CLARKSTON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia emerged as a battleground state Monday in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate as Democrat Michelle Nunn announced plans to run for her father's old seat, joining a crowded field of Republican contenders and setting off what will likely be a fiercely contested and costly race.

Nunn, the daughter of former Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia and CEO of one of the nation's largest volunteer organizations, moved quickly to define herself as someone with the experience to set aside partisan rancor and build coalitions to solve the nation's problems.

"Wherever I go in Georgia people speak of their frustrations with what's not happening in Washington, that there is a focus on fighting instead of getting things done," Nunn said in an interview with The Associated Press. "I believe in the power of individuals to create change when they join together."

Nunn, 47, the daughter of former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn, becomes the first well-known Democrat to enter the race for the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a Republican. Democrats see Nunn's candidacy as a chance to make inroads in a southern state that they once dominated, but where Republicans now control all statewide offices. Meanwhile, Republicans are making a push to win control of the U.S. Senate seat and cannot afford to lose the seat now held by Chambliss.

Nunn clearly hopes that talking about issues like reducing the federal deficit will position her well in a general election matchup. Nunn said she wants to work across party lines and pointed to her work as CEO of Points of Light, which was founded by former President George H.W. Bush.

Nunn also didn't hesitate to criticize President Barack Obama, saying she wishes more was being done to address the federal deficit.

"We need to take a much harder look at that and really make some hard choices, and I think neither side is willing to do that," Nunn said. "I've spent a lot of time looking at how people are willing to sacrifice for others and to be called upon for something greater than themselves, and I think that is a big part of the equation for solving the deficit."

Nunn, who is married with two children, also said some changes will need to be made to Obama's signature health care law.

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.

Hardee's restaurant in Pooler is expected to re-open later this afternoon after an early morning kitchen fire, according to our news partners WJCL.

Emergency crews were called to the restaurant at Governor Treutlen Road and Highway 80 in Pooler just before 4:30 Tuesday morning. They responded after the restaurant’s fryer caught fire. There was smoke coming from the building’s roof and doors when they arrived.

The fire was put out in less than five minutes of the firefighters’ arrival thanks to the quick response by the restaurant’s workers.

“They saw it,” said Wade Simmons, Chief of the Pooler Fire Department. “As soon as they notified us that there was a fire in there, they evacuated the building, got us called quickly, and fortunately, we were able to keep it confined to that fryer unit in the area right above it.”

Fortunately, no one was injured during the fire.

Johnann Faircloth, who is the officer manager for Hardee’s local franchise owner Saulat Enterprises, said she expects the store to get the all clear from county officials to open sometime this afternoon, and that the location should be open for dinner.

Chief Simmons said earlier in the day that he believed the restaurant might have to stay closed as late as Wednesday.

Chatham County Superior Court case manager Velvelyn Scarborough today left the Chatham County jail on a $10,000 bond with strict convictions on a charge of attempt or conspiracy to violate state drug laws.

Scarborough, 34, was granted bond by Chatham County State Court Judge Gregory V. Sapp, sitting in for a Superior Court judge, earlier and will be banned  from the Chatham County Court House except for scheduled court appearances and barred from contacting witnesses or defendants in a large-scale drug conspiracy that led to her arrest.

She made bond about 1:30 p.m., said Gena Bilbo, director of public information for the sheriff's department. 

Assistant District Attorney Noah Abrams told Sapp during a monring bond hearing that Scarborough had "abused a position of trust with the court and put lives at risk" by her conduct. He also told Sapp that she had plans for a vacation in Aruba and once she left the jurisdiction might not return.

Defense Attorney Greg Crawford urged Sapp to set a "reasonable" bond explaining "she's a woman of modest means." He said Scarborough does not now, nor has she ever, had a passport, and that any reference to Aruba was simply her going online to look at the site.

The warrant, executed on Friday, charges Scarborough, with “attempt or conspiracy to commit drug-related offense” on Jan. 3, a charge that Crawford argued is bondable. It is on a Recorder’s Court form but with the Recorder’s name scratched through and "Superior" printed underneath.

Scarborough, a warrant clerk in the Superior Court administrator’s office, was arrested on Friday morning and her office at the courthouse was searched, her computer seized and her home in the 1100 block of East 67th Street searched — all by Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics team members on warrants signed by Superior Court Judge Louisa Abbot.

Court Administrator Crystal Taylor Cooper immediately placed her on “investigative suspension without pay.”

She was booked into the jail Friday night and remained there over the weekend.

LONDON (AP) — The grandparents have visited, and now the world is due to see Prince William, his wife, Kate, and their newborn baby boy emerge from a central London hospital Tuesday.

Kensington Palace said in a statement that Kate, who gave birth to the prince Monday, will be discharged from London's St. Mary's Hospital later Tuesday evening.

