• 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 ...

• Cellulaze provides an alternative to liposuction

  Dr. Jay Kulkin at WIFH in Sandy Springs. He decided she was the perfect candidate for a new FDA-approved procedure called Cellulaze instead of a liposuction. "These women don't have quantities of fat they want removed, they have fat they want remodeled," Dr. Kulkin said. "They want it smoother, not puckered and cottage-cheese looking." Here's how it works: Dr. ...

• Suspicious fire at vacant Hapeville house

  HAPEVILLE, Ga. -- Fire officials are investigating a suspicious fire at an empty home in Hapeville. The blaze was first reported shortly after midnight Thursday at 3430 Harding Avenue. Hapeville Fire spokesman Joey Overton said witnesses saw people running from the house shortly before the fire broke out, leading investigators to question whether it was arson. No suspects have been identified ...

• 8 Memorial Day deals at 80 off

  ATLANTA -- Today's deals are so hot, I'm not even going to bother you with a lengthy intro. As the countdown to Memorial Day continues, these are your deal requests hunted down at the lowest prices you'll ever receive. A huge thanks to my partners in crime Julia, Ada and Rachel for hunting down these coupons. Most importantly, just by using an Offers.com coupon, you're ...

• Tied-up Atlanta woman uses toes to type message for help

  A US woman had to call for help by typing on the laptop with her toes after a burglar tied up her hands with the bed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that police were alerted about the incident after they received a call from the boyfriend of the 39-year-old victim, Amy Windom. They said that the armed robbery took place at about midnight in the US city of Atlanta, Georgia. Police ...

• Atlanta Traffic from the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center

  Ongoing Construction and Other Closures: If you see construction or other closures in your area, let us know at #750 for free on Verizon Wireless or 404-897-7358 to the Alarm Force WSB 24-Hour Traffic Center. The lines are open 24/7/365. Hall Co.: Road Closures/Flooding Damage...Cove Creek Dr. off of Lights Ferry Rd., Stephens Rd. off of Jim Crow Rd. Both roads are restricted to residents only - ...

• Wednesdays Games Gattis Homer Helps Atlanta Sweep Twins

  ATLANTA | Evan Gattis hit his first career grand slam. B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered for the Braves, who finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins with an 8-3 ...

• Local national groups demand answers in Valdosta teens death

  17-year-old Kendrick Johnson was found dead at his Lowndes County high school in January. His parents believe his death was not properly ...

• Metros unemployment rate declines in April

  ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 7.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.9 percent in March. The rate was 8.5 percent in April a year ago. The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the rate declined as the number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by 12,900 to 2,394,100, up from 2,381,200 in March. Most of the growth came ...

• Billboards demand raises for Atlanta police firefighters www.privateofficer.com

  The wives of Atlanta police and firefighters have put up billboards telling Mayor Kasim Reed and the Atlanta City Council to give their spouses a pay raise. The group of wives held fundraisers to pay for the billboards to send that message to City Hall. ';We mean business. We are serious about getting our first responders and dispatchers a raise,'; said Kelly Uhlis, the wife of an ...

• Atlanta banker steals $10K from 90-year-old customer www.privateofficer.com

  Mary Massey thought she was signing a slip to transfer money from her checking account into her savings account. Turns out, the 90-year-old was being tricked into signing a cash withdrawal slip, Atlanta police said Tuesday. And once the $10,600 was taken from Massey's account, a bank employee deposited it into his personal account, according to police. Now authorities are looking for ...

• Clayton Co. officer charged with pointing gun at apartment 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Minnesota Twins need time machine to beat Atlanta Braves... on Twitter

  The Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves engaged in a Twitter flame war Wednesday. In an effort to best the Braves, the Twins pulled out an old ...

• Wounded soldier celebrates his birthday in a new home

  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga - A wounded war veteran got quite a birthday present on Wednesday as he and his family prepare for a new life. Army Sgt. Ben Graham earned two Purple Hearts during tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. His new home will stand as a tribute to his service. "This house is freedom to us," said Lori Graham, Ben Graham's wife. "It's freedom from stress, a lighter ...

• Two boys recovering from fox bites outside Covington school

  COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a grey fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two students at play, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. The fox bites punctured the skin of both students. Brian Stephen, who teaches 4th grade at Rocky Plains, told 11Alive that when the ...

