Video released in Kendrick Johnson death

VALDOSTA, Ga. -- A south Georgia judge has ruled that video taken in the Lowndes High School gym on the day Kendrick Johnson died will be released. The ruling came after a meeting in Judge Harry Altman's chambers among the judge and attorneys for Johnson's...

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School bus driver keeps 12 year old girl on bus, drives away with her

Cheryl Rodgers, at her home in Rockdale County, Wednesday, October 30, 2013 ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. -- The mother of a middle-schooler is saying that what happened to her daughter on the school bus Tuesday is "bizarre," and she wants the driver...

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11-year-old hospitalized after shooting in SW Atlanta

ATLANTA -- Authorities are investigating a shooting involving a child in SW Atlanta.  The 11-year-old child was shot in the shoulder, shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening.  The shooting happened on the 900 block of Coleman Street...

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Federal workers must pay back jobless benefits

Because of the government shutdown, September employment numbers didn't come out as scheduled. (Photo: KAREN BLEIER, AFP/Getty Images) The federal government shutdown cost taxpayers billions of dollars but at least a tiny fraction...

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Georgia State Fair operators keep eye on safety

Hampton, GA -- In the wake of the arrest of a ride operator at the North Carolina State Fair, 11Alive News is looking into safety procedures at the Georgia State Fair going on through November 3. Witnesses said Thursday night a ride called The Vortex...

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Rock pioneer Lou Reed dies at 71

Rock icon Lou Reed has died at 71. (Photo: Erik S. Lesser, Getty Images) Rock pioneer and Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed is dead at 71. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, director of the feature documentary film Lou Reed: Rock and Roll...

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Hot-air balloon lands on football field during game

MARIETTA -- A hot-air balloon was forced to make an unexpected and bumpy landing on the football field at Lassiter High School after running out of fuel. PHOTOS | Hot air balloon lands on football field during game Jeff Robey, a parent of one...

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Fatal wreck closes I-85 southbound near Old Peachtree Rd.

(WXIA) -- A fatal tractor trailer accident shutdown lanes on I-85 south near Old Peachtree in Suwanee Saturday afternoon.  The fatality was a result of a passenger vehicle "involved" with the tractor trailer, according to Lieutenant Colin S. Rhoden...

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One dead in six car accident on I-75

A fatal accident backed traffic up on I-75 southbound at DeKalb Road in Cobb County Saturday afternoon.  MORE | 11Alive Traffic Jam According to Marietta Police, six cars were involved in the accident. Investigators are currently looking...

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Freeze Warning for Friday night into Saturday morning

ATLANTA -- The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for all of the Metro overnight. The warning goes from 2-10 a.m. Saturday. Find conditions in your county here. More Local Weather Information:- Sign up for weather alerts here- Sign...

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High School Football Scores for Oct. 25

ATLANTA -- Here are the scores for High School Football for October 25, 2013. Send photos of your game to photos@11alive.com Milton High School 28 Walton High School 21FINALAlpharetta High School 14 Lambert High School 12FINALSalem High School...

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Visually impaired children scream in 'their' haunted house

ATLANTA -- It is haunted house season, and Friday night some very brave children, in all their costumed glory, walked gingerly through a haunted house in Midtown Atlanta that was the scariest they've ever known. The children are visually-impaired, the...

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Kendrick Johnson's parents ask for coroner's inquest

VALDOSTA, Ga. -- The parents of Kendrick Johnson and their attorneys filed a formal request asking a judge to order a coroner's inquest into their son's death in January. So far, the coroner has refused to re-open this case on his own. Instead,...

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Woman in stable condition after being attacked by two dogs

Police investigate dog attack in Stockbridge STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- A woman is out of surgery and in stable condition after she was attacked by two dogs in her subdivision Thursday afternoon. The woman was life-flighted to Atlanta Medical...

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Obamacare 'Enroll America' outreach planned despite problems

Whitney Horton of Enroll America Georgia, in her office in NW Atlanta, Thursday, October 24, 2013 ATLANTA -- The Obamacare website, healthcare.gov, will not be fully functional for weeks, at least. Why, then, are supporters of Obamacare still...

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Lester, Red Sox rout sloppy Cards in Series opener

David Ortiz hits a home run in the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images BOSTON (AP) -- Given a bit of help by the umpires and a lot more by the Cardinals, the Boston Red Sox turned this World Series...

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Positive pregnancy tests for sale!

We bought this positive pregnancy test for $30. ATLANTA -- Being pregnant is no joking matter but some people think so. We discovered bizarre ads on Craigslist from people trying to sell positive pregnancy tests. We're not kidding. Is it for...

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Georgia State students robbed at gun point

ATLANTA -- One Georgia State University student has been arrested while authorities search for two more suspects after four GSU students were robbed at gun point.  The robbery took place Wednesday night in one of the university's dorms by three...

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Rep. says white supremacist statues should remain on Capitol lawn

JEFFERSON, Ga. -- "That's a Confederate soldier," Tommy Benton says, pointing to a new bronze statue on the square in his hometown. Three years ago, the GOP state representative helped raise $50,000 to build it. New confederate monuments are a rarity,...

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Fulton County voter registration cards flawed

ATLANTA, Ga. -- In an email the Fulton county elections office warned residents who received new voter registration cards to check them carefully. DECISION 2013 | GENERAL ELECTION GUIDE It said, in part: Due to issues with the States VoterNet system,...

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Johns Creek Mayor attacks investigation criticizing his conduct in office

Mayor Mike Bodker of Johns Creek JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- The City of Johns Creek on Monday released an interim report on the investigation into Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker.  RELATED: Investigation into Johns Creek Mayor getting...

