Hundreds of students stuck at school for the night

Children across the metro are having to spend the night in school as school buses couldn't drive on the roads. Students in Marietta, Cherokee County, Atlanta and Paulding County were some of the ones who had to stay sheltered in their schools. About...

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State of emergency has drivers stranded and roads a mess

ATLANTA -- Georgia Governor Nathan Deal says this winter storm was "unexpected". In a late night news conference Tuesday, Gov. Deal, along with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and other state officials, discussed the level of preparedness for the storm and...

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Atlanta area school closings and delays due to weather

(WXIA) -- Here are the current closings and delays for Atlanta area schools and businesses Wednesday: LIVE CONTINUING COVERAGE OF WINTER STORM WATCH HERE 1st Creative Learning Academy Closed TodayABC Childcare and Learning Center Closed TodayABC...

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Sandy Springs Temple preps for cold weather by helping homeless

11Alive News viewer J. Kelly Charles sent a photo of a frigid thermometer from Adairsville Monday evening. SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- With colder weather on the way, a synagogue in Sandy Springs took a proactive approach to helping others...

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Winter Storm Watch for areas S. & E. of Atlanta for Tue., Wed.

Ok. This is a weird one!  Chances for winter weather Tuesday are actually higher for areas SOUTH and EAST of Atlanta Tuesday into Wednesday.  Atlanta is not included in the watch, but areas south and east metro region are included. The NWS...

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Daft Punk wins five Grammys, including album of the year

Recording artists Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (L) and Thomas Bangalter accepting their award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance during the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher...

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Victims of Maryland mall shooting identified

Police and fire personnel escort shoppers out of The Mall in Columbia. (Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto Agency) COLUMBIA, Md. - A gunman opened fire in a crowded suburban shopping mall Saturday, leaving three people dead and...

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Activists march to protest abortion in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Many thousands of protesters from across California marched through downtown San Francisco on Saturday, calling for an end to abortion. A massive and diverse crowd of protesters rallied in front of City Hall before marching down...

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Hospital: No decision on order to end life support

Erick Muñoz, husband of Marlise Muñoz, the woman at the center of the controvery (WFAA) A spokeswoman for a Texas hospital won't say whether it will follow a judge's order to take a pregnant brain-dead woman off of life support. Marlise...

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US Sen. candidate Paul Broun promises to give away AR-15

(Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ATLANTA -- US Representative and US Senate candidate Paul Broun (R-10 District) sent out a campaign email on Friday promising to give away a semi-automatic weapon to a lucky supporter. The note asks a simple question...

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Atlanta Police looking for sexual assault suspect

Police said they are looking for the public's help in locating a suspect who they said sexually assaulted a woman in late December. (Crime Stoppers Atlanta) ATLANTA - Atlanta Police are looking for the public's help for information leading to...

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Grave stone mystery solved

SNELLVILLE, Ga -- It was the mystery of the lost grave stone. A grave marker was found in a vacant home in Gwinnett County and no one knew where it belonged. The story turned dozens of 11Alive viewers into amateur detectives. RELATED | Police have grave...

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Freezing cold expected overnight: Latest school closings and delays

ATLANTA -- Much colder air will spread across the region today with increasing northwest winds.  Chattooga, Habersham, Murray and White County schools are on a 2 hour delay Friday. In addition, Living Sciences Homes Studies will be closed Friday....

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2nd attempted abduction has Gwinnett neighborhoods on edge

Police are looking for a black pick-up with the possible tag number of BXL-6164 GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Two attempted abductions have Gwinnett County on alert. The two incidents involve two boys at two separate locations, just five miles apart....

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Georgia lawmakers propose allowing firefighters to carry guns on duty

In Gwinnett County, the police SWAT team rescued five firefighters taken hostage by a gunman who knew the firefighters were not armed, April 10, 2013. ATLANTA -- It has been nine months since a man in Gwinnett County lured five firefighters...

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More troubles for Target as they lay off 475 workers

(USA Today) -- Target Corp. is laying off 475 workers after a massive information-security breach stole the retail giant's Christmas. Minneapolis-based Target has also eliminated another 700 vacant positions over the last six months, company spokeswoman...

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Cold temperatures still hanging around

(WXIA) -- After a morning of frigid temperatures greeted Wednesday morning commuters, temperatures are expected to remain cold into Thursday.After daytime highs in the low-to-mid 30s across much of Metro Atlanta, overnight temperatures are expected to...

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Burglars steal Habersham County firehouse equipment

Habersham County Fire Chief Jeff Cain, at Station 15, Wednesday, January 22, 2014 CLARKESVILLE, Ga. -- Grand theft at the firehouse: Burglars broke into Fire Station 15 over the weekend while the volunteers were out, and stole practically everything,...

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Sandy Springs murder causes international intrigue

Eric Chepkuto, 37, of Sandy Springs SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. -- Eric Chepkuto came to America from Kenya in 1998 to get a degree and earn a living to support his family here and back in Kenya. Just when his life was looking up, he was murdered...

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Good Samaritan helps deaf hit and run victim

MARIETTA, Ga. -- Tuesday morning, Joanna Landrum did what many people would do when seeing someone in trouble: she stopped to help. But she had no idea how much she would have to offer.  Landrum was driving on South Marietta Parkway around 7am...

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Georgia Native Writes Olympic Theme Song

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Georgia native is getting her big break during the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia, but she isn't an athlete. Mallary Hope wrote "My Day," the song chosen by NBC to be the theme song for the winter games. PHOTO GALLERY...

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Taiji Cove dolphin hunt begins in Japan amid protests

A diver swims with dolphins in this undated film still from "The Cove." (Photo: Sundance Film Festival) Despite protests from conservationists, an annual dolphin hunt took place Saturday at Taiji Cove in Japan. According to the Sea...

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Agent: Dennis Rodman checks into alcohol rehab center

Dennis Rodman returned from North Korea last week. (Photo: Wang Zhao, AFP/Getty Images) Dennis Rodman has checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation center to treat his long-time struggle with alcoholism, his agent says. Darren Prince...

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