tacos, artisan desserts, craft beer and wine.

“We like to source local and stay as fresh as possible” says Chef Sky Hoyt. “Plus, I always put a little love in everything I cook.”

Chef bio: Originally from Atlantic Beach, Fla., Hoyt first came to Savannah in 1990 to attend Armstrong Atlantic State University. She provides catering services for Form and has graced the kitchen at now-defunct local hangouts like Eos, Sol and 606 Café.

“We try to keep everything fresh and delicious,” she explains. “People can taste it if you’re having an off day.”

Favorite dish: Vegetarian Tacos

Why: “It’s a fresh, satisfying vegetarian option,” says Hoyt.

VEGETARIAN TACOS

Ingredients:

Chayote squash, peeled, pitted and medium diced

1/2 cup each of diced red, yellow, orange and poblano peppers

1/2 cup diced red onion

1 cup cooked sweet corn kernels

1 cup sliced mushrooms

3 cups diced par boiled white potatoes

1 clove minced garlic

Fresh spinach leaves

2 teaspoon ancho chili powder

2 teaspoon Spanish paprika

1 teaspoon coarse black pepper

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Kosher salt to taste

Roasted red pepper crema (pureed red peppers, sour cream, pinch of salt)

2 toasted corn tortillas with cheddar in between

Queso fresco

Saute garlic in a large pan over medium heat. Add chayote and saute until beginning to get tender, approximately 7-10 minutes. Add peppers and onion, cook 5 minutes more. Add corn, mushrooms and spices. Saute until mushrooms are cooked through then add potatoes.

Lay spinach on tortillas, top with vegetables, roasted red pepper crema, red salsa and queso fresco. Enjoy!

FOXY LOXY

Address: 1919 Bull St.

Phone: 912-401-0543

Web site: www.foxyloxycafe.com

Summer hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays

Savannah-Chatham public schools officials approved bell times for the 2013-14 school year back in January, but this month they made a few minor adjustments.

The change will help better coordinate pick-up and drop-off times at Ellis and JG Smith and provide school bus drivers more time to get Isle of Hope K-8 students to their temporary home at the old Pulaski Elementary School while Isle of Hope School construction gets underway.

High schools

Beach, Early College, Groves, Islands, Jenkins, Johnson, New Hampstead, Savannah High, Windsor Forest, Woodville Tompkins

7 a.m. breakfast arrival

7-7:20 a.m. morning arrival window

7:30 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. bell times

3:05 p.m. bus departure

Middle schools and Savannah Arts

STEM Academy at Bartlett, Coastal, DeRenne, Hubert, Mercer, Myers, Oglethorpe Charter, Savannah Arts Academy, Southwest, West Chatham

7:15 a.m. breakfast arrival

7:15-7:35 a.m. morning arrival window

7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. bell times

2:55 p.m. bus departure

Elementary and K-8 Tier 1

Bartow, Bloomingdale, Butler, Garden City, Gould, Haven, Howard, Largo-Tibet, Thunderbolt, White Bluff, East Broad, Ellis, Georgetown, Godley Station, Hesse

8 a.m. breakfast arrival

8-8:30 a.m. morning arrival window

8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. bell times

3:25 p.m. bus departure

Elementary and K-8 Tier 2

Coastal Empire Montessori, Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy, Gadsden, Heard, Hodge, Low, Marshpoint, Pooler, Pt Wentworth, Pulaski, Fresh Start at Shuman, Shuman, JG Smith, Southwest, Spencer, West Chatham, Windsor, Classical Charter, Tybee Charter, Garrison, Isle of Hope

8:15 a.m. breakfast arrival

8:15-8:35 a.m. morning arrival window

8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. bell times

3:40 p.m. bus departure

Alternative Tier

Ombudsman Accelerated at Groves

7 a.m. breakfast arrival

7-7:20 p.m. morning arrival window

7:30 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. bell times

3:05 p.m. bus departure

Ombudsman A.M.

