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Tractor trailer overturns on I-285
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- An overturned tractor trailer is causing some delays on Interstate 285 in DeKalb County Wednesday morning. The UPS trailer turned over on northbound I-285 at I-85. The Georgia Department of Transportation said the truck was carrying two tandem trailers and one of those trailers overturned, blocking two right lanes. For the latest traffic conditions in metro Atlanta, ...
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Police confiscate 188 pounds of marijuana from grow house
ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- Police said they seized 188 pounds of marijuana plants from an unoccupied home on Waters Run Drive in Alpharetta. Alpharetta police initially came to the home after a telephone report of an open garage door at a residence. When police arrived, they said they found the house ...
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Henry Co. police looking for armed robbery suspect
STOCKBRIDGE, GA -- Police in Henry County are searching for a man they said robbed a Marathon station in Stockbridge early Monday morning. They said at about 1:30 a.m., the suspect, armed with a silver handgun, came into the Marathon station at 776 Highway 138 West in Stockbridge. Investigators said the suspect got away with the entire cash drawer and ran off toward the Garden Ridge parking ...
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Paula Deen museum coming to Albany
ALBANY, Ga. -- A museum honoring famed cook Paula Deen is coming to southwest Georgia. The idea has been in the works for nearly two years. Consultants met Friday to begin developing the ...
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DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis bonds out after indictment
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis was indicted on 15 counts by a grand jury on Tuesday. By Tuesday night, Adrion Bell of the DeKalb Sheriff's Office said Ellis was booked into the DeKalb County Jail and released on bond, which was set for $25,000. Back in ...
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Race to Witch Mountain
Despite being a child of the 1970s, I never saw Disneys Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and thus have no point of comparison with its new reimagining, which comes complete with action-comedy star Dwayne Johnson in the drivers seat and a slightly more dynamic nam ... ...
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Miss. woman pleads not guilty in butt injection death
JACKSON, Miss. -- A Mississippi woman has pleaded not guilty to killing an Alabama woman by giving silicone injections as a buttocks enhancement. Tracey Lynn Garner entered the plea Tuesday in Hinds County Circuit ...
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4 year old hopes for new kidney -- from his dad
CUMMING, Ga. -- At a time of year known for celebrating fathers, one metro Atlanta dad is hoping to give the most important of presents to his son. "This piece is so small compared to what he has to go through every day," says Seth Harding of Cumming. "I know it's nothing compared to what he's always known." Ephraim Harding is 4 years old and has had major kidney ...
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Atlanta chef joins food fad by creating doughssants
chef Maggie Sweeney sold out the first full batch of what she calls "doughssants." "They're time-consuming and kind of laborious, but the product's really awesome," Sweeney ...
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Top summer sandal deals at 70 off
ATLANTA -- Today, patience pays off in a huge way. If you've followed our advice to wait for today to score the lowest summer prices on the top pairs of sandals, you're in for a cheap treat. You'll find absolutely everything you're looking for today including a major (and rare) deal drop at Nordstrom. For those of you concerned about my ability to hand-pick sandal deals for ...
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Atlanta officers in punching video lose certification www.privateofficer.com
Two Atlanta officers caught on video punching a suspect have now lost their certification to work as police officers. Channel 2 Action News first exposed cellphone video of the incident in April, when one of those officers won his job back on appeal. Now, Georgia’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council has voted to revoke both officers’ certification. ...
They said it
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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