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  • Grieving parents seek help finding stolen ashes of infant son

    MARIETTA, Ga. -- A burglar broke into a couple's Cobb County home Monday morning, stole the usual collection of valuables that burglars usually take -- and, sadly, stole much, much more. The burglar also stole a silver box that contains the ashes of the couple's son, who died at birth. Monday evening the father, Jody Hughey, through his tears, showed 11Alive's Jon Shirek a photo ...

  • Family loses home in Flowery Branch flood

    FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Monday evening, much of Flowery Branch was beginning to return to normal after heavy flooding over the weekend. The city's boil water advisory was lifted at 9pm Monday. Around the city, crews were beginning to reopen roads damaged by the heavy rain. But one family still has a long way to go. 15-year-old Anna Alba and her family escaped their home with their lives, ...

  • Atlanta cops break up robbery in process

    ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police officers stumbled upon and ended a robbery in progress near Turner Field at around 10 p.m. Monday. The officers were patrolling the area after a Braves game when they saw a pedestrian robbery happening near Formwalt Park at the corner of Formwalt Street SW and Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW. When the suspect saw the cops approaching, he ran away, but was quickly ...

  • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil coming to Broadway

    Playwright Alfred Uhry attends the opening night of 'Driving Miss Daisy' on Broadway at John Golden Theatre on October 25, 2010. (Jason Kempin/Getty ...

  • Atlanta cop injured in motorcycle crash in Gwinnett

    ATLANTA -- An off-duty Atlanta Police officer was involved in an accident in Gwinnett County Monday evening. According to Gwinnett County authorities, the incident happened on I-85 NB at the Beaver Ruin exit, when the officer's motorcycle collided with a car. The officer, whose name was not released, was transported to the Gwinnett Medical Center with serious injuries. Atlanta Police said ...


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The Invisible

The Invisible

It's been a bad month for American remakes of Nordic movies. First we had Marcus Nispel's murky and dreary medieval slugfest Pathfinder, a remake of the 1987 Norwegian film Ofelas, and now we have The Invisible, David S. Goyer's reworking of the ... ...

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  • 70-year-old woman shot on golf course

    ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. -- Police in Glynn County say a man has been charged with reckless conduct in an accidental shooting at a coastal Georgia golf course. Police say a 70-year-old Sea Island woman was shot in her stomach Sunday morning and is hospitalized in stable condition. Authorities say 65-year-old Edward Johnson called emergency dispatchers saying he was shooting at squirrels and ...

  • Teen accused of stabbing stepfather

    POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. -- A 19-year-old Powder Springs woman is accused of stabbing her stepfather multiple times. Shaquioa Crawford has been charged with aggravated assault for stabbing 51-year-old Vince Anderson in the arm, head and ...

  • Rape alleged at North Atlanta High

    North Atlanta High School will be getting a disturbing letter from school officials Tuesday. A female student says she was raped by a male student inside the school. The 17-year-old girl reported the incident to school officials on May 9, a day after she alleged she was raped by a 15 year old. School officials said they contacted Atlanta Police after they learned of the alleged incident. ...

  • Child shot while in her bed

    ATLANTA -- Police say an eight-year-old girl was shot in the leg late Friday evening as she slept in her bed. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Shawnee Apartments on Gun Club Road in NW Atlanta. Atlanta Police Night Commander Capt. Tim Peek said there was an altercation in the parking lot outside the child's apartment. Someone with a high powered rifle fired a shot ...

  • Street shooting leaves man seriously wounded

    ATLANTA -- An adult male, walking down Lee Street SW, was shot early Tuesday, apparently by someone in a passing vehicle. It happened on Lee Street near Oakland Lane SW. shortly after 1 a.m. Atlanta Police Night Commander Capt. Tim Peek said the man was swinging a baseball bat as he walked. Police are searching for possible witnesses. The unidentified victim is in serious condition at Grady ...

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