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  • Defendant Michael Parson calls himself a sociopath in letter to mistress

    ATLANTA -- 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 ...

  • DeKalb Co. Sheriff recruit dies during training

    DECATUR, Ga. -- A detention officer recruit died Wednesday, a day after he fell sick during his second day on the job. The recruit became ill during officer training at Panthersville Stadium on Tuesday. According to DeKalb Co. authorities, 29-year-old George Ward began to show signs of illness after he completed a routine morning physical fitness training session. The officer was transported ...

  • Police investigate Marietta serious injury crash

    MARIETTA, Ga. -- Marietta police officers are investigating a serious injury crash that happened Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened around 4:00, in the southbound lanes of North Fairground Street, just north of Fort Street. Chief Dan Flynn said while on scene, investigators found that 18-year-old Jose Zamora was driving a 1999 Honda Civic north on Fairground. His car crossed over ...

  • Cobb Co. suspicious package determined safe after 3 hour lockdown

    COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Cobb County Police signaled an "all-clear" around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon after they determined a package they believed to be explosive was safe. Authorities were called to the AT&T store on Cobb Parkway in response to a disgruntled customer who told employees he had a bomb. Officers arrived at the scene, made contact with the suspect and took him ...

  • Norcross senior named Gatorade State Girls Soccer Player of the Year

    NORCORSS, Ga. -- The honor of Gatorade State Girls Soccer Players of the Year was given to Rachel Garcia of Greater Atlanta Christian School. A senior at the Norcross school, Garcia scored 53 goals and passed for 19 assists this past season. She led the Spartans (19-2) to the Class AA state championship game. The standout forward was also named 2012 Gwinnett County Player of the Year and the ...


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Movie Review

The Shootist [DVD]

The Shootist [DVD]

When, at the age of 69, the legendary John Wayne starred in The Shootist as John Bernard Books, an aging gunslinger dying of cancer at the turn of the 20th century, he himself was dying of cancer. Having already had half a lung removed to stop the spread of what he referred to as "the Big C," Wayne was in poor physical health during the shooting of the movie, constantly sick with gout, flu ... ...

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  • Tyrone Brooks pleads not guilty to fraud and tax evasion

    ATLANTA - One week after being indicted on thirty fraud and tax evasion charges, State Representative Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) showed up at Atlanta's federal courthouse to enter a "not guilty" plea on Wednesday. Brooks and his attorney, former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, were both uncharacteristically silent as they entered the building. The longtime lawmaker and civil ...

  • Shoplifting suspect sought 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 ...

  • Seed money advances GA-400 I-285 interchange project

    ATLANTA -- More than 300,000 motorists travel through the interchange between Georgia 400 and I-285 every day, making it one of the most congested interchanges in metro Atlanta. "I avoid it as much as I can," said Anna Trad of Cobb County. "I end up going a longer way to work just because you can sit there for quite a long time trying to get through it." Political and ...

  • Unusual Sendoff for WWII Veteran

    ROSWELL, Ga. -- The front lawn of Saint Peter Chanel Catholic Church in Roswell is the chosen spot. Eighty-eight year old Frances Kruer looks up at the blue sky. "I think it's the perfect day." All of Robert Kruer's family is here, waiting. His wife. His six children. His nine grandchildren. His six great grandchildren. Inside the church, they will say a final goodbye to ...

  • Police search stolen car to learn who took 1-year old girl

    FOREST PARK, Ga. -- It was a reunion filled with kisses. A 1-year-old girl taken from the Playskool daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park was found nearly seven hours after the girl's mother says her car was ...

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