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Men's Wearhouse fires company founder

1:14 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Men's Wearhouse no longer likes the way George Zimmer looks.
Zimmer, the founder, chairman and the public face of the discount apparel chain, has been terminated by the company, according to a brief statement from the company.

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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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Atlanta Watershed answers audit; adds response teams

Atlanta Watershed responds to the Citys 7th audit by adding Billing, Dispute and Inspection teams to speed customer complaints
6:46 PM, Jun 19, 2013

Skyrocketing water bills, faulty electronic meters, and years of customer service complaints, all still plague Atlanta Watershed ...

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Chrysler recall avoids showdown with government

1:27 AM, Jun 19, 2013

After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler now says it will recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture ...

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Waffle House Chairman sex tapes case may backfire on his accuser

Cobb County judge finds former housekeeper violated Waffle House chairman's privacy by secretly recording several sexual encounters at his home.

8:07 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Police K9 dies after being left in patrol car

Woodstock police dog dies after being left in patrol car

A Woodstock Police dog is dead after being left in an officer's patrol car Monday night.

8:58 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Police confiscate 188 pounds of marijuana from grow house

Police confiscate 188 pounds of marijuana from 'grow house'

Police said they seized 188 pounds of marijuana plants from an unoccupied home on Waters Run Drive in Alpharetta.

5:55 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Actor James Gandolfini (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

"Sopranos" star James Gandolfini dies at 51

James Gandolfini, who personified the New Jersey mobster in HBO's The Sopranos, died Wednesday, apparently of a heart attack, while on vacation in Rome, the network said. He was 51.

7:58 PM, Jun 19, 2013
No one was hurt when a child accidentally put a truck in gear and rolled it into a Gwinnett County house.

2-year-old drives truck into house

A child accidentally put a truck in gear and rolled it into a house in Gwinnett County.

2:37 PM, Jun 19, 2013
According to a NY Daily News report, Tim Tebows Jets teammates do not trust him to take over as starting quarterback. (Photo: Joe Nicholson, US Presswire)

Tim Tebow is "terrible" his teammates say

Tebow's teammates weren't the only ones doubting him on Tuesday. In an interview on WFAN, Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw said the Jets made a huge mistake in trading for the former Heisman winner.

11:18 AM, Nov 14, 2012
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Carrollton Shooting: One Dead, One Critical

A Carrollton man has been arrested for the early morning shooting death of one man and the wounding of another during a party at an apartment complex near the University of West Georgia.

9:07 PM, Jan 30, 2009
Officer involved Buckhead shooting

Atlanta police officer involved in Buckhead shooting

An Atlanta police officer was involved in a shooting Wednesday afternoon.

5:00 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Family: Teen killed in car crash was not car surfing

Family: Teen killed in car crash was not car surfing

5:51 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Atlanta chef Maggie Sweeney has combined a doughnut and croissant to create the doughssant, which takes two days to make and is jam packed with calories.

Atlanta chef joins food fad by creating 'doughssants'

Chef Maggie Sweeney said croissant dough takes 2 days to make. Then it's rolled, cut, fried and filled with vanilla bean cream.

11:43 AM, Jun 19, 2013
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