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  • MARTA Bus Driver Assaulted

    FOX 5 Atlanta – 31 mins ago  

    A female MARTA driver was assaulted on a bus early Thursday, said MARTA officials. Full Story »

  • Mother Charged in Torture of Son

    FOX 5 Atlanta – 46 mins ago  

    A Clarke County grand jury has charged a man and woman with 17 felonies for allegedly torturing the woman's son by locking him naked and handcuffed in a closet, shooting him with a pellet gun and subjecting him to other forms of abuse. Full Story »

  • Fired for Facebook Posting Says Officer

    FOX 5 Atlanta – 1 hr 31 mins ago  

    A Sandy Springs police officer says he was fired for posting information about his job on Facebook. Full Story »

  • Panel to Vote on Sanctions for Educators

    FOX 5 Atlanta – 1 hr 46 mins ago  

    Seven Georgia educators accused in a test cheating scandal could be banned from public schools in the state for up to a year. Full Story »

  • Ga. Tech Student Stabbed

    FOX 5 Atlanta – 2 hrs 1 min ago  

    Atlanta police and Georgia Tech police are investigating after a student was stabbed near the campus. Full Story »

  • Pastor, Wife Face Forced Labor Charges

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Thu Dec 10, 6:12 am ET  

    U.S. prosecutors said a Georgia minister and his wife enticed a woman from Africa to the U.S. -- and then forced her to work as a housekeeper and nanny. Full Story »

  • 5 Year-old Hit by Car Dies

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Thu Dec 10, 5:27 am ET  

    Grief counselors will be at Mountain View Elementary School in Cobb county Thursday. They will be there to help people cope with the death of a kindergartner who was struck and killed by a car Wednesday afternoon. Full Story »

  • 5 Arrested in Marietta Double Shooting

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Thu Dec 10, 5:27 am ET  

    Five people have been arrested following a double shooting in Marietta. Two people were killed Wednesday when shots were fired at an apartment complex. Full Story »

  • Vigil Held for Murdered College Student

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 11:12 pm ET  

    A McDonough community was in mourning Wednesday night after one of their own was brutally murdered in southeast Georgia. More than 100 people gathered for a vigil honoring 19-year-old Brandie Danielle Davis. Davis' brutal murder shocked the community. Full Story »

  • New Ethics Laws Expected for Ga. House

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 10:57 pm ET  

    The resignation of Speaker Glenn Richardson is expected to bring new laws for the state and new rules governing the Republican controlled Georgia House of Representatives. Richardson announced he would step down following an interview with his former wife raised questions of possible ethics violations with a former lobbyist. Full Story »

  • Petition to Move Atlanta Cemetery Denied

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 10:42 pm ET  

    An Atlanta city council commission denied a developer's petition to move a Buckhead cemetery. It was a partial victory for an Atlanta woman fighting to keep a century old cemetery intact. Full Story »

  • Clayton Teacher, Student Hurt in Fight

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 10:42 pm ET  

    A Clayton County parent wanted answers Wednesday night after her son was allegedly involved in an altercation with a teacher.   Full Story »

  • College Student Found Raped, Murdered

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 8:27 pm ET  

    A 19-year-old Ogeechee Technical College student was found murdered in southeast Georgia. Brandie "Danielle" Davis was found dead inside an apartment in Statesboro, near the campus of Georgia Southern University, Tuesday. News of Davis' death sent shockwaves through the McDonough community. Full Story »

  • Case Against Ex-Cobb Teacher Dismissed

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 7:27 pm ET  

    The case against a high school teacher accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student was dismissed Wednesday. The judge said that, even though the relationship was despicable, it was consensual and therefore not illegal.   Full Story »

  • Georgia Southern Student Found Murdered

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 7:12 pm ET  

    A 19-year-old Georgia Southern University student was found murdered in southeast Georgia. Brandie "Danielle" Davis was found dead inside an apartment in Statesboro Tuesday. News of Davis' death sent shockwaves through the McDonough community. Full Story »

  • Female GSU Student Attacked, Carjacked

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 6:12 pm ET  

    A female Georgia State University student was recovering in the hospital Wednesday after investigators said she was violently attacked and carjacked Sunday night. Full Story »

  • Mayor-elect Names Interim Police Chief

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 4:42 pm ET  

    Sources said Tuesday night mayor-elect Kasim Reed will select Deputy Chief George Turner to be Atlanta's interim police chief. Full Story »

  • Strong Winds, Rains Hit Metro Atlanta

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 4:12 pm ET  

    Parts of north Georgia remained under a wind advisory Wednesday night. Strong winds were enough to bring down several trees all over Metro Atlanta and overnight rain washed a road away in Flowery Branch, leaving one neighborhood stranded. Full Story »

  • Child Hit by Car After Getting Off Bus

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 3:57 pm ET  

    A young girl was critically injured moments after she stepped of a school bus in Cobb County Wednesday afternoon. The 5-year-old was struck by a car right in front of her mother. Full Story »

  • Norwood Concedes to Reed in Mayor's Race

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 2:42 pm ET  

    Mayoral candidate Mary Norwood has conceded to Mayor-elect Kasim Reed. Norwood's announcement comes hours after recount results revealed only one additional vote for Norwood in the slim mayoral runoff. Full Story »

  • Hearing Set for Auburn Murder Case

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 11:27 am ET  

    A hearing has been scheduled for February in the case of a man accused of killing an Auburn University freshman in March 2008. Full Story »

  • Sketch Promtps Tips in Cornwell Case

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 6:57 am ET  

    Investigators say a sketch of a possible suspect in the case of a missing Blairsville mother has prompted dozens of tips since Monday. Full Story »

  • Fire Kills Spalding County Man

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 6:42 am ET  

    A man was killed overnight in a fire in Spalding County. Full Story »

  • Panel to Vote on Sanctions for Educators

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 5:57 am ET  

    Four more Georgia educators accused in a test cheating scandal face possible sanctions from the state's teacher licensing agency. Full Story »

  • 2 Dead in Marietta Double Shooting

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Wed Dec 9, 5:57 am ET  

    Two people were killed in a double shooting early Wednesday morning, said Marietta police. Full Story »

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