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Atlanta cops rally for pay raise
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police officers will rally downtown before a city council meeting over pay. Their march is set to begin at 10 a.m. Thursday. The rally comes after frustrated city workers paid to put up two billboards reading "First to respond, last to get paid." If a raise is approved by the council, it would go into effect next fiscal ...
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Goodwill of North Ga. opens 45th store
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Goodwill of North Georgia will open a new store in west Marietta on Thursday, marking the organization's 45th location. The store at 775 Whitlock Avenue will create an estimated 40 jobs, a Goodwill spokeswoman said. In addition to 12,000 square feet of retail space, the site will also have a large donation center. Goodwill has six stores in Cobb County and also operates ...
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Cellulaze provides an alternative to liposuction
Dr. Jay Kulkin at WIFH in Sandy Springs. He decided she was the perfect candidate for a new FDA-approved procedure called Cellulaze instead of a liposuction. "These women don't have quantities of fat they want removed, they have fat they want remodeled," Dr. Kulkin said. "They want it smoother, not puckered and cottage-cheese looking." Here's how it works: Dr. ...
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Fire damages vacant home in Savannah
Officials say it broke out in the back of the home and quickly spread to the top floor, causing a fair amount of smoke and water damage to the ...
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Police Man who killed wife self also raped teen
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A felon who police say shot himself to death after fatally beating his pregnant wife also raped a 15-year-old girl the same day.The Chattanooga Times Free Press ( http://bit.ly/12PkcG2) reported a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office affidavit stated 34-year-old Terry Lee Releford duct taped the teen and held a gun on her while assaulting her.Police said Releford beat his ...
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Feds investigate after plane parts land on GA home
ELLENWOOD, Ga. - Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house in Clayton County.The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday the China Airlines flight landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after Sunday's incident. No injuries were ...
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Report Manufacturing plant planned for Kingsland
KINGSLAND, Ga. - A new $3.5 million manufacturing plant is being planned for Kingsland.The Brunswick News reports ( http://bit.ly/10VbRxp) Summer Industries is behind the project. The manufacturer of various items including paperboard tubes and composite cans also has plants in Florida, Mississippi, New York and North Carolina.Steve Summer is CEO of Summer Industries and tells the newspaper that ...
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Georgia Republicans help pass Keystone XL pipeline bill in the House
The bill passed the House 241-175 with all voting Republicans for it but they were joined by just 19 Democrats, including Georgia's 12th congressional district representative John Barrow (R-Ga). The Northern Route Approval Act gives U.S. Congress the right to sign off on the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline without presidential approval. As it stands, the ...
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Suspicious fire at vacant Hapeville house
HAPEVILLE, Ga. -- Fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire at an empty home in Hapeville. The blaze was first reported shortly after midnight Thursday at 3430 Harding Avenue. Hapeville Fire spokesman Joey Overton said witnesses saw people running from the house shortly before the fire broke out, leading investigators to question whether it was arson. No suspects have been identified ...
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Fight leads to shooting overnight in Effingham County
Officials say one person was hit multiple times after some sort of altercation that turned violent. According to the Effingham County Sheriff's Office, the victim tried to run away, but was shot multiple times in the arms and legs. Witnesses are telling deputies they heard as many as eight shots fired. The victim was transported by a private vehicle to a nearby hospital, and from there he ...
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Metro Atlanta unemployment drops to 7.6 percent
ATLANTA - State officials say metro Atlanta's unemployment rate has declined to 7.6 percent in April.Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Friday the number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by about 13,000 last month. The rate was an improvement over the 7.9 percent posted in March and the 8.5 percent for April 2012.Butler says jobs in Atlanta are at the highest level since 2007 and there ...
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Bartow County DA re-indicts after juror issue
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. - Officials in Bartow County say a woman serving on its grand jury has been removed after authorities determined she was not a U.S. citizen.WXIA-TV in Atlanta reports ( http://on.11alive.com/1962am4) the woman is a legal U.S. resident but that one has to be a U.S. citizen to serve on the grand jury. District Attorney Rosemary Greene says the issue prompted attorneys to ...
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Robins AFB holds annual memorial garden ceremony
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Just before Memorial Day, airmen and civilian workers at Robins Air Force Base are remembering co-workers who have died in the past year.The middle Georgia military base was holding its annual memorial ceremony Thursday at Camellia Gardens, where plaques outside the entrance bear the names of 1,896 airmen and civilians who worked at Robins and have died since the ...