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Cee Lo Green pleads not guilty in felony drug case

Singer Cee Lo Green (L) and attorney Blair Berk appear at his arraignment at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on October 21, 2013 in downtown Los Angeles, California. Green pled not guilty to the felony charge of furnishing ecstasy...

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Statue of "first class hater" to be removed from Capitol

ATLANTA -- Gov. Nathan Deal quietly signed an order this month to remove the controversial statue of Tom Watson from the prominent west side entrance of the state capitol building.  But not because of the controversy. Watson was a late-19th...

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Patchy Frost Possible in Some North Georgia Counties Overnight

We do not have a frost advisory, but some north Georgia residents still might see some patchy areas of frost by morning.  The Frost Advisories are in effect in North Carolina, Tennessee, and northeast Alabama.  Those are the areas that have...

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Obama confronts Obamacare criticism

President Obama (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP) With the government re-opened and the debt ceiling dispute deferred, President Obama and his team now face another big story this month: The error-ridden rollout of the new health care...

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Police blame speed for an early morning crash that killed 3 men

Michael Haynes, Jacolby Lowe, and Jerod Lowe. All three were killed in a crash Sunday morning. AUSTELL, Ga. --  Families are planning the funerals for three young men, killed when the car they were riding in lost control and veered...

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$10,000 reward in Georgia student's death

VALDOSTA - The SLCL is now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the mysterious death of a Valdosta teen. Two autopsies were performed on 17 year old Kendrick Johnson with conflicting results. The first ruled his death accidental,...

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More problems with Affordable Health Care website

ATLANTA - Frustration continues to grow over the new Affordable Health Care website. The site was down for repairs this weekend, as experts tried to fix the bugs. Millions have tried to access the site over the past two weeks, but the White House said...

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City of Atlanta salutes Dr. C.T. Vivian

ATLANTA - The city of Atlanta is wishing Dr. C.T. Vivian the best, as he gets ready to travel to Washington, D.C. to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Mayor Kasim Reed was among those saluting the civil rights leader Saturday during a sendoff...

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Bulls arrive to run with 3,000 daredevils in Conyers

CONYERS, GA - About 40 bulls and steers from Kentucky arrived at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers Friday afternoon for Saturday's Great Bull Run. It's the second of nine planned in the United States before next June. SEE WHAT TO EXPECT...

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"Pillowcase Bandit" caught on video

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police released security camera footage of a man that could be connected to several burglaries in Buckhead.  He's known as the "Pillowcase Bandit." It's not what the man is wearing that makes him a prime suspect.  The tell...

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Students injured when slide collapses in LaGrange

LAGRANGE, Ga. -- Seven injured children were out of the hospital and back home Friday night after a frightening and potentially life-threatening accident at their elementary school. They were part of a group of students playing on an inflatable...

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$50,000 reward for solving Duluth woman's murder

Monique Marlowe, 24, was shot and killed Sept. 21, 2012 DULUTH, Ga -- It was a murder that never made sense and still doesn't more than a year after it happened. Monique Marlowe, 24, of Duluth, was shot and killed at her job September...

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Some furloughed state employees won't get back pay

ATLANTA -- The end of the federal government shutdown is good news for federal employees. They're returning to work, and they'll get back pay. But for some state employees, the news isn't so good. The Georgia National Guard has 223 employees who are...

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Cobb County District Attorney: end 'zero tolerance' weapons ban in Georgia schools

MARIETTA, Ga. -- The top prosecutor in Cobb County says it's time for Georgia to put an end to the no-excuses, "zero tolerance" weapons-ban in the public schools. District Attorney Vic Reynolds believes state law should be changed, in order to give...

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Another suspect charged in kidnapping of 14-year-old girl

Mugshot of Tony Maurice Graves (aka Tony Ware) alongside police sketch (FBI) ATLANTA - The FBI has arrested a 28-year-old Atlanta man in connection with the abduction of 14-year-old Ayvani Perez in Clayton County in September. In a release,...

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Congress passes deal to end shutdown, raise debt limit

WASHINGTON - Congress approved a bipartisan deal to reopen the federal government and avert an unprecedented debt default, ending a bitter and partisan 16-day impasse. WATCH LIVE COVERAGE | And join the social conversation President Obama said he will...

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Mama bear, three cubs, making themselves at home in Forsyth County subdivision

(SUWANEE, Ga.) -- A family of bears is wandering around a neighborhood in North Metro Atlanta, in the Johns-Creek and Suwanee area, and there are four of them. Of course, it's not unheard of for bears to venture into residential areas of Metro Atlanta,...

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Foulmouthed parking attendant caught on tape

The video is rude, raw and foulmouthed. And a Stone Mountain woman claims not only was her car illegally booted but she was subjected to a profanity-laced tirade from the parking attendant. "Get that f****** camera out of my face, b****," the attendant...

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Coca Cola's Diet Coke plan: keep aspartame in it, prepare new drinks without it

(ATLANTA) -- Coca Cola's top executive for North America and Latin America made an amazing and public admission Tuesday. Steve Cahillane acknowledged during a conference call with industry analysts that sales of Diet Coke -- the Number Two selling soft...

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POLL: Should Diet Coke change eliminate artificial sweeteners?

(AP) -- Diet Coke, the country's No. 2 soda, may be losing some of its pop. During a conference call with analysts Tuesday, a Coca-Cola executive noted that Diet Coke was "under a bit of pressure" because of people's concerns over its ingredients,...

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