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Digging deeper on Grady High School investigation

Atlanta Public Schools released part one of an investigation into fraudulent residency requirements for Grady High School football players. The 23-page report found 14 players with addresses outside the district.
7:53 AM, Mar 7, 2014

Atlanta Public Schools released part one of an investigation into fraudulent residency requirements for Grady High School football players. The 23-page report found 14 players with addresses outside the district. Some went to extreme lengths to cover the fraud. 

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Police: Sharper told witnesses sex was non-consensual

Former NFL star Darren Sharper admitted to witnesses that he and another man had sex with two women in New Orleans without their permission last September, according to a report by a New Orleans police detective.
5:30 AM, Mar 7, 2014

Former NFL star Darren Sharper admitted to witnesses that he and another man had sex with two women in New Orleans without their permission last September, according to a report by a New Orleans police detective obtained by USA TODAY Sports.

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Man to be tried as adult for setting 8-year-old on fire; victim died 13 years later

Don Collins was 13 when he allegedly doused his 8-year-old neighbor with gasoline and set him on fire. Robbie Middleton died from his injuries years later. Now Collins will now stand trial as an adult for murder.
9:51 AM, Mar 7, 2014

 A judge has decided that the Texas man who set an 8-year-old boy on fire will be tried as an adult in the murder case. Robbie ...

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Pistorius' ex-girlfriend describes his gunplay, temper

South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius appears at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria on February 22, 2013. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
10:15 AM, Mar 7, 2014

The woman said their relationship ended when Pistorius cheated on her with Reeva Steenkamp.

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Digging deeper on Grady High School investigation

Atlanta Public Schools released part one of an investigation into fraudulent residency requirements for Grady High School football players. The 23-page report found 14 players with addresses outside the district.
7:53 AM, Mar 7, 2014

Atlanta Public Schools released part one of an investigation into fraudulent residency requirements for Grady High School football ...

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Frugal Food Friday: Our favorite gourmet snack

4:20 AM, Mar 7, 2014

The most delicious flavored peanuts we've ever tried drop by $16 with free shipping.

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Batkid booted from Oscars broadcast

Miles Scott, the 5-year-old leukemia survivor better known as Batkid, was supposed to be featured in a special superheroes segment during the Oscars, but it got cut from the show.
9:46 AM, Mar 7, 2014

His tux was in hand, he'd rehearsed and 5-year-old Miles Scott, aka Batkid, was "all ready" for his Hollywood debut, according to his ...

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Oscar Mayer develops bacon-scented device for iPhone

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9:53 AM, Mar 7, 2014

Want to wake up to the sound of bacon sizzling on the stove with its aroma drawing you out of bed?

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Unsigned note to man with cancer goes viral

A young dad fighting stage-4 brain cancer suffered a seizure while driving. Now, all he knows about how he got safely to the hospital is an unsigned note from the mysterious stranger who helped him. That note is now going viral.

12:07 AM, Mar 7, 2014
So long Richard Simmons. Fond as we are of the Jane Fonda workout, today were doing the Lilly Ann workout. Even if Lilly Ann the instructor is only 6, going on 7 months.

Six-month-old baby stars in workout video as instructor

So long Richard Simmons. Fond as we are of the Jane Fonda workout, today we're doing the Lilly Ann workout. Even if Lilly Ann the instructor is only 6, going on 7 months.

11:37 PM, Mar 6, 2014
An Atlanta Public Schools report says a middle school principal had an affair with a teacher and allowed a custodial to stay on the job despite rumors that he was selling drugs to students.

Report: APS principal out after accusations of affair, drugs at school

 An Atlanta Public Schools report says a middle school principal had an affair with a teacher and allowed a custodian to stay on the job despite rumors that he was selling drugs to students.

11:41 PM, Mar 6, 2014
This note allegedly was left for the female pilot of a March 2, 2014, WestJet flight. (Photo from KSDK via Imgur)

Female WestJet pilot slams flier's sexist napkin note

A pilot for Canadian carrier WestJet is in the news today after she posted and then responded to a sexist note left for her by a passenger on one of her flights.

