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DeKalb CEO Ellis Indicted; Mayors Move to Ban Sodas from Food Stamps; 'Modern-Day Slavery' In OH
DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis posts $25,000 bond after being indicted on charges that he strong-armed county contractors into donating to his political campaign. The 15-count indictment includes charges of conspiracy and extortion; it alleges that Ellis told the customer service manager of one vendor doing business with the county that ...
Man Allegedly Hid Teen in Closet; Boy Tries to Stop Carjacker; Daycare Worker Drugged Kids?
A 21-year-old Kennesaw State student is accused of hiding a 13-year-old girl in his room for a month. The Covington teen disappeared in early May. Joshua Measroch faces charges including rape and aggravated child molestation. An arrest warrant says the girl had been hidden in the closet of his room ...
GBI: Coach Urged Boys to Sext; When a Sibling is the Bully; GM SUV Recall
Show me your privates, and you could win $20. That's what a former volunteer boys' basketball coach at Loganville High School is accused of telling boys, trying to get them to send him naked pictures--that the whole thing was just a "bet." The GBI says 25-year-old Michael Clay faces six ...
Leak Scuttles Obamas' Safari; NFL Bans Purses, Cushions; Teacher Fired for Abusive Ex
Georgia Power is getting some out-of-town help for all those customers without electricity after strong storms pounded metro Atlanta. Crews from south Georgia and from Alabama Power are heading here to get lights back on for some thousands still in the dark this morning. At the height of the storm, ...
Dollar Store Bandit Sought; Sesame Street to Help Kids With Locked-Up Parents
He's described as "extremely dangerous." Police across Atlanta and DeKalb, Gwinnett, and Henry Counties are all hunting the man who's robbed more than 20 Family Dollar and Dollar General stores at gunpoint since February. In each holdup, the getaway vehicle has been a silver Cadillac Escalade. A Clayton County mother ...
Girl Shot By Brother, Not Drive-By; Teen Dies Car Surfing; Going Gray? Here's Why
Citing Mookie Blaylock's history of DUIs--six of them since 2007, including one in March of this year--a judge sets his bond at $250,000 for last months' fatal wreck in Clayton County. Judge Daphne Walker opined that "I believe often times DUIs are vehicular homicides that didn’t occur," nothing that at ...
Scary Moments at Atlanta's Airport, State Capitol; Is Your Designated Driver Drunk?
Some passengers on Hartsfield-Jackson's Concourse D were briefly moved to another concourse after an electrical explosion in a maintenance shed. An Atlanta Fire & Rescue spokeswoman says there was no smoke or fire, nor were any injuries immediately reported. It happened around 9:00 this morning. There were earlier reports of ...
Zimmerman Murder Trial Begins Today; New Weight Loss Drug; More Fat=Worse Asthma
Was the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin a result of racial profiling or did the shooter, George Zimmerman, fear for his life? Jury selection begins today in Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial in Florida. It's expected to last about six weeks. The defense attorney believes it will be almost impossible ...
Predators Try Snatching Kids; Women Run From Cops, Ditch Kids; Free Donuts!
Employers added 175,000 jobs in May. New numbers out this morning from the Labor Department show hiring is at a steady pace. Unemployment is at 7.6%, ticking up from 7.5% in April--but the increase occurred because more people began looking for work. Two would-be child predators are being hunted by ...
Paris Jackson Cut Wrist, Took Pills; Zimmerman Wants to Muzzle Prosecutors
It's still search-and-rescue at the scene of a Philadelphia building collapse that killed six people. The building was being torn down, and fell onto a Salvation Army thrift store. Fourteen survivors have been pulled from the rubble. Mayor Michael Nutter says crews will keep searching "for as long as it ...
Kids Kicked Off Plane; Man Killed Dad with AK-47; Cheerleader Helps Girl Turn Tricks
"They treated us like we were terrorists." So says one of the 100 or so New York high schoolers kicked off an AirTran flight to Atlanta Monday, where they were headed for three days of rafting, Six Flags and other fun. Even the pilot got frustrated when the kids wouldn't ...
Warrants issued for shuttle bus crash
Arrest warrants have been issued for both drivers involved in last month's crash of a hotel shuttle and a tractor-trailer near Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Seventeen people were hurt on the shuttle May 24 when the vehicle slammed into the big rig on Loop Road. Driver Yolanda Boles was among the injured. ...
America dealing with shortage of needed drugs
You may have Benadryl in your medicine cabinet, but does your nearby paramedic? Emergency workers and hospitals are sounding the alarm as America deals with a record-high shortage of needed drugs. Production problems and high demand have led to a national drug shortage of medications for everything from diabetes to ...
Brooks Pleads Not Guilty; Scouts Vote On Gay Ban; Fox Bites Kids
Indicted State Representative Tyrone Brooks pleads not guilty to fraud before a federal magistrate. DeKalb chapter president John Evans says the NAACP is pledging to support Brooks, pointing out that he is "innocent until proven guilty." Brooks' lawyer is former Governor Roy Barnes. They've said they'll discuss the case with ...
Accused Lawmaker in Court; Bump-Jackers Behind Bars; Parapro Accused of Sex with Student
Atlanta State Representative Tyrone Brooks faces arraignment on federal fraud charges today. Prosecutors accuse the veteran lawmaker and civil rights activist of pocketing money intended for two non-profits. The judge allowed Brooks to remain free on $25,000 bond until trial. His lawyer is former governor Roy Barnes, who has planned ...
Search & Rescue After Deadly OK Tornado; Deputy Charged with DUI
New search teams moved in at dawn in Moore, Oklahoma, where a monstrous EF-4 tornado barreled through Monday afternoon. The fire chief says crews will search the entire community at least twice more to make sure that no survivors or victims have been overlooked. At least 24 people were killed, ...
Rep. Tyrone Brooks Indicted; Warning: Poop in Pools; Caffeine Toothbrush
A federal grand jury has indicted State Rep. Tyrone Brooks on 30 counts, accusing him of siphoning off nearly a million dollars in charitable donations and using it for personal expenses ranging from home repairs and furniture to lawn service and credit card bills. U. S. Attorney Sally Yates says ...
GA Tech Offers Online-Only Degree; Woman Offers Up Son On Craigslist
Georgia's unemployment rate is now the lowest it's been since December 2008. The rate in April was 8.2 percent, down two-tenths of a point from March. In addition, the state's economy produced 31,000 new jobs, with construction leading the way. CareerBuilder.com reports one in three employers will be hanging out ...
POI in Jerrick Jackson Murder; Could Your Purse Make You Sick?; OJ Simpson to Testify
Two persons of interest are named in last week's fatal home invasion of Jerrick Jackson, the brother of Pastor Wiley Jackson. They're known as Big Papa and Tre-Tre, and are known to hang out in the Thomasville area. Fifty churches have raised money for a reward fund to find out ...
Fake Cop Demands Money; Man Poops Pants After Grocery Break-In; Singing Woman Kicked Off Plane (VIDEO)
Someone is impersonating a Fulton County sheriff's deputy in the Roswell area. This bogus cop phones his victims and tells them there's a warrant for their arrest for speeding through the GA 400 toll booth--but that the warrant will be voided if they pay the fine by giving him a ...
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