William and Kate will take their son to Kensington Palace from the hospital, the palace added.

Crowds of journalists and onlookers camped outside the hospital are eagerly anticipating the baby's first public appearance.

Earlier, grandparents Prince Charles, his wife, Camilla, and Michael and Carole Middleton — Kate's parents — visited the young family at the hospital.

Charles called the baby "marvelous," and told reporters that "wait and see, you'll see him in a minute."

Carole Middleton described the infant as "absolutely beautiful."

The couple's Kensington Palace office said Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to the 8 pound, 6 ounce (3.8 kilogram) baby boy at 4:24 p.m. Monday, triggering an impromptu party outside Buckingham Palace and in front of the hospital's private Lindo Wing.

The palace said Tuesday that "mother, son and father are all doing well this morning."

As celebratory lights, gun salutes and other tributes were unleashed in Britain and abroad, William thanked staff at St. Mary's Hospital "for the tremendous care the three of us have received."

"We know it has been a very busy period for the hospital and we would like to thank everyone — staff, patients and visitors — for their understanding during this time," he said in a statement.

LONDON (AP) — A beaming Prince William and his wife, Kate, emerged from a London hospital on Tuesday with their newborn baby boy, presenting the world with a first glimpse of the prince who is third in line to the British throne.

A smiling Kate, wearing a baby blue polka dot dress, carried the future monarch outside St. Mary's Hospital in central London so that he could be photographed by the dozens of international press members waiting outside.

The photos are likely to be reprinted for decades as the baby grows into adulthood and his role as a future king. His name has not yet been announced; that's expected in the next few days.

Kate, who said she felt "very emotional," passed the baby to her husband, who appeared relaxed and joked with reporters.

"He's got her looks, thankfully," William said. "He's got a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure."

William added: "He's a big boy, he's quite heavy," and laughed when a reporter asked him about the baby's hair.

"He's got way more than me, thank God," he said.

The couple re-entered the hospital to place the child in a car seat before re-emerging to get into an SUV. William drove the couple away — palace officials said they will head to an apartment in Kensington Palace from the hospital.

The young family's first public appearance together has been the moment that the world's media and crowds of onlookers camped outside the hospital had long been waiting for. It recalls a similar appearance three decades ago, when Princess Diana and Prince Charles carried the newborn William out to pose for photographs on the same steps in 1982.

Earlier, grandparents Prince Charles, his wife, Camilla, and Michael and Carole Middleton — Kate's parents — were the first relatives to visit the young family at the hospital.

Charles called the baby "marvelous," while a beaming Carole Middleton described the infant as "absolutely beautiful."

The couple's Kensington Palace office said Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to the 8 pound, 6 ounce (3.8 kilogram) baby boy at 4:24 p.m. Monday.

The news was greeted with shrieks of joy and excited applause by hundreds of Britons and tourists gathered outside the hospital and Buckingham Palace.

Revelers staged impromptu parties at both locations, and large crowds crushed against the palace gates to try to catch a glimpse — and a photograph — of the golden easel placed there to formally announce the birth. Hundreds were still lining up outside the palace gates Tuesday to get near the ornate easel.

In London, gun salutes were fired, celebratory lights came on, and bells chimed at Westminster Abbey, where William and Kate wed in a lavish ceremony that drew millions of television viewers worldwide.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is urging Congress to pass a bipartisan compromise on student loans that would offer lower interest rates for the next few years.

The White House on Tuesday released a statement urging swift passage of the deal, negotiated over the last few weeks by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina. Under the deal, interest rates would be linked to the financial markets.

Interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans doubled to 6.8 percent on July 1 because Congress did not act. Lawmakers say the rate is unacceptably high but they differ on how best to restore them.

Lawmakers this week are expected to consider the bipartisan fix, which would overhaul the entire federal student lending program.

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — Police say two teenage boys have been hospitalized with serious injuries after they fell several hundred feet from a cliff at Stone Mountain Park.

Park spokesman John Bankhead tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://bit.ly/13awVB0) the boys were in a restricted area on the back side of the park when they fell.

Bankhead says the most seriously injured teen was airlifted to the Atlanta Medical Center and the second teen was taken to the Gwinnett Medical Center. The extent of their injuries wasn't immediately clear. Bankhead says a 12-year-old who was with them was not injured.

Bankhead says there are signs telling visitors to stay out of the restricted area and the children were at the park with one of their fathers.

Country music superstar Loretta Lynn is coming to perform at the Johnny Mercer Theatre in the Savannah Civic Center later this year.

The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6. Most well known as “The Coal Miner’s Daughter,” Lynn in recent years has worked with rocker Jack White of The White Stripes.

Tickets go on sale Friday and can be purchased at the Savannah Civic Center box office and etix.com

ATHENS — Georgia coach Mark Richt and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, whose teams open the new season against each other on Aug. 31 in Death Valley, could have been reading from the same script about their demanding early-season schedule.

