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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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Movie Review

Simon Birch

"Simon Birch" is about a little boy who believes God intends for him to someday be a hero. Because this is a Hollywood film, we know that his day as hero will arrive before the final reel is over, but unfortunately, his heroic deed turns out to be so strikingly conventional that it is ultimately a let-down (and the atrociously bad deathbed scene that follows doesn't help matters). As a matter of f ... ...

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  • Authorities on the scene of school bus accident in Fayetteville

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- Authorities are on the scene of a school bus accident on Highway 314 in Fayetteville. According to preliminary reports, the school bus was involved in an accident as a secondary party. The bus was not directly involved in the accident. No injuries have been ...

  • Georgia sends supplies volunteers prayers to Oklahoma

    ALPHARETTA, Ga-The Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is among the organizations in metro Atlanta sending volunteers and supplies to tornado ravaged Oklahoma. A half dozen disaster specialists with the Southern Baptist's North American Mission Board are either in Oklahoma or on their way. Volunteers spent the day loading a truck with bottled water, tarps, and Bibles. "It just as well ...

  • Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta

    DUNWOODY, Ga. -; Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly ...

  • Braves other MLB teams wearing camo uniforms for Memorial Day

    camouflage numbering, lettering, and full camo'd caps. While MLB has not officially confirmed this is what we will see on the field Monday, "As worn on-field Memorial Day May 27th, 2013? accompanies the description of the uniform. Each team only has one camo-option, either home or away, depending on where they are playing Memorial Day. These authentic uniforms are being sold for ...

  • Top Ports Savannah Replaces Charleston

    In 2003 the Port of Charleston, S.C. was the world’s 42nd largest – and the fifth largest in the nation. Today? Charleston has surrendered its coveted spot on the world’s top fifty ports list to its closet rival, the Port of Savannah. Don’t believe us? Take a look ...

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