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  • Atlanta Council clears way for downtown Ferris wheel

    Skyview Atlanta is coming to Atlanta.The Atlanta City Council on Monday voted unanimously to provide an encroachment for a right of way that would allow a 20-story Ferris wheel to be built in downtown Atlanta.A private company is building the Ferris wheel, which would be next to The Tabernacle on Luckie and Nassau streets. But because the massive structure would extend over 23 feet on to both ...

  • New director appointed at Atlanta VA center

    ATLANTA (AP) - The Department of Veterans Affairs has appointed Leslie B. Wiggins as the new director of the Atlanta VA Medical Center. In a release department spokesman Greg Kendall said Wiggins will oversee delivery of health care services to more than 89,000 veterans and a staff of more than 2,900 workers. Officials say Wiggins, of Cleveland, Ohio, earned bachelor's degrees from ...

  • Michael Parson attempted murder trial gets underway

    ATLANTA -- Jury selection is underway in the trial of Michael Parson, a Sandy Springs man charged with shooting and critically injuring his wife, Adina Parson in April 2012. Prosecutors said Michael Parson is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery. They said he shot his wife eight times, including three times in the face. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Amanda Lee ...

  • New Walmart to bring 200 jobs to Norcross area

    NORCROSS, Ga. -- A new Walmart location will open this summer in Norcross, bringing 200 jobs to help open the doors. In the meantime, a Walmart Hiring Center is open nearby at 4975 Jimmy Carter Blvd, where applications are accepted Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. On Saturday, the center is open from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The new store manager, Vladimir Mondesir said part-time and ...

  • Henry County Schools names valedictorians salutatorians

    HENRY COUNTY, Ga. -- The names of top graduates across Henry County have been released as students in all schools get ready for graduation. Graduation ceremonies will take place on May 31, on the football field on each school. However, Patrick Henry High School will host their ceremony that afternoon at 1:00, in the Henry County Performing Arts Center. Valedictorians and salutatorians, as well ...


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The Stranger [Blu-Ray]

The Stranger [Blu-Ray]

The Stranger is often referred to as Orson Welless least personal effort behind the camera. A solid piece of postwar genre work about a Nazi hiding in bucolic small-town America, The Stranger is not unique enough to stand out from the crowd, especially not in the manner of We ... ...

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  • Man accused of shooting wife goes to trial

    FULTON COUNTY -- Family members of Adina Parson say her husband is set to go on trial this week. Michael Parson is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery after police say he shot his wife eight times, including three times in the ...

  • Cheshire Bridge Chevron robbed

    ATLANTA -- A man armed with a stun gun robbed an Atlanta convenience store Monday morning. Atlanta Police said the suspect hit the Chevron at the corner of Cheshire Bridge Road and Lindbergh Drive at around 4:20 a.m. Witnesses said the suspect wore a black jumpsuit and wig. He threatened the store's clerk with a stun gun, but did not use it. The suspect got away with cigarettes and cash, ...

  • Missing Atlanta man found safe

    ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police say they have found a missing man who has Alzheimer's. Danny Reese disappeared Sunday evening. He was found safe Monday morning and was returned to his home in ...

  • Sentence upheld for man who beat baby to death

    CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- The Supreme Court of Georgia has upheld the murder conviction for a Clayton County man who beat his toddler son to death. Jamall DeCarlos Mathis was found guilty in November 2010 of fracturing 17-month-old Ja 'Mari Myckahi Jones' skull. Mathis was convicted of several charges, including felony murder and aggravated battery, and was sentenced to life without ...

  • Savannah Nash Killed During First Drive Solo Unsent Text Message Investigated

    A young girl who had just received her driver's license was killed as she was traveling to the grocery store to pick up food for her family. Savannah Nash turned 16 last week and on Thursday received permission to take the car and drive to the store in Harrisonville, Mo., but the young girl never made it home.Local reports indicate investigators believe Nash was trying to make a left-hand ...

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