8:30-8:50 a.m. morning arrival window

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. bell time

2:10 bus departure

Ombudsman P.M.

2-2:20 p.m. afternoon arrival window

2:30-6:30 p.m. bell time

6:40 p.m. bus departure

Find the most recent Savannah-Chatham public schools 2013-14 bell schedule at http://bit.ly/1d3yAwI.

24-hour jail bookings for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted. Visit booked.savannahnow.com to view photos and information.

All information has been obtained from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Department.

All individuals posted have not been convicted of a crime and are innocent until proven guilty.

SUWANEE, Ga. — A Georgia Southern University student is back home in Suwanee recovering from a shark bite.

Colleen Malone was bitten on the foot June 25 while visiting Jacksonville, Fla. The 19-year-old college student says she was standing in about four feet of water about 40 feet from shore when she saw two fins. She started swimming away and says she was bitten on the foot by what appeared to be a bull shark about three feet long. Doctors sewed up her foot with about 50 stitches and are treating her with antibiotics.

Her mother, Terry Malone, says there was no tendon or bone damage, which she considers a miracle.

Colleen Malone told WAGA-TV (http://bit.ly/127NWeP ) that she won't let the bite stop her from going back in the water.

The City of Richmond Hill sponsored an Independence Day celebration on July 6th in J.F. Gregory Park.

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The event featured live music performed by 3rd Class Citizen band, a wide variety of food choices, family fishing, arts & crafts vendors, and face painting.

Fun Time also provided inflatable water slides and an obstacle course. The evening ended with the city's traditional fireworks display at 9pm. 

ATLANTA — A political group founded by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch wants Georgia's utility regulators to reject a plan requiring Southern Co. to buy more solar energy, but an Associated Press review ahead of a vote on the issue finds that it has used misleading figures to build its case.

The Georgia chapter of Americans For Prosperity has said in mass emails and on Twitter that a proposal requiring Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power to buy more solar energy could raise energy bills by 40 percent. A review of those figures shows the claim is misleading, and there's a debate over how much solar energy might cost.

Georgia's Public Service Commission will meet next week to vote on the utility's plan for meeting Georgia's energy needs for the next two decades. Georgia Power has already agreed to add 270 megawatts of solar energy to its system and did not propose adding more in its latest plan. Commissioner Lauren "Bubba" McDonald Jr. wants a vote on a plan requiring Georgia Power to add another 525 megawatts of solar energy.

McDonald's plan has support from a group of solar developers earlier spurned by Georgia Power and organizers of the Atlanta Tea Party Patriots.

"It's an opportunity for the consumers," McDonald told the AP. "It's an opportunity to utilize what God has given us, and that's the sun."

The Georgia chapter of Americans For Prosperity wants McDonald's plan rejected over concerns it will raise costs.

Solar power has historically been pricier than traditional fossil fuel sources for around-the-clock energy, though costs have fallen and developers argue it is now more competitive. Better figures will emerge once Georgia Power signs contracts as part of earlier pushes to obtain solar power. The company expects to pay no more, if not less, for that solar power than it would pay to get it elsewhere, Georgia Power spokesman John Kraft said.

Even if costs are higher, the total solar power that has been proposed or added to Georgia Power's system is the equivalent of 1 percent of its current electric fleet, according to AP calculations based on the capacity of the company's power plants and a federal study predicting how reliably different types of power plants can produce electricity. As a result, it is unlikely so small a resource could have a 40 percent impact on monthly bills.

In an email to supporters, Georgia director for Americans for Prosperity Virginia Galloway wrote, "What if I told you something you're not even hearing about in the news is about to raise your electricity bill by more than 40 percent and reduce the reliability of every appliance and electronics gadget in your home? That's what will happen when your Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) votes on July 11th if you don't take action today!"

AFP made a similar claim on Twitter.

To support her claim, Galloway cited a study by the Institute for Energy Research showing that customers in states that require utilities to buy renewable energy paid an average of 39 percent more than customers in states without those rules, such as Georgia.