4:10 PM, Mar 6, 2014

Baby Harper welcomes home soldier dad from deployment

Cole Tesar couldn't get home fast enough.

9:36 PM, Mar 6, 2014
Miles Scott, the 5-year-old leukemia survivor better known as Batkid, was supposed to be featured in a special superheroes segment during the Oscars, but it got cut from the show.

Batkid booted from Oscars broadcast

His tux was in hand, he'd rehearsed and 5-year-old Miles Scott, aka Batkid, was "all ready" for his Hollywood debut, according to his mom.

9:46 AM, Mar 7, 2014
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Gambler sues, says he lost $500,000 playing drunk

A businessman who lost $500,000 on table games at a Las Vegas casino on Super Bowl weekend is arguing that he shouldn't have to pay because he was blackout drunk.

9:45 PM, Mar 6, 2014
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Feds demand DFCS fix food stamp backlog within two months

The federal government is looking into the Department of Family and Children's Services' food stamp program. They are demanding that DFCS fix the ongoing problems, or they said they will fix it for them.

10:42 AM, Mar 7, 2014
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TV pilot 'Constantine' casting for roles in Atlanta

Along with the usual slate of movies and television productions underway in Atlanta, casting is underway for an NBC TV pilot based on the DC Comics supernatural comic book "Constantine."

5:10 PM, Mar 5, 2014
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Oscar Mayer develops bacon-scented device for iPhone

Want to wake up to the sound of bacon sizzling on the stove with its aroma drawing you out of bed?

9:53 AM, Mar 7, 2014
Possible explosive device investigated in Rockmart

Rockmart neighborhood reopened after evacuation

According to Rockmart Police Chief Keith Sorrells, the material was an old case of dynamite and was removed from a home in the Callaway Estates subdivision. 

1:37 PM, Mar 6, 2014
Cayden Taipalus hands money to a food service worker at Challenger Elementary. (Photo by Amber Melke-Peters)

8-year-old pays off overdue lunch accounts

When third grader Cayden Taipalus realized some students at his school had to forego hot meals because they had negative lunch account balances, he raised enough money to help thousands of his peers.

8:11 PM, Mar 4, 2014
Friday Weather Outlook

Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for north Georgia through Friday AM

Counties in the Winter Weather advisory until 10 a.m. Friday include: Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Towns, Union and White.

10:53 PM, Mar 6, 2014
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Bieber Twitter follower arrested sleeping inside his Atlanta home

Sandy Springs Police arrested a woman they found sleeping inside the metro Atlanta home where Justin Bieber is living.

1:47 PM, Mar 6, 2014
Police outside the Oak Court Mall in Memphis investigating a shooting on March 6, 2014

1 person critically injured in Memphis mall shooting

One person was critically injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in Memphis Thursday evening.

9:37 PM, Mar 6, 2014

Atlanta traffic not the worst, according to poll

Many people in the metro area may think Atlanta has the worst traffic in the country, but a new poll shows that Atlanta is not even in the Top 10. 

6:02 AM, Mar 6, 2014
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Watch: Snake vs. crocodile in Australia

After a five-hour fight, a 10-foot snake, thought to be a python, bested a crocodile and ate its prey whole in Queensland, Australia.

10:15 PM, Mar 4, 2014
Authorities arrested four suspects after a high speed chase on Thursday morning.

Paulding suspects in chase shoot at police, cause school lockdown

When officers responded, the suspects speed off north on Highway 61.  During the chase they entered Paulding County and the suspects started shooting at officers out the window with a high powered assault rifle.

7:08 PM, Mar 6, 2014

International soccer match sets Georgia Dome record

An international match between Mexico and Nigeria smashed the record for the most-watched soccer game at the Georgia Dome on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

11:35 PM, Mar 5, 2014

Missing 10-year-old boy found safe

Police say Orlando Clarke, who was reported missing, was found safe around 10:30 p.m. Thursday evening and is back with his mother.

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