Bickering Board Putting Students Futures At Risk
50,000 students are at risk if Atlanta Public Schools loses its accreditation……. Atlanta Public Schools are waiting to see if they will be stripped of their accreditation. The board has been...
View ArticleRedding Found Guilty Of Murder
Jonathan Redding was sentenced to life in prison plus 70 years. Redding was convicted of murdering bar tender John Henderson during a robbery at the Standard Bar in Grant Park two years ago....
View ArticleGroup Of Sovereign Citizens in Custody
Dekalb County has brought charges against a group of Sovereign Citizens. Sovereign Citizens are known for moving into abandoned properties. Once moved in they create false deeds, to make it seem as if...
View ArticleZimmerman Using Thousands Of Donated Defense Funds For Living Expenses
ORLANDO, Florida (AP/WAOK) — On the same day that George Zimmerman’s attorney entered a not guilty plea to second degree murder charges in the death of Trayvon Martin, Attorney Mark O’Mara also...
View ArticleJamal Lewis Scheduled For Bankruptcy Court
ATLANTA (AP) — A bankruptcy court hearing in Atlanta for former Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis has been delayed. Lewis filed for bankruptcy in April, listing $14.5 million in assets and...
View ArticleSuspect In Douglasville Beating To Appear In Court
DOUGLASVILLE,GA(CBS ATL/WAOK) One of the four teens charged in the beating death of a Douglas County teenager will be in court this week. Tracen Franklin one of the four men charged in the fatal...
View ArticleGeorgia Man Held On Bond After Shooting Dog In The Face
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Police say a Georgia man is being held without bond after officers found a pit bulldog with a gunshot wound to the face in Columbus. Authorities say 22-year-old Anthony Rogers of...
View ArticleCourt Bars Mandatory Life Without Parole For Kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday threw out mandatory life in prison without parole for juveniles. The ruling continued its trend of holding that children cannot be automatically punished...
View ArticleCops: Boyfriend Kills Pet Dog Then Beats Girlfriend With Dead Animal
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Sandy Springs man is due in court to answer charges that he killed his girlfriend’s pet dog during an argument and used the animal’s body to beat the woman....
View ArticleCourt To Hear Arguments On Execution Method Change
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court will consider whether prison officials violated state administrative procedures by failing to hold public hearings before changing the execution procedure. The...
View ArticleGeorgia Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Army Militia Plot
HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A 22-year-old Georgia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to more than 30 charges for his involvement with a group of Army soldiers who authorities say planned acts of domestic...
View ArticleReese Witherspoon “Deeply Embarrassed” For What She Said To State Trooper
ATLANTA (AP) — A court hearing on a disorderly conduct charge has been rescheduled for actress Reese Witherspoon, who said she is “deeply embarrassed” by what she said to a state trooper during a...
View ArticleGa. Woman To Be Re-Arraigned In Husband’s Death
ATLANTA (AP) — A woman accused of arranging for her husband to be killed outside a suburban Atlanta preschool is set to be arraigned for a third time Tuesday. Andrea Sneiderman is scheduled to appear...
View ArticleAnother Day Of Dramatic Testimony In Zimmerman Trial
It was another day of testimony in the George Zimmerman murder trial. On Tuesday lead investigator in the case Detective Chris Serino had part of his testimony stricken from the record by the...
View ArticleTeen Co-Defendant Says 18-Year-Old Shot Baby
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The 15-year-old co-defendant of a man accused of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller during a robbery attempt in coastal Georgia pointed at the 18-year-old in court and said he...
View ArticleNavy Yard Shooting Suspect Was Cited In Georgia
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The former Navy reservist who gunned down 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard was tossed out of a metro Atlanta nightclub five years ago and cited for disorderly conduct,...
View ArticleFormer Georgia Teacher Gets Life Sentences
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A former DeKalb County teacher has been sentenced to three consecutive life terms plus 10 years for molesting teen boys. Former Miller Preparatory Academy instructor Casey Thomas...
View ArticleGa. Men Accused In Plot To Buy Bombs to Attack Government
ATLANTA (AP) — Three north Georgia men are accused of trying to buy explosives that authorities say they planned to use to attack government targets. Thirty-six-year-old Brian Edward Cannon and...
View ArticleCollege Reaches Settlement With Student Who Accused School Of Discriminating
ATLANTA (AP) — A metro Atlanta college has reached a settlement with a former student who accused the school of discriminating against her because she’s HIV positive. Officials from the U.S. Attorney’s...
View Article90 People Indicted In Multimillion Dollar Food Stamp Fraud
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say nearly 90 people have been indicted in a multimillion dollar WIC and food stamp fraud conspiracy. Authorities said Tuesday that 54 people have been charged...
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