That is not an exact comparison because many factors — not just solar technology — influence prices. The demand for energy and the available supply affect prices. So does local weather. So does choice: In some places, consumers can pick their own electricity provider. In other places, they must rely on a monopoly. And renewable energy requirements vary greatly among the states that have them.

"It's hard to say it would be fair to apply that across the board," said Liz Coyle, deputy director of Georgia Watch, a consumer advocacy group that supports renewable energy but is wary of consumer cost increases.

Galloway acknowledged in an interview that the pending proposal would "probably not" raise bills by 40 percent, though she said cost increases are possible. She said Georgia Power already has too much spare electric capacity — a point raised independently by other observers — and said that government mandates can create extra expenses in the long run.

"I don't think that everyone should be forced to pay more for a questionable thing," she said.

PHILADELPHIA — The Atlanta Braves wobbled once again on the road, something they know will need to change if they are to claim their first NL East title since 2005.

Freshly chosen All-Star Domonic Brown homered, tripled and drove in two runs Sunday, leading the Philadelphia Phillies over the Braves 7-3.

It was the 10th loss in the last 15 road games for Atlanta, which is 21-25 overall on the road this season.

“I really can’t tell you why. It’s one of those things,” manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “To be a championship team, you have to win at home and on the road.”

Chris Johnson homered and Brian McCann got three hits for first-place Atlanta, which has a four-game lead on Washington. McCann finished 9 for 12 in the series and is batting .512 (22 for 43) over his last 11 games.

“Even though we had 10 hits we couldn’t put up enough crooked numbers,” Gonzalez said. “You get 10 hits, you can’t blame the offense.”

Kris Medlen (6-8) gave up a season-high six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings.

Medlen had won three straight and five of his last six starts. He surrendered eight hits with five strikeouts and three walks.

“It came down to execution and I didn’t execute,” Medlen said. “They’re a veteran team and they make you throw it down the middle. They’re a quality team. It was one of those days for me.”

Of the road losses, Medlen said, “It’s one of those weird things that’s hard to explain.”

Ben Revere hit a two-run triple for Philadelphia, which took two of three from the Braves. The Phillies, who won five straight NL East titles from 2007-2011, have played under .500 for most of the season but haven’t given up hope of another division title.

Even without slugger Ryan Howard, who went on the 15-day DL on Saturday with left knee inflammation, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel still believes in his club.

“If we stay at it and grind it out, we can win,” Manuel said. “We’ve been there before. What the heck? We have guys in our clubhouse who know how to win.”

The Phillies jumped out to a 4-0 lead through four innings. Brown’s RBI triple and Delmon Young’s single staked Philadelphia to a 2-0 advantage in the first.

Revere tripled home two more in the fourth. He is batting .337 since May 1.

The Braves scored in the fifth on Medlen’s opposite-field RBI single. The first five runs of the game came with two outs.

Brown, picked Saturday to his first All-Star team, got that run back in the bottom of the fifth by turning on Medlen’s inside pitch and just clearing the wall in right for his 23rd homer.

“It was down, I thought it might hit him,” Medlen said. “What can I say? He’s an All-Star and he’s having a heck of a year.”

The Phillies were gifted a pair of runs in the sixth when Darin Ruf and Carlos Ruiz scored on Alex Wood’s wild pitch and McCann’s throwing error on the play.

Johnson’s homer and Jason Heyward’s single accounted for the Braves’ two runs in the seventh.

Atlanta’s B.J. Upton was ejected in the fifth by plate umpire Doug Eddings for arguing after being called out on strikes. Upton went 0 for 2, dropping his average to .175 with 96 strikeouts.

“B.J. didn’t say very much from where I was standing,” Gonzalez said. “I don’t know what he said at the plate.”