“We’re going to have be in midseason form right out of the gate,” Swinney said last Thursday on Atlanta sports radio station 92.9 The Game. “It’s not like we get preseason warm-up games. We’re coming out of the gates playing one of the best teams in the country.”

Richt was asked earlier that day about his team’s “brutal first month.”

Georgia follows Clemson by playing at home against South Carolina on Sept. 7 and against LSU on Sept. 28.

“I told the team we’re in a race, and that is to try to be at midseason form by Game One,” Richt said. “That race started back in January.”

Clemson, South Carolina and LSU combined to go 32-7 last season. All could be top 15 — if not top 10 teams — at the start of the season.

Clemson was picked Monday by the media who cover the Atlantic Coast Conference to win the league.

“You’ve got the toughest September in the country, I think,” ESPN’s Chris Fowler told Richt Monday morning on SportsCenter.

“Yeah, we probably do,” said Richt, who was among SEC coaches doing a series of interviews at the sports network’s campus in Bristol, Conn.

Later, radio host Colin Cowherd said to Richt: “I don’t know why you don’t schedule a Yale. Why in the world would you open up at Clemson?”

“... I don’t know. I guess we got nostalgic there for a second and decided to do it,” Richt said.

“You could make Texas Abilene a rival,” Cowherd cracked. “I applaud you for that, but Indiana is available, too.”

Cowherd broke down the schedule, even mentioning a game against “cupcake” North Texas after an open date and before LSU.

“The guys are very excited about the start to the season,” quarterback Aaron Murray said last week. “It’s definitely pushed us to work even harder in the weight room, conditioning and film room preparation as well already.”

Murray said he’s watched every Clemson game “a couple of times,” already, to offer offensive coordinator Mike Bobo input in the game plan. Murray’s homework included watching the bowl game between Clemson and LSU to scout both opponents.

“Football’s a game of momentum and if you want to do well, you’ve got to have to kind of get the ball rolling,” tight end Arthur Lynch said. “You don’t want to start off 0-2 and dig yourself out of a ditch because we’ve done that two years ago.”

Georgia suffered a season-opening 35-21 loss to Boise State with a 45-42 loss against South Carolina, but reeled off 10 straight wins to reach the SEC championship game.

Richt said this year Georgia’s preseason camp could be more tailored on preparing for the early schedule.

“We may start our work on Clemson and South Carolina a little bit sooner than maybe we have some opponents in the past,” said Richt, whose team begins preseason practices on Aug. 1.

While South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said last week that Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd was “scared” to go up against him (he also mentioned Murray), Bulldogs defensive end Garrison Smith spoke of Boyd with deference.

“It’s hard to stop a guy like Tajh Boyd,” Smith said. “Look at him. He’s talented. He’s one of the best quarterbacks in the country. It’s just going to take all we’ve got to try and contain him.”

Said Murray: “I know our whole team is excited to get cranking and see where we are as a team.”

Georgia Notse

Georgia wide receiver signee Rico Johnson is an academic casualty. He tweeted that the NCAA Clearinghouse didn’t accept a couple online courses on his transcript. Johnson, from Swainsboro, told DawgPost.com that prep school or junior college are possibilities. Georgia is deep at receiver, so Johnson was unlikely to crack the rotation this season. The other player from the 33-player signing class who is known not to have qualified academically is offensive lineman DeVondre Seymour from North Gwinnett, who was considered a longshot when he was signed. He’s reportedly going to Hinds (Miss.) Community College.

Three adult drivers and five children were transported to area hospitals after a three-vehicle collision that closed several lanes of Dean Forest Road for several hours. today.

Richard Earl Bennett, 53, of the 100 block of Quacco Road, and Krisle Ruiz, 32, of the 1600 block of Dean Forest Road in Garden City, were admitted to Memorial University Medical Center with serious injuries.

James Henry Scriven, 62, of the 400 block of Chevis Road was listed in stable condition at Candler Hospital.

Five children who were passengers in a gold Dodge Caravan minivan driven by Ruiz, were transported to Memorial for treatment of minor cuts and bruises after the 11:15 a.m. crash.

Bennett was driving a green Saturn sedan that was exiting the parking lot of the Dean Forest Village Shopping Plaza in the 11500 block of Dean Forest Road and pulled into the path of a white Dodge Sprinter van driven northbound by Scriven, police said.

The two collided, spinning the van counter clockwise and causing it to overturn onto the minivan being driven southbound on Dean Forest.

Firefighters from Savannah Fire and Emergency Services and Pooler Fire removed Bennett from the wreckage of the Saturn.

The Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate.

Savannah-Chatham police and the FBI are investigating after an attempted robbery at a downtown Savannah bank Tuesday.

