Mystery Good Samaritan soldier identified

ATLANTA, Ga. -- "Oh, my God it was amazing. It was amazing." That was the reaction of David Hexton as he photographed the quick action of two soldiers working to free a trapped and injured driver in midtown Monday. Her car had just collided with a school...

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Some Rockdale County residents should boil water for now

CONYERS, Ga. -- Some people in Rockdale County have to boil their water due to a water main break. Rockdale Water Resources customers in north Rockdale County are advised to boil their water for now. A water main around the intersection of Highway...

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Indicted APS teacher speaks out

ATLANTA-- Angela Williamson said she was "shocked and devastated" to see her name in a list of  34 educators named in a Fulton County indictment related to the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. With tears, she insisted she is wrongly...

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Tripp Halstead released from hospital

The Halstead family. (Courtesy Bill Halstead) WINDER, Ga. -- According to a YouTube video posted on Tripp Halstead's Facebook page, the adorable little boy fighting a battle to survive was released from the hospital on Friday afternoon. ...

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APS Cheating Scandal - Following the Money

Beverly Hall had no idea cheating was going on in district schools, she told 11Alive's Karyn Greer in an exclusive interview. ATLANTA -- Is it pay back time for Atlanta Public School employees and administrators accused of cheating?...

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Beverly Hall, 34 others indicted in APS cheating scandal

An outline of the findings of the 2011 investigation from the governor's office: >> Thousands of children were harmed by the 2009 CRCT cheating by being denied remedial education because of their inflated CRCT scores.>> We found...

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Final day for Georgia lawmakers

ATLANTA -- It's the final day of the Georgia General Assembly and lawmakers are expected to work late into the night. Gun laws in Georgia will not change in 2013. House leaders said they could not come to an agreement with key senators over whether...

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Suspects arrested in Milton murder

Matthew Goins (l) and Michael Grant (Fulton County Jail) MILTON, Ga. -- Milton police have arrested three men suspected of shooting and killing 19-year-old Christopher Walker on Mar. 12. Richard Davidson, 20, of Roswell; Michael Grant,...

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Lead investigator to testify as grand jury weighs charges in cheating scandal

ATLANTA -- 11Alive News has learned that the lead investigator and author of the scathing report on cheating in the Atlanta Public School system will testify Friday before a grand jury considering criminal charges in the scandal. Former Attorney General...

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Two dead, two injured in East Point from carbon monoxide

East Point double fatal scene (Photo: Blayne Alexander) EAST POINT, Ga. -- An East Point Fire crew, along with East Point police responded to calls about a situation on Wednesday afternoon that left two dead. Fire...

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Camera found in Taiwan belongs to local woman

NEWNAN -- Ever lose something and have it returned to you? It's happened to us all at some point in our lives. But the story tonight of Newnan's Lindsey Scallon and her lost camera is almost unbelievable. What was lost is now found. Wednesday night...

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Good Samaritan soldiers help save car wreck victim

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Nearby residents say the intersection at North Avenue and Central Park in Midtown is notorious for the number of wrecks that occur there."This street in general is one of the worst in Atlanta," said neighbor David Hexton. "I don't know...

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APS grand jury targets up to 35 former school employees

ATLANTA, GA -- Close to three dozen people will be targeted for indictment starting Wednesday in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal case.  State investigators initially implicated about 180 educators in the case. But they've narrowed it...

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Emergency crews respond to apparent gas explosion

SUWANEE, Ga. -- Gwinnett County Fire is investigating an apparent gas explosion that left a man with severe burns. According to Lieutenant Colin S. Rhoden, a man was near Suwanee Dam Road at Austin Garner when a propane tank exploded, burning him on...

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Marriage Equality Georgia Implications

US Supreme Court building in Washington (Getty Images) ATLANTA---Passionate protests Tuesday outside the US Supreme Court in Washington D.C. It's an emotionally-charged case that could have repercussions here in Georgia, depending...

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School bus fight leads to search warrant

ATLANTA -- Atlanta police officers responded to a school bus fight with weapons on Monday morning just before 8:00 on a Maynard Jackson High school bus. According to Officer Kim Jones of the APD, Officers Carswell and Forte found out that one of the...

