Tag result for article published on Wed January 09 2013 4:00 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Georgia, gun control, Loganville, self-defense
A Georgia man says he is proud of his wife for protecting her family during a home invasion. Police say the suspect, Paul Ali Slater, is currently hospitalized and is being charged with burglary. A Loganville, Georgia mom hid her two 9-year-old twins, and shot an intruder, Paul Ali Slater, five times during a home [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri January 04 2013 11:05 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Atlanta, Bartow County, Georgia, reckless conduct, road rage, school board misconduct
In Bartow County, Georgia, a school board member is facing misdemeanor charges after authorities say she hit a 17-year-old girl with her SUV during a dispute over a parking spot. Bartow County Sheriff’s Deputies responded about 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2012 to report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian incident. The call from a teen [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue July 24 2012 6:02 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Augusta, burn injuries, Georgia
VIDEO: William Bonner, 36, gets himself ready…to prove his friends wrong. It takes two attempts…and then…success? Yes, he can douse himself with rum, start his head on fire and earn a bed at the critical care unit. Yesterday, it was Tony Robbins followers willing to burn their feet to prove themselves capable of — you [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue February 21 2012 9:53 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Georgia, homicide, multiple shooting victims, Norcross
Police: 5 Shot Dead at Norcross Health Spa: MyFoxATLANTA.com Five people were shot and killed Tuesday at the Su Jung Health Sauna in the 6000 block of Buford Highway, Norcross, Georgia about 9:00 p.m. ET. According to the Norcross Patch the business offers a Korean style massage similar to shiatsu, which applies pressure during massage. [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed November 16 2011 9:38 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Georgia, storm fatality, tornado, tornado fatality
Rain and high winds have moved across north Georgia, and one person was reported killed when a tree fell on an SUV. Tornadoes also rolled through Auburn, Alabama. NWS Report … AN EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 42 AND MOVED NORTHEAST FOR 1.50 MILES. IT SNAPPED 150 SOFTWOODS AND UPROOTED 50 HARDWOODS. AN [...]
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Tag result for article published on Sat March 26 2011 9:55 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Athens, cop killer, cop killer suspect, Georgia, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, hostage, hostage situation, hostages, police fatally shot, SWAT
The man charged in the shooting death of a Georgia police officer surrendered on live TV after he released the last four of eight hostages he was holding at an Athens apartment. The 33-year-old Jamie Hood released four hostages Friday evening. Unedited video of surrender. Jamie Hood, 33, a suspect in the slaying of a [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri March 18 2011 12:46 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: armed robbery, Bartow County, Facebook, Georgia, home invasion
A Georgia college student saved his family’s home and their lives from masked intruders when he updated his Facebook profile with a message asking for help. Nitesh Bhakta was studying in his room when his grandmother screamed as three robbers entered his home to commit an armed robbery/home invasion. With no phone nearby, Bhakta grabbed [...]
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Tag result for article published on Wed January 19 2011 4:05 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Calhoun, Georgia, snow plow, snow plow accident, snow scraper
A snowplow cleaning a parking lot in Georgia fell into a hole rear first. The driver was not injured. Snow cover blocked the view of a hole in concrete at the top level of a parking deck, causing a Gordon County maintenance snow plow to fall on to its side before slipping backwards into the [...]
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Tag result for article published on Fri January 07 2011 10:02 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: arrest, Atlanta, attempted murder, Georgia, nightclub shooting, police pursuit, shooting
VIDEO showing damaged battery: A valet at an Atlanta nightclub cheated death when his HTC cell phone, tucked in his breast pocket, stopped a bullet. An Atlanta police officer who was nearby the Halo Lounge, heard multiple gunshots about 3:00 a.m. Thursday. The police officer pursued at least two suspects. The suspects, whose names have [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon January 03 2011 5:24 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: abducted, abduction, Georgia, kidnapped, missing, missing person, suspect description, suspect sketch
Missing since August 2009, Kristi Cornwell’s remains were discovered on Saturday, January 1, 2011, by her brother in an area where evidence released by investigators led brother Richard Cornwell to concentrate his efforts. The remains of Kristi Cornwell were discovered her partially buried and burned about 75 yards off Moccasin Creek Road, about nine miles [...]
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Tag result for article published on Mon November 08 2010 5:30 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: aggravated assault, assault, beating, Douglasville, Georgia, homicide, stomping
A Georgia teenager was stomped, kicked and punched to death at a weekend house party after police say he walked by a group who decided to pounce on the next person who passed by. Four have been charged with murder. A fight broke out between two females at a party near the intersection of Independence [...]
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Tag result for article published on Tue June 08 2010 11:58 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Atlanta, bomb threat, Georgia, grenade, IRS
Initial report of a grenade found and possible bomb threat has prompted the evacuation of the Peachtree Summit Federal Building, 401 W Peachtree Street, Atlanta. The entire 31-story building was evacuated before 1:00 pm. ET. There are IRS offices and other federal agency offices housed in the building. An x-ray of a suspicious package found [...]
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