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MARTA bus hit by train in Decatur
DECATUR, Ga. -- A freight train slammed into a MARTA bus in downtown Decatur Wednesday morning. Witnesses said the bus got stuck on the train tracks on North McDonough Street near Decatur High School before it was hit at around 6:30 a.m. No passengers were on the bus at the time. No injuries were ...
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Home invasion in southwest Atlanta
ATLANTA -- A home invasion suspect held a homeowner at gunpoint and robbed him early Wednesday. The incident happened at around 3:45 a.m. at a home on Blayton Circle NW. Atlanta Police Capt. Tim Peek said a slim black man broke into the home. Despite having a "pretty pleasant" attitude, he pointed a gun at a man inside and made off with a television, computer and cell phone. Peek ...
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Fire burning at Atlanta business
ATLANTA -- A fire at United Transmission Service in downtown Atlanta is producing heavy smoke. The fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Police have blocked a portion of Marietta Street as fire officials work to control and put out the blaze. The cause of the fire has not been ...
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AMBER Alert for 1-year-old girl
FOREST PARK, Ga. -- Police have issued an AMBER Alert for a 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park. Police say the child, Annya Buchannon was in the back seat of a 1994 green Honda Accord with Georgia tag PBB 5559 that was stolen from the daycare at around midnight Tuesday. The child was wearing a pink top with pink sandals. The suspect is described as a ...
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AMBER ALERT for 1-year-old child
FOREST PARK, Ga. -- Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing one-year-old female taken from the Playskool daycare located at 887 Conley Rd. Police say the child was in the back seat of a 1994 green Honda Accord bearing GA tag "PBB 5559" that was stolen from the daycare around midnight Tuesday. The child was wearing a pink top with pink sandals. The suspect of the theft is ...
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Sweet Smell of Success [Blu-Ray]
A critical and box office failure during its initial theatrical release in 1957, Alexander Mackendricks acerbic backroom drama Sweet Smell of Success has gone on to become one of the most esteemed films of its era, a daring expos of the sordid underpinnings of c ... ...
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Georgians need for speed - Advice - Slow down
ATLANTA -- As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety is urging drivers to buckle up and slow down. A recent survey shows drivers in the South have a need for speed and we were able to prove it's ...
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Rapper arrested after fighting with Atlanta hotel security officer www.privateofficer.com
South Side rapper Chief Keef was arrested near Atlanta this week for disorderly conduct after hotel security smelled marijuana smoke coming from his room, police said. The disorderly conduct arrest comes two months after he was released from custody in Chicago for a probation violation. Chief Keef, 17, was arrested Monday afternoon at the LeMeridan Hotel at 111 Perimeter Center West in Dunwoody, ...
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Authorities on the scene of building fire in NE Atlanta
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- Authorities are on the scene of a commercial building fire in NE Atlanta. According to Gwinnett County Fire, the fire started on the 6900 block of Buford Highway at the Korean American Association Building on Tuesday evening. Traffic on Buford Highway is blocked in both directions at Amwiler Road due to the blaze. The president of the Korean American Association said ...
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Thieves now stealing gas from pumps
UNION CITY, Ga -- Whether it is precious metals or gasoline, thieves are coming up with deviously creative ways to steal them. They have figured out how to get inside pumps to get the gas out free. It is a relatively new crime but a Union City gas station is finding out about it the hard way. In the past two months thieves have stolen gas from the Mobil gas station on Flat Shoals Road four ...
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Telethon raises $57000 for Moore OK tornado victims
ATLANTA -- The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross teamed up with 11Alive for the 11Alive Cares: Atlanta gives Moore fundraising telethon on Tuesday evening. Former "The Voice" contestant and Atlanta native, Vedo performed his original song "Pray" during the ...
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