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Savannah to recycle college students throwaways
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Savannah is making an extra effort to recycle items typically thrown away every year by college students leaving the city for summer break.At the end of May, the city plans to partner with the Savannah College of Art and Design, as well as Goodwill and Keep Savannah Beautiful, to keep the usual piles couches, microwave ovens and other goods from going straight to the ...
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8 Memorial Day deals at 80 off
ATLANTA -- Today's deals are so hot, I'm not even going to bother you with a lengthy intro. As the countdown to Memorial Day continues, these are your deal requests hunted down at the lowest prices you'll ever receive. A huge thanks to my partners in crime Julia, Ada and Rachel for hunting down these coupons. Most importantly, just by using an Offers.com coupon, you're ...
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Tick bites wipe out familys energy finances
GERMANTOWN, TN - (WMC-TV) - It is a tiny pest with a big bite that can do major damage. One Germantown family said it only took one infected tick to change their entire lifestyle – something they have been dealing with for the past seven years. Kelly and Lee Nanney's children were both bitten by an infected seed tick. The family's home kitchen is covered in medical supplies, ...
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Film on Ga. graveyard wins film festival award
ATLANTA - A film that documented the recovery of an unmarked graveyard in Middle Georgia has won two awards in an international film festival focused on human culture.The 33-minute film "I Remember, I Believe," won the best script and best music awards at the Archaeology Channel's International Film and Video Festival in Eugene, Ore.The film came about when the Georgia Department ...
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Tied-up Atlanta woman uses toes to type message for help
A US woman had to call for help by typing on the laptop with her toes after a burglar tied up her hands with the bed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that police were alerted about the incident after they received a call from the boyfriend of the 39-year-old victim, Amy Windom. They said that the armed robbery took place at about midnight in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia. Police ...
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Georgia Southerns Kellogg Experiencing Success
Entering his 10th year with the Georgia Southern Swimming and Diving team, Head Coach Nate Kellogg has established quite the legacy. Appointed as the interim coach in the fall of 2004, Kellogg quickly proved to be more than capable of leading a program. The Eagles have re-written the school record books during his tenure, breaking a whopping 54 marks in nine ...
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Wednesdays Games Gattis Homer Helps Atlanta Sweep Twins
ATLANTA | Evan Gattis hit his first career grand slam. B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered for the Braves, who finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins with an 8-3 ...
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Local national groups demand answers in Valdosta teens death
17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was found dead at his Lowndes County high school in January. His parents believe his death was not properly ...
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Metros unemployment rate declines in April
ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 7.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.9 percent in March. The rate was 8.5 percent in April a year ago. The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the rate declined as the number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by 12,900 to 2,394,100, up from 2,381,200 in March. Most of the growth came ...
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Billboards demand raises for Atlanta police firefighters www.privateofficer.com
The wives of Atlanta police and firefighters have put up billboards telling Mayor Kasim Reed and the Atlanta City Council to give their spouses a pay raise. The group of wives held fundraisers to pay for the billboards to send that message to City Hall. ';We mean business. We are serious about getting our first responders and dispatchers a raise,'; said Kelly Uhlis, the wife of an ...
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Atlanta banker steals $10K from 90-year-old customer www.privateofficer.com
Mary Massey thought she was signing a slip to transfer money from her checking account into her savings account. Turns out, the 90-year-old was being tricked into signing a cash withdrawal slip, Atlanta police said Tuesday. And once the $10,600 was taken from Massey's account, a bank employee deposited it into his personal account, according to police. Now authorities are looking for ...
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Joplin survivor helps victims of Oklahoma tornado
WTOC spoke to a Joplin tornado survivor who has since moved to Effingham County. She says instead of focusing on the past, she is trying to help the victims of the Oklahoma ...
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Stand fast Atlanta, but dont be selfish
Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, therefore it is the leader of the state, and the actions and decisions of city leaders will influence the stability, or lack thereof, of the state. It is a substantial responsibility and one that should not be taken lightly. Atlanta must weather the current recession in a manner helpful to the wider region as well as itself.
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in the US. It is the beating heart of Georgia, and one of the main centers for economic activity with the head quarters of several major companies located in its CBD, including Coca Cola, Delta Airlines, and AT&T. Just behind Chicago and Minneapolis, it has one of the highest concentrations of Fortune 500 companies located within the greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area. Read more
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