A black male entered the SunTrust Bank in the first block of Bull Street about 2:45 p.m. and handed the clerk a note demanding money, said Julian Miller, police spokesman. When the clerk refused the suspect fled by running south on Bull.

Investigators believe the man who was wearing an orange shirt with long shorts was in his 30s.

Miller said patrol officers from the Downtown Precinct immediately saturated the area in search of the suspect.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Crimestoppers at 912-234-2020 or text CRIMES (274637). Tipsters remain anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward.

The county was served with a dispossessory notice this morning for a building the county has overpaid the lease on for five years.

The building houses the Juvenile Justice Department and is located at the corner of Jefferson and Pine Streets.

The service of a dispossessory notice is a step in the eviction process.

The building’s owners, Stanley and Betty Brown, filed an affidavit with the Magistrate Court on Monday. The affidavit states the county owes the Browns rent of $3,860.49.

County Finance Director Joanna Wright has previously said she stopped paying the lease in April pending resolution of the overpayment of $240 per month.

Wright has said she doesn’t know how the mistake in lease payment amounts began in 2008.

At this afternoon’s commission meeting, commissioners said they would discuss the item in closed session, citing pending litigation as an exception to the open meeting laws.

Effingham County Interim County Administrator Toss Allen said that Brown is asking for a new lease and the back rent.

In a letter to the Magistrate Court, Stan Brown said he hoped to get an answer as the direction commissioners would take and would wait to hear their action before dismissing the claim or “allow it to run its course.”

The notice gives the county seven days to respond to the affidavit.

The county has leased the building since 2001.

Effingham County Deputies are on the scene of a reported shooting in the 200 block of Nixon Chapel Road.

Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said one person has possibly life-threatening injuries.

Northbound lanes of Ga. 21 at Nixon Chapel Road will be closed for some time to allow the LifeStar helicopter to land.

Ehsanipoor said the crime scene unit and investigators are at the location.

More information will be released by the Sheriff’s Office when it becomes available, Ehsanipoor said.

MIAMI — A new tropical depression has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is expected to soon become a tropical storm.

The depression's maximum sustained winds early Wednesday are near 35 mph (55 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says it's forecast to reach tropical storm strength later in the day or Wednesday night.

The depression is centered about 310 miles (500 kilometers) west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, off the coast of west Africa, and is moving west-northwest near 20 mph (32 kph).

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. WEINER ADMITS SEXTING AGAIN

But the ex-congressman and his wife appeared together to say he is not dropping out of the New York City mayor's race.

2. CONGRESS TO VOTE ON SURVEILLANCE

The White House lobbied the House to keep funding the controversial NSA program to help avert terror attacks. Critics call it unregulated spying.

3. OBAMA SHIFTS FOCUS

The president is beginning two days of speeches today to turn attention to the U.S. economy, speaking at an Illinois college where he gave his first major speech as a senator.

4. WELCOMING THE ROYAL NEWBORN

"He's got a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure," Prince William said before putting his yet-to-be-named son in a car seat and taking him from a London hospital.

5. POPE TRIES TO LURE NEW PRIESTS

Facing a shortage of new clergy, Francis is visiting young seminarians in a city that's a shrine to Brazil's patron saint.

6. GULF GAS WELL BURNS IN LOUISIANA

The fire started after 44 workers were evacuated from the drilling rig after a blowout.

7. DETROIT BANKRUPTCY GOES TO COURT

The city will ask a judge to stop retirees from suing the city over possible cuts to their pensions.

8. APPLE LOSING ITS SHINE

The iPhone maker — its growth stalling, along with its pace of innovation — suffers a second straight quarter of losses.

9. AMANDA BYNES HOSPITALIZED

The actress is spotted by a passer-by with her pant legs on fire in the driveway of a California home.

10. 'THE CULTURE'S BEEN FLIPPED ON ITS HEAD'

Protective no more, baseball players are demanding stiff suspensions for any big leaguers who are caught doping.

Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Derenne Ave. 

A wine tasting to benefit the Georgia Lions Camp for the Blind was held on Tuesday night in the Rebel Room above Johnnie Ganem's on Habersham Street.

Click here to view Spotted® photos by Bunny Ware

The event featured cocktails, summer wines and hor d'oeuvres by Mark Scomo of Savannah Event Catering. The Lions Club of Savannah National Distributing and Johnnie Ganem's were sponsors.

Press play to see what kinds of activity happen everyday on the Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion.

MIAMI — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Dorian has formed in the eastern Atlantic and remains far from land.

The storm's maximum sustained winds Wednesday were near 50 mph (85 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says it is moving quickly across the Atlantic at 21 mph (33 kph).

The storm is centered about 410 miles (660 kilometers) west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, off the coast of west Africa. Dorian could get a bit stronger Wednesday, though it is forecast to weaken some on Thursday as it moves over cooler water.