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  • 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 ...

  • Bon Jovi Blew It Passing On Atlanta Falcons

    LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Jon Bon Jovi attends the NFL match between St Louis Rams and New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium on October 28, 2012 in London, England. Jon Bon Jovi is in London to announce his new tour 'Because We Can' which begins in February 2013. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) ...

  • Zillow 48 of Atlanta homeowners underwater

    Zillow projects 46.2 percent of Atlanta homeowners will still be underwater in the first quarter of 2014. Nearly half of Atlantas homeowners remain underwater on their mortgages, according to a new report from Zillow.com. The Seattle-based online real estate marketplace said 47.6 percent of Atlanta homeowners were underwater in the first quarter of 2013. But 64.1 percent of Atlanta homeowners, ...

  • REFILE-RPT-Sell cheap fuel and profit - Delta Air Lines refining 101

    Thu May 23, 2013 10:35am EDT * Delta's Trainer refinery could take 50,000 bpd of Bakken crude by end year * Delta eyes chances to ship jet fuel to Midwest markets By Matthew Robinson NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Making money in the refining business is generally a pretty straightforward proposition: sell your fuel at the highest possible price relative to cost. But Delta Air Lines, the first ...


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Movie Review

Monster House [Blu-Ray]

Monster House [Blu-Ray]

Monster House, a CG-animated horror comedy, has the kind of freaky-fun imagery that goes directly to the heart of your inner child. Kids see monsters everywhere--in knotty trees, in shadows, in wads of clothes under the bed--and first-time director Gil Kenan plays with this ten ... ...

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  • Metro Atlanta job market improved in April

    Metro Atlantas unemployment rate went down to 7.6 percent in April as 12,900 new jobs were created, the Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday. Metro Atlantas unemployment rate went down to 7.6 percent in April as 12,900 new jobs were created, the Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday. The April rate was down from 7.9 percent in March and 8.5 percent in April 2012. Metro Atlantas ...

  • Non-U.S.-citizen served on Bartow County grand jury indicting U.S. citizens

    CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- A non-U.S.-citizen, a woman who is a resident alien and is legally in the U.S., served as member of a Bartow County Grand Jury for most of last month. During the April term of the Grand Jury, the woman helped indict U.S. citizens, leading to their arrests on various criminal charges. District Attorney Rosemary Greene said Wednesday that the woman was kicked off of the ...

  • Knife-wielding robbery suspect arrested

    ATLANTA -- A quick-thinking robbery victim's actions led to the arrest of her attacker in Virginia-Highland Thursday morning. The victim told police she was robbed shortly after midnight while sitting in her car on Los Angeles Avenue. Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones said the suspect approached the victim and demanded money. As she tried to grab some change, he pulled out a knife and cut ...

  • Atlanta cops rally for pay raise

    ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police officers will rally downtown before a city council meeting over pay. Their march is set to begin 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." If a raise is approved by the council, it would go into effect next fiscal ...

  • Goodwill of North Ga. opens 45th store

    MARIETTA, Ga. -- Goodwill of North Georgia will open a new store in west Marietta on Thursday, marking the organization's 45th location. The store at 775 Whitlock Avenue will create an estimated 40 jobs, a Goodwill spokeswoman said. In addition to 12,000 square feet of retail space, the site will also have a large donation center. Goodwill has six stores in Cobb County and also operates ...

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