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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 11Alive Cares Special Atlanta Gives Moore

    11Alive Cares Special: Atlanta Gives Moore Atlanta is community that cares, and they proved it by giving tens of thousands of dollars to help the Oklahoma recovery effort as part of our 11Alive Cares special: Atlanta gives ...

  • Canton SWAT ends with arrest of 17-year-old man

    CANTON, Ga. -- Canton Police officers arrested a man after a brief SWAT situation at a home in a Canton subdivision. Officers located 17-year-old Damien Fowler in the near area of the home in the Hillcrest Subdivision, while SWAT carried out a precautionary search of the residence, reported Officer Pacey Cordry. Fowler was taken to the Cherokee Adult Detention Center, and will face an ...


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Movie Review

Liar Liar

Liar Liar

After a mostly unsuccessful attempt to branch out into black comedy with last summer's "The Cable Guy," Jim Carry returns to what he does best -- pure slapstick antics -- in his new film "Liar Liar." While the humor is absolutely hilarious, the sentiment is overly sappy, and several times that conflict risks sinking this otherwise sturdy vehicle. Carrey plays Fletcher Reede, a habitally fibbing la ... ...

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  • Adina Parson attends her husbands attempted murder trial

    ATLANTA -- The trial of Michael Parson, a Sandy Springs man charged with shooting and critically injuring his wife, Adina Parson in April 2012, has begun. Parson is charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery. They said he shot his wife eight times, including three times in the face, outside their apartment. Adina Parson was in court Tuesday. It was the first time she's been ...

  • Georgia Tea Party protestors call for independent IRS investigation

    ATLANTA - About one-hundred Tea Party and Patriot activists showed up at Georgia's State Capitol on Tuesday, joining many others around the country in protest rallies against the Internal Revenue Service. "At this rate, let's bring back King George," shouted one speaker dressed in Revolutionary War attire. Originally formed as a protest group against too much government, ...

  • Police stand by for SWAT situation at Canton home

    CANTON, Ga. -- Canton Police officers are standing by for a SWAT situation at a home in a Canton subdivision. Officers were called to an area near the Laurels of Greenwood Apartments around 4:15 Tuesday afternoon, where a caller said a black male was brandishing a gun near a tree line. When officers arrived, the suspect ran into nearby woods, sid Officer Pacy Cordry said. Soon after, officers ...

  • Abandoned building collapses near Castleberry Hill

    ATLANTA -- A small building has collapsed near the Castleberry Hill neighborhood in downtown Atlanta. The incident happened near the intersection of Fair Street and Walker Street. According to Atlanta Fire, the building has been abandoned for a couple of years. Authorities don't think anyone is inside. No further information was immediately ...

  • Soldier reunited with dog missing for 18 months

    ATLANTA -- Brandon Patterson was serving in Iraq, when he got the heartbreaking call. It appeared his dog Alfaba had found a gap in the sitter's fence and wandered away. Helpless to do anything from so far away, Patterson asked his friends to post flyers and ads on Facebook, but Alfaba had disappeared. "It's been very difficult just for closure. Just not knowing where she was ...

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