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  • Deal reached over controversial city budget

    ATLANTA -- A deal was reached on Monday over the controversial issue of pay raises for city workers. The City Council appeared to have avoided a budget showdown that has been brewing ever since that same City Council approved a whopping 52 percent pay increase for itself back in December. For many city employees, the one percent pay increased they were offered caused frustration and anger to ...

  • Atlanta sports radio hosts fired for mocking former NFL player with Lou Gehrig’s disease

    A station official says the cast of an Atlanta sports radio show has been fired after mocking a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's disease.The ...

  • Could fear be the next threat to Atlantas tree canopy

    ATLANTA -- The first threat to the city's canopy was growth. Farmers, then houses and office buildings. Recently it has been the weather. There were years of drought, now heavy wind and rain. "I think that's kind of the charm of where we live. You still get that city vibe but there's so many trees that it makes me feel like I can get away," said Lanie Snell, a hiker ...

  • Waffle House Chairman sex tapes case may backfire on his accuser

    MARIETTA, GA - Accompanied by his wife as they left the Cobb County courthouse last December, Waffle House Chairman Joe Rogers, Jr. publicly admitted, "I did some stupid things." He admitted having an affair with former housekeeper Mye Brindle, but denied forcing her to have sex to keep her job. She's suing him for sexual abuse and he's counter-suing her for emotional ...

  • What to do about neighbors unhealthy trees

    Atlanta--What are your options if your house is hit by a neighbor's tree? Can you make them pay? What if a tree looks like it might fall onto your property, can you force a neighbor to take it down? Real estate lawyer Brad Hutchins says times have changed. In years past insurance companies were more hesitant about paying damage claims. Neighbors would often have to hire lawyers and feud ...


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Mafioso [DVD]

Mafioso [DVD]

In the popular imaginary, the idea of the Italian mafia has been fueled in large part--if not entirely--by movies and television. When people think of the mafia, they immediately think of the pulpy, epic grandeur of The Godfather (1972), the high-octane rise-and-fall rush of GoodFellas ... ...

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  • Heavy rains cause flooding on I-75 North lanes blocked

    CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Heavy rain near Atlanta on Monday has affected all lanes of Interstate 75 NB at Forest Parkway. All motorists in that area are advised to find alternate routes. According to GDOT, the area is expected to be cleared around 8:00 ...

  • Stolen SUV child recovered Police - Never leave keys in cars

    ATLANTA -- An SUV and the child inside were recovered after someone stole the SUV Thursday morning in northwest Atlanta. It happened just before 8 a.m. near the intersection of Bolton Road and Marietta Boulevard. Hillary Grotewold told 11Alive News she was putting air in the tires of her GMC Terrain at a RaceTrac station at the corner of Bolton and Marietta when someone hopped into the SUV and ...

  • New Falcons stadium roof would twist open closed

    Pictures of the proposed new Falcons stadium "This is primarily an open building that closes instead of a closed building that opens," said Bill Johnson of 360 Architecture, the Kansas City firm chosen to design the billion -dollar retractable roof ...

  • 2 children escape Clayton County car theft

    CONLEY, Ga. -- Two children are okay an uninjured after being involved in a car theft Monday afternoon. A grandmother and her two grandchildren were at their home on Greenwillow Drive around 4:00. The grandmother, according to Clayton County Police Officer Eddie Soto, left her car running while she went inside the home. Still in the car were her 13-year-old and 5-year-old grandchildren. While ...

  • LIVE CHAT Helping you with tree troubles after storms

    (WXIA) -- Recent strong storms have meant falling trees around the metro. It's a danger for people and property and causes havoc with power and ...

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