Notes

Atlanta reliever Luis Ayala allowed one hit in a scoreless seventh inning. Ayala, activated from the DL on Friday after being out due to anxiety disorder, was pitching in his first game since April 24. ... The Braves open a three-game series at Miami tonight. LHP Mike Minor (8-4, 3.15) takes the mound for the Atlanta against RHP Kevin Slowey (3-6, 4.24). ... Phillies LHP John Lannan (1-3, 5.15) is scheduled to oppose Washington RHP Dan Haren (4-9, 6.15) when the teams open a four-game series in Philadelphia tonight.

LONDON — Andy Murray needed one more point, one solitary point, to win Wimbledon — a title he yearned to earn for himself, of course, and also for his country.

Britain had endured 77 years since one of its own claimed the men’s trophy at the revered tournament referred to simply as The Championships, and now here was Murray, on the brink of triumph Sunday after 3 hours of grueling tennis against top-seeded Novak Djokovic under a vibrant sun at Centre Court.

Up 40-love, Murray failed to convert his first match point. And his second. And then, yes, his third, too.

On and on the contest, and accompanying tension, stretched, Murray unable to close it, Djokovic unwilling to yield, the minutes certainly feeling like hours to those playing and those watching. Along came three break points for Djokovic, all erased.

Finally, on Murray’s fourth chance to end it, Djokovic dumped a backhand into the net.

The final was over. The wait was over.

A year after coming oh-so-close by losing in the title match at the All England Club, the No. 2-ranked Murray beat No. 1 Djokovic of Serbia 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to become Wimbledon’s champion in a test of will and skill between a pair of men with mirror-image defensive styles that created lengthy points brimming with superb shots.

“That last game will be the toughest game I’ll play in my career. Ever,” said Murray, who was born in Dunblane, Scotland, and is the first British man to win the grass-court Grand Slam tournament since Fred Perry in 1936. “Winning Wimbledon — I still can’t believe it. Can’t get my head around that. I can’t believe it.”

For several seasons, Murray was the outsider looking in, while Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Djokovic collected 29 out of 30 Grand Slam titles. But now Murray has clearly and completely turned the Big 3 into a Big 4, having reached the finals at the last four major tournaments he entered (he withdrew from the French Open in May because of a bad back). And he’s now a two-time Slam champion, having defeated Djokovic in five sets at the U.S. Open in September.

All this from a guy who lost his first four major finals, including against Federer at Wimbledon in 2012. After that defeat, Murray’s voice cracked and tears rolled as he told the crowd, “I’m getting closer.”

How prescient. Four weeks later, on the same court, he beat Federer for a gold medal at the London Olympics, a transformative victory if ever there was one. And 52 weeks later, on the same court, he beat Djokovic for the Wimbledon championship.

“You need that self-belief in the important moments,” observed Djokovic, a six-time major champion, “and he’s got it now.”

Murray’s mother, Judy, who is Britain’s Fed Cup captain, agreed that the setback 12 months ago “was a turning point in some ways.”

“Every time you have a really tough loss, a loss that really hurts you,” she said, “I think you learn a lot about how to handle the occasions better going forward.”

Murray trailed 4-1 in the second set Sunday, and 4-2 in the third, before wiggling his way back in front each time.

He won the last four games, breaking for a 5-4 lead when Djokovic flubbed a forehand, setting off a standing ovation and applause that lasted more than a full minute. When he got out of his changeover chair, preparing to serve for the title, an earsplitting roar accompanied his trek to the baseline.

Djokovic missed a backhand, Murray smacked a backhand winner and added a 131 mph service winner, and suddenly one point was all that remained between him and history. That’s where things got a tad complicated.

On match point No. 1, Djokovic capped a 12-stroke exchange with a forehand volley winner. On No. 2, Djokovic hit a backhand return winner off an 84 mph second serve. On No. 3, Murray sailed a backhand long on the ninth shot.

Now it was deuce.

“I started to feel nervous and started thinking about what just happened,” Murray said. “There’s a lot of things you’re thinking of at that moment.”

The match continued for eight additional points.

Seemed to take an eternity.

