Memorial Day through 1st grade eyes

Marietta, Ga. -- Saturday morning hundreds of scouts gathered in Marietta in the same way they have for decades-to honor the fallen on Memorial Day weekend. They scattered out over the grounds of the Marietta National Cemetery to place a flag at each of the nearly 18,000 veterans' graves. "It's important to remember that every name here, they had a family too, they had a ...

Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny

ATLANTA -; Four deaths at the Atlanta VA Medical Center mark the latest in a series of problems plaguing Veterans Affairs, prompting outrage from officials and congressional scrutiny of the largest integrated health care system in the ...

Filmmaker actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to help student athletes in Ohio schools

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools. The Columbus Dispatch ...

Thieves steal boat from boy recovering from cancer

MARIETTA, Ga. -- The Cooley family of Marietta had been looking forward to this summer more than any in recent years. It was the first one where their middle son Chase could feel more like a kid again. He'd been fighting a treatable form of Leukemia for several years, and things were finally looking up. "For the first time in three years he was going to be able to really get out ...

New boating safety laws take the lakes for Memorial Day

(WXIA) -- Vacationers will pack the lakes this holiday weekend, and boaters should keep some new rules in mind. Patrolling on the lake this weekend will be high, as DNR rangers will look for proper lighting on boats after sunset, life vests and those who have had too much to drink. Rangers want to see children and all passengers wearing life vests that fit properly. Boater Randale Keisler ...