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  • DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis indicted on 15 criminal charges

    Ellis' home and offices were searched in Stone Mountain. After the search, investigators left the home with a computer hard drive and several boxes. Just one day later, ...

  • Former Atlanta police officer sentenced to prison for accepting bribes

    ATLANTA -- A former Atlanta Police Department officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for conspiring to accept bribes and lying to FBI agents. Elton Augustin, 32, of Stockbrigde, was sentenced for working at an illegal nightclub in Atlanta from June 2007 to August 2007, while being employed as an Atlanta police officer. Augustin, along with two other APD officers, received more than ...

  • Gwinnett Med Center warns patients potentially exposed to TB

    DULUTH, Ga. -- The Chief Medical Officer at Gwinnett Medical Center says the hospital has sent 133 certified letters to patients at risk of contracting tuberculosis, after coming into contact with an infected employee. The employee, now on medical leave and in isolation, is expected to recover. The hospital won't say what type of work the employee performed, but it is believed the person ...

  • Police dog dies after being left in patrol car

    WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- A Woodstock Police dog is dead after being left in an officer's patrol car Monday night. According to a department press release, the dog was found dead in his handler's patrol car on Monday evening around 9:00 p.m. at his home in Pickens County. Chief of Police Calvin Moss said the cause of death was heat stroke. The former handler of Spartacus is a 9-year veteran ...

  • Vedos long road to NBCs The Voice

    ATLANTA -- It's The Voice finale tonight on NBC. You can watch on 11Alive from 9-11 p.m. And Join in our Facebook Chat with former The Voice contestants. Then on 11Alive News at 11 p.m., hear from one of the show's stars. Vedo was on team Usher and made it to the top 12. Jaye Watson sits down with him to talk about how this homeless boy made it big, and what obstacles he overcame ...


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The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah [DVD]

The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah [DVD]

Before writing a word about Chris Hansen's The Proper Care & Feeding of an American Messiah, I must in all good faith provide a large caveat, one that I have never had to provide in more than a decade of film criticism: I know the writer/director. Not ... ...

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  • Publics help sought in identifying armed robbery suspect

    GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Sheriff's investigators in Hall County are looking for help in identifying an armed robbery suspect from a May 31 convenience store robbery. That Friday evening, just after 8 pm, Deputies were called to the Country Grocery and Deli at 6531 Dahlonega Highway in Clermont. They said a man armed with a knife and a gun came in and demanded money. The suspect left with an ...

  • Conceptual design for new stadium completed

    ATLANTA (WXIA) - Tuesday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons officially announced the completion of a conceptual design for the new Atlanta stadium, and said they plan to move immediately into the schematic design phase of the project. The Georgia World Congress Center Board of governors has granted approval to the conceptual design, which was required by the memorandum of understanding. The ...

  • Cartersville police arrest apartment shooting suspect

    CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- The Cartersville Police Department took William Dexter Weems, Jr. into custody on Monday, who allegedly shot a female in Cartersville last week. When the incident happened on Wednesday, June 12, Captain Mark Camp said police were called to the scene at a Stokley Street apartment around 3:00 p.m. As police were told, a female was shot in the leg by her sister's ...

  • Police chase ends at 11Alive parking lot

    ATLANTA -- Police caught a suspect on the loose following a chase that came to an end in the parking lot of the 11Alive News Station Tuesday. The suspect drove a stolen gray Infiniti sedan into the parking lot and stopped between two other vehicles. He jumped out of the car and tried to run from officers. Atlanta police officers already had two squad cars on scene and were chasing after him on ...

  • Arrest in 11Alive parking lot

    A police chase ended in the parking lot of the 11Alive news station on Tuesday afternoon. The suspect parked a gray car in the lot, and attempted to run from officers, but was caught shortly after. (Photos: Holly Pennebaker, Michael ...

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