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  • Suspicious fire at vacant Hapeville house

    HAPEVILLE, Ga. -- Fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire at an empty home in Hapeville. The blaze was first reported shortly after midnight Thursday at 3430 Harding Avenue. Hapeville Fire spokesman Joey Overton said witnesses saw people running from the house shortly before the fire broke out, leading investigators to question whether it was arson. No suspects have been identified ...

  • 8 Memorial Day deals at 80 off

    ATLANTA -- Today's deals are so hot, I'm not even going to bother you with a lengthy intro. As the countdown to Memorial Day continues, these are your deal requests hunted down at the lowest prices you'll ever receive. A huge thanks to my partners in crime Julia, Ada and Rachel for hunting down these coupons. Most importantly, just by using an Offers.com coupon, you're ...

  • Tied-up Atlanta woman uses toes to type message for help

    A US woman had to call for help by typing on the laptop with her toes after a burglar tied up her hands with the bed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that police were alerted about the incident after they received a call from the boyfriend of the 39-year-old victim, Amy Windom. They said that the armed robbery took place at about midnight in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia. Police ...

  • Atlanta Traffic from the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center

    Ongoing Construction and Other Closures: If you see construction or other closures in your area, let us know at #750 for free on Verizon Wireless or 404-897-7358 to the Alarm Force WSB 24-Hour Traffic Center. The lines are open 24/7/365. Hall Co.: Road Closures/Flooding Damage...Cove Creek Dr. off of Lights Ferry Rd., Stephens Rd. off of Jim Crow Rd. Both roads are restricted to residents only - ...

  • Wednesdays Games Gattis Homer Helps Atlanta Sweep Twins

    ATLANTA | Evan Gattis hit his first career grand slam. B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered for the Braves, who finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins with an 8-3 ...


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Movie Review

Blade

Blade

"Blade," a bloody, nightmarish, horror comic book of a movie, features a vampire underworld organized like the Mafia. Run by twelve elders who are of "pure blood"--meaning they were born vampires rather than being turned by a bite on the neck--they have no interest in taking over the world. Instead, they maintain their ancient power base within the existing structures of human civilization. In ot ... ...

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  • Local national groups demand answers in Valdosta teens death

    17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was found dead at his Lowndes County high school in January. His parents believe his death was not properly ...

  • Metros unemployment rate declines in April

    ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 7.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.9 percent in March. The rate was 8.5 percent in April a year ago. The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the rate declined as the number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by 12,900 to 2,394,100, up from 2,381,200 in March. Most of the growth came ...

  • Resident alien served on Bartow County grand jury

    CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- A non-U.S.-citizen, a woman who is a resident alien and is legally in the U.S., served as member of a Bartow County Grand Jury for most of last month. During the April term of the Grand Jury, the woman was helping indict U.S. citizens, leading to their arrests on various criminal charges. District Attorney Rosemary Greene said Wednesday that the woman was kicked off of the ...

  • Billboards demand raises for Atlanta police firefighters www.privateofficer.com

    The wives of Atlanta police and firefighters have put up billboards telling Mayor Kasim Reed and the Atlanta City Council to give their spouses a pay raise. The group of wives held fundraisers to pay for the billboards to send that message to City Hall. ';We mean business. We are serious about getting our first responders and dispatchers a raise,'; said Kelly Uhlis, the wife of an ...

  • Atlanta banker steals $10K from 90-year-old customer www.privateofficer.com

    Mary Massey thought she was signing a slip to transfer money from her checking account into her savings account. Turns out, the 90-year-old was being tricked into signing a cash withdrawal slip, Atlanta police said Tuesday. And once the $10,600 was taken from Massey's account, a bank employee deposited it into his personal account, according to police. Now authorities are looking for ...

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