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Ministers duel over guns in church bill

ATLANTA -- Some of Georgia's more prominent religious leaders faced off Monday over a controversial gun bill that would allow firearms in some of the state's churches. "This is the last place on earth that people can go to get away from the violence...

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Nurcing home fire in DeKalb County

TUCKER, Ga. -- Fire was reported in a DeKalb County nursing home at 3 a.m. and reports indicate there are injuries. The fire was reported to be in one room of the Meadow Brook Nursing Home located at 4608 Lawrenceville Hwy in Tucker. 11Alive crews...

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Argument at Varsity ends in 2 shot and 7-car crash

ATLANTA -- A fight at the Varsity Friday afternoon ended in two people shot and a 7-car pile up as the suspects tried to flee. One person is listed in critical condition and eight others were injured. Atlanta Police say after the shooting, the suspects...

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Police ID suspect as "office creeper"

ATHENS, Ga -- Police have identified Antonio Hornsby, 54, as a suspect in a recent rash of thefts at businesses throughout the metro Atlanta area. Hornsby has been charged with felony warrants for Burglary and Theft, and misdemeanor Theft by Taking...

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Tree crushes truck, damages apartment building in Midtown Atlanta

ATLANTA--Recent heavy rains in the metro area are beginning to take a toll on unstable trees. A massive oak tree came down on a truck and apartment building at 211 13th Street, between Piedmont Road and Juniper Street.. Fortunately, the damaged end...

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Airport sign falls, kills 10-year-old boy, injures four

Scene at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (Robyn Sirmens, WVTM) BIRMINGHAM, Al. (WVTM) - A 10-year-old boy is dead, his mother in critical condition and three siblings are injured after a large sign fell on them in the...

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One-year old's life saved by a plumber

ROSWELL, Ga -- Ryan Corly was in the right place at the right time. The Roswell mother of a one year old girl thinks Corly is a hero because of it. Corly is a plumber who works for Creative Multicare of Stockbridge, GA. Thursday night he was working...

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Argument at Varsity ends in 2 shot and 7-car crash

ATLANTA -- A fight at the Varsity Friday afternoon ended in two people shot and a 7-car pile up as the suspects tried to flee. One person is listed in critical condition and eight others were injured. Atlanta Police say after the shooting, the suspects...

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Authorities investigate SE Atlanta shooting, possible kidnapping

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Authorities are on the scene of a shooting and possible kidnapping in the Summerhill neighborhood.  According to a preliminary investigation, a woman and her two children may have been kidnapped from the area of 58 Bass Street in...

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One-year old's life saved by a plumber

ROSWELL, Ga -- Ryan Corly was in the right place at the right time. The Roswell mother of a one year old girl thinks Corly is a hero because of it. Corly is a plumber who works for Creative Multicare of Stockbridge, GA. Thursday night he was working...

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Argument at Varsity ends in 2 shot and 7-car crash

ATLANTA -- A fight at the Varsity Friday afternoon ended in two people shot and a 7-car pile up as the suspects tried to flee. One person is listed in critical condition and eight others were injured. Atlanta Police say after the shooting, the suspects...

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"316 Office Creeper" hits three more businesses

Suspect in an office building in Duluth BRASELTON, Ga -- He's at it again. A man known as the "316 Office Creeper" stole wallets from three more businesses. That makes 11 thefts in six days along the Highway 316 corridor. Police agencies in...

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Girl shot with BB gun aboard APS school bus

ATLANTA -- When Abby Zuniga came home Tuesday afternoon, she immediately noticed something wrong with her daughter's face; Emily Farias had a round cut just below her left eye. "It was swollen. So when I asked her what happened to her face, she said...

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New toll lane on I-85? Georgia DOT wants to know if you want it

People look at Georgia DOT's plans for an additional lane on I-85 that would become a toll lane, in Gwinnett County, Thursday, March 21, 2013. GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- They were the lanes that started it all in Georgia -- the so-called...

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BREAKING NEWS: High-Rise Fire in Downtown Atlanta

   Atlanta Firefighters are on the scene of a 2-alarm high-rise fire downtown.    The flames broke out on the 4th floor of the building at 22 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive around 1am. Fire officials say it went from one alarm to two...

