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Airlines rake in billions in extra fees

7:10 PM, May 15, 2013

For the Nation's airlines its good news, but for airline passengers it means shelling out more and more money. Its fees for just about everything but the ticket itself. 

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800 new jobs could be coming to Atlanta

Kevin Rowson reports that State Farm Insurance could add more jobs to Atlantas economy.
12:24 AM, Jan 22, 2013

State Farm Insurance is looking to rent 200,000 square feet of space in Dunwoody and may bring hundreds of jobs with it.

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Homeless women building home one stone at a time

Homeless but pursuing a dream
9:45 AM, May 17, 2013

Owning your own home - it's the American dream. But for Connie Reeves, that was just the beginning.

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Whole Foods mixes up chicken, vegan salads

Whole Foods Market says the labels on a curried chicken salad were switched with those on a vegan version of the salad at 15 stores throughout the Northeast. The grocer says the mislabeled salads came from a third-party vendor. No one has reported ge
1:07 PM, May 10, 2013

Whole Foods Market Inc. says labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version of the salad were reversed at some of its cold ...

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The Halstead family. (Courtesy Bill Halstead)

Tripp Halstead's family to receive renovated home

A non-profit organization will perform a series of improvements to Tripp Halstead's home this summer.

1:55 PM, May 16, 2013
Stacy Halsteads son Tripp has been in the hospital since October, when a tree branch fell on him and crushed his skull. She talks about the outpouring of support she and her family have experienced.

Tripp Halstead's mom talks to 11Alive

Stacy Halstead tells 11Alive that her son Tripp, who has been in the hospital since October, could come home this week.

6:29 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Imagine being so consumed with a creative desire for expression that youre willing to jog halfway across the city, sweating with a backpack and a can of spray paint; that youd be willing to climb the highest walls just to get a blank canvas.

Yeah, but is it art? Graffiti in Atlanta

A look at the eternal debate: where does art end and graffiti begin?

10:58 PM, May 17, 2013

Two dogs attack Douglas County family

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga---A father and two of his children were taken to area hospitals on Saturday following an attack by a boxer and Boston Terrier.

5:32 PM, May 18, 2013

Tripp Halstead touches cousin's hand

Tripp Halstead is slowly but surely returning to normal, taking what his mother Stacy calls "awesome baby steps."

3:38 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Aimee Copeland is the first woman with bilateral upper limb amputations to be fitted with the all new iLimb prosthetic hands.

Aimee Copeland gets fitted for new bionic 'iLimbs'

Aimee Copeland is the first woman with bilateral upper limb amputations to be fitted with the all new iLimb prosthetic hands.

11:44 PM, May 17, 2013

Atlanta Forecast | Sunday

Sunday: Scattered showers and t-storms with highs in the low 80s.

Sunday Night: Scattered t-storms with lows in the mid 60s.

Monday: Isolated t-showers with highs in the mid 80s.

Your full forecast is located right here

4:55 AM, May 19, 2013
A mother and her 16-year-old son fought off an intruder who died after a scuffle at a N.W. Atlanta home.

Intruder dies after scuffle with mother and teen

A mother and her 16-year-old son fought off an intruder who died after a scuffle at a N.W. Atlanta home.

10:45 PM, May 17, 2013
A group that supports gun control is suing a north Georgia town that passed a law requiring gun ownership.

North Georgia town sued over mandatory gun law

A group that supports gun control is suing a north Georgia town that passed a law requiring gun ownership.

10:56 PM, May 17, 2013
Its been one month since Tripp Halstead was brain-injured when a tree limb fell on him, and the outpouring of support and prayers for him is coming from people around the world.

2-year-old Tripp Halstead battling to live, one month later

One month after the young boy was brain injured by a falling tree limb during a storm, he is battling to recover. His father spoke with 11Alive News about Tripp's progress. 

12:49 AM, Nov 28, 2012
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