“Just how that last game went, my head was kind of everywhere. I mean, some of the shots he came up with were unbelievable,” Murray said. “At the end of the match, I didn’t quite know what was going on. Just a lot of different emotions.”

Any of Djokovic’s break points in that game would have made it 5-all, and who knows what toll that would have taken on Murray’s mind? But Murray erased the first two chances with a 116 mph service winner, then a forehand winner on the 21st stroke.

At deuce for a third time, Djokovic conjured up a forehand passing winner to get his third break point. Murray dropped his head and placed his hands on his knees. The crowd clapped rhythmically and shouted, “Andy! Andy!” They couldn’t know it, but their man wouldn’t lose another point.

On a 16-shot exchange, Djokovic delivered an overhead that was retrieved, then tried a drop shot that Murray got back. Djokovic put the ball in the net, and Murray was at match point No. 4. When that one went Murray’s way, the ball on Djokovic’s side of the court, Murray dropped his neon-red racket, yanked his white hat off and pumped both fists overhead, screaming, “Yes! Yes!” He was looking directly at the corner of the stadium with benches for members of the press, a group that he used to worry helped fuel the intense pressure and only-one-way-to-satisfy-them expectations on Murray’s shoulders.

“It’s hard. It’s really hard. You know, for the last four or five years, it’s been very, very tough, very stressful,” Murray said. “It’s just kind of everywhere you go. It’s so hard to avoid everything because of how big this event is, but also because of the history and no Brit having won.”

When a Brit did win, 15,000 or so spectators around the arena rose and yelled right back at him, some waving Union Jacks or blue-and-white Scottish flags. Soon, Murray was climbing into the guest box for hugs with his girlfriend, his mother and his coach, Ivan Lendl, who won eight major titles as a player but never fared better than the runner-up at Wimbledon.

“I didn’t always feel it was going to happen,” said Murray, who fumbled with his gold trophy after the ceremony, dropping the lid. “It’s incredibly difficult to win these events. I don’t think that’s that well-understood sometimes. It takes so much hard work, mental toughness, to win these sort of tournaments.”

National celebration

At the end, across the grounds, thousands responded with cheers while watching on a giant videoboard at the picnic lawn known as Murray Mount. And, surely, millions more following along on TV across Britain stood up from their sofas. British Prime Minister David Cameron was in the Royal Box, a sign of the day’s significance, and Buckingham Palace confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II sent Murray a private message afterward.

“The end of the match, that was incredibly loud, very noisy,” Murray said. “It does make a difference. It really helps when the crowd’s like that, the atmosphere is like that. Especially in a match as tough as that one, where it’s extremely hot, brutal, long rallies, tough games — they help you get through it.”

Said Djokovic, who famously ate blades of grass after winning Wimbledon in 2011: “The atmosphere was incredible for him. For me, not so much. But that’s what I expected.”

The fans were active participants throughout, lamenting “awwww” when Murray missed a serve; cheering rowdily when he hit one of his 36 winners, five more than Djokovic; shushing in unison when someone called out in premature agony or delight while a point was in progress.

That was understandable. Points rarely are over when they appear to be if Murray and Djokovic are involved. The elastic Djokovic’s sliding carries him to so many shots, while Murray is more of a powerful scrambler. It took a half-hour to get through the opening five games, in part because 10 of 32 points lasted at least 10 strokes apiece. And this all happened with the temperature above 80 degrees, with only the occasional puff of cloud interrupting the blue sky.

Great rivalry

Born a week apart in May 1987, Murray and Djokovic have known each other since they were 11, and they grasp the ins and outs of each other’s games so well.

“You’ve got to fight so hard to get past Novak, because he’s such an incredible competitor, an amazing athlete, and it’s never over ’til it’s over,” Judy Murray said.

This was their 19th meeting on tour (Djokovic leads 11-8), and their fourth in a Grand Slam final, including three in the past year. Both are fantastic returners, and Murray broke seven times Sunday, once more than Djokovic lost his serve in the preceding six matches combined.