• Savannah Man Pleads Guilty to Two Armed Robberies

  SAVANNAH, GA-Rico Lavon Edwards, 30, of Savannah, Georgia, pled guilty earlier this month before United States District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield for his role in the armed robberies of the Savannah Postal Credit Union and of Barnett Educational Supplies. According to evidence presented during his guilty plea hearing, on November 8, 2012, Edwards, along with an accomplice, committed an ...

• Shoplifting suspect saught 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 ...

• MLB Atlanta 8 Minnesota 3

  Evan Gattis hit a grand slam home run to close a five-run fourth inning for Atlanta Wednesday in the Braves' 8-3 interleague win over Minnesota. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Braves while Minnesota is going the other way with an eight-game losing streak. Gattis hit his 10th homer of the year while Ramiro Pena ...

• Ex-Ga. tax preparer guilty in tax fraud scheme

  ATLANTA - The owner of a tax preparation business has pleaded guilty to using stolen identities to claim millions in fraudulent tax refunds.U.S. Attorney's spokesman Bob Page says 44-year-old Kevin Sonnier, of Ellenwood, worked with others to convince thousands of victims they could apply for stimulus payments from the federal government by giving him their names and social security ...

• Shoplifting suspect captured in Conyers

  CONYERS, Ga. -- A shoplifting suspect has been captured after causing 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. The suspect was eventually caught and ...

• Atlanta police allege bank employee tricked woman out of $10000

  Atlanta police say they arrested a bank employee accused of stealing $10,000 he tricked an elderly customer into withdrawing from her account. Daniel Araujo, a personal banker at ...

• Children bitten by fox at Covington school

  COVINGTON, Ga. -- Two children were bitten by a fox at Rocky Plains Elementary School in Covington. The fox came onto the playground of the school at around 11:45 a.m. and bit two 6-year-old boys, said Newton County Animal Control Director Teri Kay-Hooson. Both boys were taken to Newton County Medical to be treated for the ...

• Suspect named in Clifton Road shooting

  ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police have identified the man accused of shooting a woman through the window of her Clifton Road home last week. Khyree Houston is wanted ...

• Pit bill that killed 2 year old put down

  Read the police report The child was attacked in his south Fulton County home on Apr. 24. Animal control officials confirmed Wednesday that the pit bull was euthanized on May ...

• 8 year old shot in her bed suspect IDd

  ATLANTA -- Police have identified the man accused of shooting an 8-year-old girl as she slept in her bed. Investigators plan to charge 33-year-old Jacobe Antoine Gilbert with aggravated assault. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday at the Hollywood Shawnee Apartments on Gun Club Road in northwest Atlanta. Atlanta Police Night Commander Capt. Tim Peek said Gilbert got in an argument ...

• Brooks to be arraigned on federal fraud charges

  ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks is set to appear in court for arraignment on federal fraud charges. Brooks is scheduled to appear before federal Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman on Wednesday. A 30-count federal indictment handed down last week charges him with mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax ...

• Governor Deal Atheists can put books in state park rooms

  ATLANTA (AP) -- Gov. Nathan Deal says he believes in the right of atheist groups to donate literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks just as Bibles are ...

• Parapro arrested for having sex with special needs student

  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- A female paraprofessional at Special Needs School of Gwinnett was arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old student. Kari Lynn Bryan, 38, was arrested May 17 on a sexual assault charge. She was released from the Gwinnett County Jail on $5,700 ...

• Henry County home damaged by fire

  HAMPTON, Ga. -- A house in Hampton was heavily damaged a fire Wednesday morning. The fire broke out just before 5:30 a.m. at a house on Graystone Drive, according to Henry County Fire Capt. Sabrina Puckett. The flames were highest in the garage and attic of the one-story home. Puckett said fire officials searched the house after receiving a tip that someone may be inside. They later learned ...

• Slight risk for severe weather Wednesday in NW Georgia

  ATLANTA - A slight risk of severe thunderstorms exists for parts of northwest Georgia Wednesday afternoon and evening, as a cold front pushes into the Metro area. 11Alive meteorologist Chesley McNeil says that while storms can be expected across the entire area, the northwest corner of the state bears special attention in that ...

• Fire burns at 50-year-old Atlanta business

  United Transmission Service fire The two-alarm fire was first reported shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday at the building at 350 Marietta Street NW. Atlanta Fire spokeswoman Janet Ward said the fire was fully involved and the building is a total loss. The fire has since been put out, but a portion of Marietta Street is still closed as fire officials investigate the cause. Ward said Joe Barton, ...

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