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Georgia's unemployment rate declines in February

ATLANTA - Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 8.6 percent in February, the lowest rate since January 2009, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point from 8.7 percent in January...

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"The Blind Side" house in Buckhead: on the market for $3.9 million

Debbie Shay, Harry Norman Realtors, inside "The Blind Side" house, Wednesday, March 20, 2013. ATLANTA -- One of the most memorable and successful movies filmed recently in metro Atlanta is "The Blind Side," released in 2009 to wide acclaim....

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Cobb residents vote to extend education SPLOST

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Voters in Cobb County have voted to extend the county's Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) for education. 57 percent of Cobb County voters voted YES while 43 percent of voters voted NO. The one percent sales tax will be used to...

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Trial set for home intruder shot by mother

LOGANVILLE, Ga. -- Melinda Herman was not in the Walton County courtroom when 32 year old Paul Slater was brought in to face the judge. His appearance, one in which his court date was set, took a mere five minutes. Outside the courthouse, Paul Slater's...

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Police: Armed robbers targeting women in downtown Decatur

DECATUR, Ga. -- Decatur police are on alert. And they are warning people who are downtown at night that armed robbers are on the prowl. Four times between February 7 and March 15 in downtown Decatur, women have been held up at gunpoint. All four of...

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Watch Pope Francis' inauguration Tuesday at 4:30 a.m.

ROME (CNN) -- The Vatican geared up for the inauguration of the pope on Tuesday, a ceremony ushering in a new era for the Roman Catholic Church. Anticipation mounted among the faithful across the globe awaiting a joyous and solemn chapter of Christian...

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Severe weather moves through Metro Atlanta

ATLANTA - Severe weather crossed through Atlanta and other areas of north Georgia Monday afternoon, dropping large hail and knocking down trees. As of 8:45 p.m., Georgia Power reported a total of 73,000 without power in Georgia. Of that count, 31,000...

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New stadium approved by Atlanta City Council

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta City Council approved the issuance of bonds for a new retractable roof football stadium, all but assuring the project's completion. The council voted Monday 11-4 to pass a resolution introduced by Councilman Michael Julian Bond...

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GWCCA Board of Governors give new stadium a green light

Georgia Dome, home of the Atlanta Falcons ATLANTA -- The Georgia World Congress Center Board of Directors met on Friday to review a completed business deal for a new stadium to be built on GWCCA property. The Board unanimously voted...

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Atlanta City Council could vote Monday on new stadium

ATLANTA-  The Atlanta City could vote Monday to approve the new Falcons stadium deal. On Friday, The Georgia World Congress Center Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of the Authority's Executive Director to execute and deliver,...

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GSP providing extra patrols, DUI checkpoints this weekend

ATLANTA-  As promised, the Georgia State Patrol has been working hard on the roads in anticipation of increased drinking on the St. Patrick's Day weekend. Saturday night, officers from a number of agencies including the GSP and the Suwanee Police...

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Irish accents attempted at parade, Irishman disapproves

Atlanta, Ga. - St. Patrick's Day weekend opened with what seemed like a preview of spring, perfect weather and plenty of activities. Thousands turned out downtown to see the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Water fountains were shimmering with green...

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Vick fires back at critics in Metro Atlanta appearance

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA (USA Today) -- Michael Vick has a question for the animal rights activists who harp on his past and might have made death threats against him: "Why would you continue to bash somebody who's trying to help make the world a better place?"...

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Prepare for road closures during Sunday's Publix Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon

ATLANTA - With more than 16,000 participants expected to hit the streets of Atlanta for the Publix Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon on Sunday several downtown area road closings have been announced between the hours of 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Event...

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Tripp Halstead out of intensive care

(Courtesy Tripp Halstead Updates) WINDER, Ga. (WXIA) -- Young Tripp Halstead is out of intensive care after what his mother says was a good night. "Tripp had a good night," Stacy Halstead posted on Tripp's Facebook page Friday morning....

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Beltline Cat: "Stay Frisky My Friends"

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Beltline has been a smashing success. This weekend walkers, joggers and cyclists will pack the trail. The Beltline was featured in the New York Times a few weeks ago. For all of the Beltline's laurels, one of...

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