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  • Wounded soldier celebrates his birthday in a new home

    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga - A wounded war veteran got quite a birthday present on Wednesday as he and his family prepare for a new life. Army Sgt. Ben Graham earned two Purple Hearts during tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. His new home will stand as a tribute to his service. "This house is freedom to us," said Lori Graham, Ben Graham's wife. "It's freedom from stress, a lighter ...

  • Two boys recovering from fox bites outside Covington school

    COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a grey fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two students at play, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. The fox bites punctured the skin of both students. Brian Stephen, who teaches 4th grade at Rocky Plains, told 11Alive that when the ...

  • Savannah Man Pleads Guilty to Two Armed Robberies

    SAVANNAH, GA-Rico Lavon Edwards, 30, of Savannah, Georgia, pled guilty earlier this month before United States District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield for his role in the armed robberies of the Savannah Postal Credit Union and of Barnett Educational Supplies. According to evidence presented during his guilty plea hearing, on November 8, 2012, Edwards, along with an accomplice, committed an ...

  • DeKalb Co. recruit dies during jail certification training

    DECATUR, Ga. -- A detention officer recruit died on Tuesday during his second day on the job. The recruit became ill during officer training at the DeKalb County Sheriff's office. According to DeKalb Co. authorities, 29-year-old George Ward began to show signs of illness during a routine morning physical fitness training session. The officer was transported to the DeKalb Medical Center ...

  • Shoplifting suspect saught in Conyers

    CONYERS, Ga. -- Police are looking for a shoplifting suspect who caused multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. His name has not been ...


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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

After the one-two punch of 2006s Dead Mans Chest and 2007s At Worlds End, which ran a combined 320 minutes and took every fantastical pirate clich imaginable and bloated them to epic proportions, it is hard to imagine that there w ... ...

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  • MLB Atlanta 8 Minnesota 3

    Evan Gattis hit a grand slam home run to close a five-run fourth inning for Atlanta Wednesday in the Braves' 8-3 interleague win over Minnesota. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Braves while Minnesota is going the other way with an eight-game losing streak. Gattis hit his 10th homer of the year while Ramiro Pena ...

  • Ex-Ga. tax preparer guilty in tax fraud scheme

    ATLANTA - The owner of a tax preparation business has pleaded guilty to using stolen identities to claim millions in fraudulent tax refunds.U.S. Attorney's spokesman Bob Page says 44-year-old Kevin Sonnier, of Ellenwood, worked with others to convince thousands of victims they could apply for stimulus payments from the federal government by giving him their names and social security ...

  • Shoplifting suspect captured in Conyers

    CONYERS, Ga. -- A shoplifting suspect has been captured after causing multiple traffic accidents in Conyers Wednesday afternoon. The man ran from police after trying to shoplifting at a T.J.Maxx. He caused a chain reaction crash and wrecked his car before escaping on foot in the area of Old Covington Road and Buchanan Circle, according to Conyers Police. The suspect was eventually caught and ...

  • Atlanta police allege bank employee tricked woman out of $10000

    Atlanta police say they arrested a bank employee accused of stealing $10,000 he tricked an elderly customer into withdrawing from her account. Daniel Araujo, a personal banker at ...

  • Children bitten by fox at Covington school

    COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two 6-year-old boys, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. Both boys were taken to Newton County Medical to be treated for the ...

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