In the late going, Djokovic was taking some shortcuts, repeatedly trying drop shots or rushing to the net to shorten points, but neither strategy tended to work.

“He was getting some incredible shots on the stretch and running down the drop shots,” Djokovic said. “He was all over the court.”

Admittedly feeling the effects of his five-setter Friday against Juan Martin del Potro — at 4 hours, 43 minutes, it’s the longest semifinal in Wimbledon history — Djokovic was far more erratic than Murray, with particular problems on the backhand side. Djokovic wound up with 40 unforced errors, nearly double Murray’s 21.

“I wasn’t patient enough,” Djokovic said.

Ah, patience. The British needed plenty when it comes to their precious, prestigious tennis tournament.

Thanks to Murray, the wait is over.

BOSTON — Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, is in critical but stable condition in a hospital in Nantucket, Mass.

Heinz Kerry, 74, was admitted into the emergency room at Nantucket Cottage Hospital after 3:30 p.m. Sunday, hospital spokesman Noah Brown said

Heinz Kerry arrived at the facility in critical condition, and remained that way early Sunday evening, although doctors had stabilized her, Brown said.

Brown said he could not immediately release any more details about the patient's condition or her illness.

Nantucket Police Lt. Jerry Adams said a call requesting medical aid was received just after 3:30 p.m. for a home on Hulbert Avenue, and an ambulance was dispatched. Online records show the property is connected to Heinz Kerry's family.

Heinz Kerry is the widow of former U.S. Senator John Heinz, heir to the Heinz ketchup fortune. She married John Kerry in 1995.

Doctors treated her for breast cancer in December 2009.

She previously has said she found in late September that year that she had cancer in her left breast after having her annual mammogram.

A month later, she underwent lumpectomies on both breasts at a Washington hospital after doctors also discovered what they thought was a benign growth on her right breast.

That diagnosis was initially confirmed in postoperative pathology, but two other doctors later found it to be malignant.

In November 2009, Heinz Kerry had another pair of lumpectomies performed at Massachusetts General Hospital.

John Kerry has been at the Nantucket home since returning from a nearly two-week around-the-world diplomatic trip to the Mideast and Southeast Asia in the pre-dawn hours of July 3.

Before his wife's medical problem, he had planned to return to Washington on Monday and then co-host with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew high-level strategic and economic talks with senior Chinese officials on Wednesday and Thursday.

Kerry had also spoken of his desire to make his sixth trip to Israel as secretary starting at the end of the week. State Department officials said Kerry's schedule may now change pending developments with his wife's health.

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Associated Press writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.

Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have not moved  in the past week, averaging $3.27 a gallon on  Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.

The national average has fallen 0.5 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.49, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com. 

Prices Sunday were 10.4 cents a gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 8.9 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 14.4 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 7.8 cents higher than this day one year ago. 

"After blaming higher gasoline prices on refineries for much of the early spring and summer, it now seems that higher oil prices may be to blame for an expected up tick in the national average," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "Oil prices have silently been tracking higher after tension in Egypt started to impact the market, driving oil prices higher. In turn, gasoline prices have begun to stage a rally as well."

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The wife of George Zimmerman's best friend took the witness stand Monday at his second-degree murder trial to testify that it's Zimmerman's voice screaming for help on a 911 call and not that of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Sondra Osterman was the third witness since the defense began its case Friday to testify that Zimmerman is screaming for help on the 911 call moments before he fatally shot Martin.

After the call was played for Sondra Osterman in the courtroom, defense attorney Mark O'Mara asked who it was.

"Yes, definitely. It's Georgie," said Sondra Osterman, who testified she first met Zimmerman in 2006 while working with him at a mortgage company.

The 911 call captured the confrontation between Zimmerman and Martin shortly before Zimmerman fatally shot the teen. Zimmerman's mother and uncle testified last Friday it was Zimmerman screaming. Martin's mother and brother also took the witness stand last Friday to say the voice belongs to Martin. The 911 call is a crucial bit of evidence and has been played for jurors repeatedly because it could determine who the aggressor was in the confrontation last year.

Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and says he shot Martin in self-defense during a scuffle in the townhome complex where he lived. Martin was there visiting his father and his father's fiancee.

Prosecutors contend that Zimmerman was profiling Martin and perceived the teen as someone suspicious in the neighborhood, which had been the site of a series of break-ins.

Under cross-examination, prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda implied that Sondra Osterman and her husband, Mark, had a stake in the outcome of the trial because they had written a book about Zimmerman's case and were donating the proceeds to their friend. Mark Osterman took the witness stand after his wife to testify about how Zimmerman had purchased his firearm.

The prosecutor also played for Sondra Osterman a nonemergency police call Zimmerman made to report Martin walking through his neighborhood. In the call, Zimmerman uses the words, "F------ punks. These a-------. They always get away." Sondra Osterman identified the voice as Zimmerman's.

When asked by O'Mara if she detected ill will, spite or hatred in his voice, she answered no.

Prosecutors must show that Zimmerman acted with ill will, spite or a depraved mind in order to get a second-degree murder conviction.

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PERRY, Ga. — James Farmer could have opened up shop almost anywhere. But he chose to stay close to home in the small town of Perry.

It's where people know him, not as an acclaimed designer or editor-at-large of Southern Living or a frequent guest on national television shows, but as just James. That is one reason he decided to open his first design and antique store, James Farmer Inc., on Carroll Street.

The store, which recently opened for business and will have a grand opening in September, sits in a brick building with large windows and red doors. It's another step in Farmer's career and another hat for Farmer himself, who along with shop owner is also a garden and interior designer, an author, a speaker and an editor.

Now he hopes his downtown shop will become a staple in Perry.

"I've got big dreams for downtown Perry," he said.

Inside, a diverse collection of furniture and decorations sits throughout the shop. There are sofas, tables and chairs. There are vases, decorative plates and mirrors. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling near an ornamental whisky jug and a frozen custard sign.

Summertime generally is the slow season for interior design, but Farmer said he has been pleasantly surprised by the steady stream of customer traffic. Lamps and pillows seem to be the most popular so far -- Farmer already feels that he needs more of those items, he said.

"It adds a lot of interior decorating to the area," said Kaylee McCullough, shop and office assistant. "People come in, and they're ... just blown away."

When looking to open his first retail store, Farmer knew he wanted to give back to a community that has given so much to him. Growing up in Perry and Hawkinsville, he always knew what he wanted to do with his life.

"I wanted to make things pretty," he said.

He was inspired by an architect from Moultrie, who became successful while living in a small town. Farmer believed he could have the same success in the same way. And he did.

After graduating from Auburn University, Farmer established his design career and gained national recognition. At age 31, he has published five design books and is working on publishing his sixth. He has made appearances on national television shows, including "Today," and he has landed some big design jobs, including the old Governor's Mansion in Kentucky, parties in New York City and show houses in Atlanta and South Carolina.

But, he always comes back to Perry, which is no longer just his hometown but his retail business headquarters.

"It takes a village to raise a child," he said, "and this is a good way to repay the village."

Farmer looked at several spots for his shop, but he was drawn to the corner building on Carroll Street mainly because of its history. Most recently, the building housed a beauty parlor, but it's also the former location of the Houston Home Journal, which is appropriate because Farmer is a writer, and he sells his books at the store, he said.

It's not only a boost for Farmer's career, but he also hopes it benefits downtown Perry. Not only will it hopefully make Perry a destination for a slew of design customers, but it's also important for young entrepreneurs, such as Farmer, to invest in the area, he said.

"What's so important for a community is the multi-generational effect," he said.

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A 75-year-old Alzheimer's patient police had been trying to find Monday returned home safely.

Betty French had disappeared from her residence earlier in the morning, Savannah-Chatham police said.

Police spokesman Julian Miller thanked the public for help locating French.