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Shoplifting suspect sought in Conyers
CONYERS, Ga. -- Police are looking for a shoplifting suspect who caused multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. His name has not been ...
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Seed money advances GA-400 I-285 interchange project
ATLANTA -- More than 300,000 motorists travel through the interchange between Georgia 400 and I-285 every day, making it one of the most congested interchanges in metro Atlanta. "I avoid it as much as I can," said Anna Trad of Cobb County. "I end up going a longer way to work just because you can sit there for quite a long time trying to get through it." Political and ...
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Unusual Sendoff for WWII Veteran
ROSWELL, Ga. -- The front lawn of Saint Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Roswell is the chosen spot. Eighty-eight year old Frances Kruer looks up at the blue sky. "I think it's the perfect day." All of Robert Kruer's family is here, waiting. His wife. His six children. His nine grandchildren. His six great grandchildren. Inside the church, they will say a final goodbye to ...
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Police search stolen car to learn who took 1-year old girl
FOREST PARK, Ga. -- It was a reunion filled with kisses. A 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park was found nearly seven hours after the girl's mother says her car was ...
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Minnesota Twins need time machine to beat Atlanta Braves... on Twitter
The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves engaged in a Twitter flame war Wednesday. In an effort to best the Braves, the Twins pulled out an old ...
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Wounded soldier celebrates his birthday in a new home
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga - A wounded war veteran got quite a birthday present on Wednesday as he and his family prepare for a new life. Army Sgt. Ben Graham earned two Purple Hearts during tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. His new home will stand as a tribute to his service. "This house is freedom to us," said Lori Graham, Ben Graham's wife. "It's freedom from stress, a lighter ...
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Two boys recovering from fox bites outside Covington school
COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a grey fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two students at play, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. The fox bites punctured the skin of both students. Brian Stephen, who teaches 4th grade at Rocky Plains, told 11Alive that when the ...
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Savannah Man Pleads Guilty to Two Armed Robberies
SAVANNAH, GA-Rico Lavon Edwards, 30, of Savannah, Georgia, pled guilty earlier this month before United States District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield for his role in the armed robberies of the Savannah Postal Credit Union and of Barnett Educational Supplies. According to evidence presented during his guilty plea hearing, on November 8, 2012, Edwards, along with an accomplice, committed an ...
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Shoplifting suspect saught in Conyers
CONYERS, Ga. -- Police are looking for a shoplifting suspect who caused multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. His name has not been ...
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MLB Atlanta 8 Minnesota 3
Evan Gattis hit a grand slam home run to close a five-run fourth inning for Atlanta Wednesday in the Braves' 8-3 interleague win over Minnesota. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Braves while Minnesota is going the other way with an eight-game losing streak. Gattis hit his 10th homer of the year while Ramiro Pena ...
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Ex-Ga. tax preparer guilty in tax fraud scheme
ATLANTA - The owner of a tax preparation business has pleaded guilty to using stolen identities to claim millions in fraudulent tax refunds.U.S. Attorney's spokesman Bob Page says 44-year-old Kevin Sonnier, of Ellenwood, worked with others to convince thousands of victims they could apply for stimulus payments from the federal government by giving him their names and social security ...
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Shoplifting suspect captured in Conyers
CONYERS, Ga. -- A shoplifting suspect has been captured after causing multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. The suspect was eventually caught and ...
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Atlanta police allege bank employee tricked woman out of $10000
Atlanta police say they arrested a bank employee accused of stealing $10,000 he tricked an elderly customer into withdrawing from her account. Daniel Araujo, a personal banker at ...
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Children bitten by fox at Covington school
COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two 6-year-old boys, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. Both boys were taken to Newton County Medical to be treated for the ...
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Suspect named in Clifton Road shooting
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police have identified the man accused of shooting a woman through the window of her Clifton Road home last week. Khyree Houston is wanted ...
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Pit bill that killed 2 year old put down
Read the police report The child was attacked in his south Fulton County home on Apr. 24. Animal control officials confirmed Wednesday that the pit bull was euthanized on May ...
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8 year old shot in her bed suspect IDd
ATLANTA -- Police have identified the man accused of shooting an 8-year-old girl as she slept in her bed. Investigators plan to charge 33-year-old Jacobe Antoine Gilbert with aggravated assault. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday at the Hollywood Shawnee Apartments on Gun Club Road in northwest Atlanta. Atlanta Police Night Commander Capt. Tim Peek said Gilbert got in an argument ...
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Brooks to be arraigned on federal fraud charges
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks is set to appear in court for arraignment on federal fraud charges. Brooks is scheduled to appear before federal Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman on Wednesday. A 30-count federal indictment handed down last week charges him with mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax ...
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Governor Deal Atheists can put books in state park rooms
ATLANTA (AP) -- Gov. Nathan Deal says he believes in the right of atheist groups to donate literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks just as Bibles are ...
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Parapro arrested for having sex with special needs student
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A female paraprofessional at Special Needs School of Gwinnett was arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old student. Kari Lynn Bryan, 38, was arrested May 17 on a sexual assault charge. She was released from the Gwinnett County Jail on $5,700 ...
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Henry County home damaged by fire
HAMPTON, Ga. -- A house in Hampton was heavily damaged a fire Wednesday morning. The fire broke out just before 5:30 a.m. at a house on Graystone Drive, according to Henry County Fire Capt. Sabrina Puckett. The flames were highest in the garage and attic of the one-story home. Puckett said fire officials searched the house after receiving a tip that someone may be inside. They later learned ...
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Slight risk for severe weather Wednesday in NW Georgia
ATLANTA - A slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists for parts of northwest Georgia Wednesday afternoon and evening, as a cold front pushes into the Metro area. 11Alive meteorologist Chesley McNeil says that while storms can be expected across the entire area, the northwest corner of the state bears special attention in that ...
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Fire burns at 50-year-old Atlanta business
United Transmission Service fire The two-alarm fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Fire spokeswoman Janet Ward said the fire was fully involved and the building is a total loss. The fire has since been put out, but a portion of Marietta Street is still closed as fire officials investigate the cause. Ward said Joe Barton, ...
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Auto repair shop burns in Atlanta
Atlanta firefighters were battling a large blaze Wednesday morning at an auto repair shop just west of downtown.The two-alarm fire broke out just before 7 a.m. at United Transmissions in the 300 block of Marietta Street.Atlanta fire spokeswoman Janet Ward told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the building was "fully involved" in flames.Ward said that according to the shop's ...
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Korean American Association building catches fire
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- The Korean American Association building on Buford Highway in Gwinnett County caught fire Tuesday evening. The president of the Korean American Association said organization members met at the location "earlier Tuesday night and had only been gone a short while when they learned about the fire." Fire officials shut down Buford Highway in both directions as ...
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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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