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  • Michael Parson guilty of attempted murder of wife

    The second day of the Michael Parson attempted murder trial closed with yet another embarrassing revelation as prosecutors read into the record a handwritten letter by the defendant to the woman with whom he was having an affair in which he described himself as a "sociopath." Prosecutors say Parson wrote the apology letter while on the run from police -- a suspect in the shooting his ...

  • Rockdale officer arrested discharged over child molestation charges

    ROCKDALE COUNTY, GA. -- A deputy with the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office has been arrested and terminated after being accused of child molestation in Conyers. 23-year-old Joseph Robert Harding was arrested on Thursday after Conyers Police concluded an investigation that Harding molested a known juvenile female acquaintance in April 2013. After his arrest, Harding was terminated by the ...

  • Clayton officer fired after pointing gun at apt. resident

    LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- "He says he is going to shoot me. And he has his hand on his pistol and he's supposed to be the Courtesy Officer." With those frantic words, Jonathan Fernandez began taking cell phone video of a man who appears to have his hand on a gun. He says the man in the video threatened to shoot him and his dog, after his pit bull mix Big Boy got loose yesterday. He ...

  • Workers to Atlanta council Raises are overdue

    ATLANTA -- A hundred public safety employees, their families and other backers, started the day outside city hall–loudly making a point about their city salaries "He's bringing home less than ever," said Kelly Uhlis, the wife of an Atlanta police sergeant. She and other raise-backers say city workers gave back five percent of their salaries at the start of Mayor Reed's ...

  • 67 dogs 2 guinea pigs seized from Gainesville home

    GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Hall County Animal Control impounded nearly 70 animals from a home in North Hall County on Thursday, May 16. A neighbor had complained about the animals, so Animal Control officials went to the home on Bogus Road in Gainesville to find 67 dogs running loose along with two guinea pigs. The owners of the animals, according to Mike Ledford, Animal Services Director, were ...


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Casino

Martin Scorsese is the most enthralling, intense and dedicated director working in film today. His thorough control of the filmmaking art is apparent on every level. He has also proven himself to be versatile, with a wide range of films that include intense social commentary ("Taxi Driver"), controversial religious explorations ("The Last Temptation of Christ"), and even delicate period pictures ... ...

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  • Fire at Corner Tavern in Little 5 Points

    Corner Tavern fire The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m. at the Corner Tavern at the corner of Moreland and Euclid avenues. No details about the fire were immediately available. Crews are still trying to determine how the fire began and the extent of the ...

  • Barnes Brooks to address fraud charges

    MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks is set to appear at a news conference to address federal fraud and tax evasion charges against him. The news conference at 1 p.m. Thursday will be held at the Marietta office of Brooks' lawyer, former Gov. Roy Barnes. Brooks pleaded not guilty before a federal magistrate judge Wednesday. A 30-count federal indictment handed down last ...

  • Atlanta workers rally for pay raise

    ATLANTA -- Dozens of Atlanta city workers rallied downtown before a city council meeting over pay. Their march began at 10 a.m. Thursday. The rally comes after frustrated city workers paid to put up two billboards reading "First to respond, last to get paid." Their call for a pay increase was intensified by city council members giving themselves a raise earlier this year. If a raise ...

  • Woman shot in pottery store parking lot

    LULA, Ga. -- One woman is injured and another is on the run after a shooting in Hall County Thursday morning. The victim, whose name was not released, was found shot in the neck in the parking lot outside Wayne Wilson Pottery on Cornelia Highway in Lula. Investigators said the victim works at the store. Hall County dispatchers said it appears the victim was robbed and then shot by another ...

  • Parts fall off China Airlines jet on approach to ATL

    ATLANTA -- The FAA says a China Airlines 747 lost parts from a wing as it approached Hartsfield Jackson International Airport Sunday afternoon. The FAA says the parts came from China Airlines Flight 5254, a Boeing 747 cargo jet flying into Atlanta from Anchorage. They said the jet lost parts from its right wing while on approach to Runway 27L at Hartsfield Jackson at about 2 p.m. Sunday. The ...

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