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  • Source: Mayor-elect to Tap Interim Chief

    FOX 5 Atlanta – 19 mins ago  

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

  • DeKalb Cops Working to Nab Serial Rapist

    FOX 5 Atlanta – 34 mins ago  

    DeKalb County police are turning to the public for help following several sexual assaults in one area of the county. The string attacks have occurred in Stone Mountain, near the intersection of Hambrick and Rockbridge Roads. Full Story »

  • Community Fights to Keep Publix Open

    FOX 5 Atlanta – 1 hr 4 mins ago  

    Residents of one Atlanta neighborhood said Tuesday that they would fight to keep the area's Publix grocery store from shutting its doors. Full Story »

  • Leadership at Georgia House Left Shaken

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 7:12 pm ET  

    Leadership in the Georgia House of Representatives has been shaken, following another unexpected development at the state Capitol. House speaker pro tem Mark Burkhalter announced Monday that he will not be a candidate to replace Speaker Glenn Richardson. Full Story »

  • GBI Gets New Tips in Blairsville Case

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 7:12 pm ET  

    Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents said Tuesday that they received several dozen tips about Blairsville missing mother, Kristi Cornwell and a possible connection to an incident in Ranger, North Carolina.   Full Story »

  • Clayton Man Pulls Gun on Would-be Robber

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 7:12 pm ET  

    Two men who robbed an elderly Clayton County man got more than they bargained for, after they bluffed their way into the man's home. Police say the victim surprised the men by pulling out his own weapon. Full Story »

  • Lilburn Man Battles Hepatitis C

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 6:12 pm ET  

    It's been 35 years since Lu and David Rosenthal said their wedding vows. For more than half their marriage David Rosenthal, a Lilburn mass transit engineer has lived with hepatitis C, a virus that is slowly destroying his liver. Rosenthal contracted the disease from a blood transfusion in 1989. Full Story »

  • Ex-Marietta Teacher's Sex Trial Begins

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 5:42 pm ET  

    The trial of a former Marietta high school teacher charged with sexually assaulting a student started Tuesday. Thirty-six-year-old Christopher King was charged back in May with having sex with a 17-year-old Marietta High School student several times. Full Story »

  • Cobb Co. Mother Charged in Baby's Death

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 5:27 pm ET  

    A Cobb County mother was facing charges Tuesday in connection with the death of her 7-month-old son. Police said 28-year-old Seron Shepherd was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, cruelty to children and deprivation of a minor. Full Story »

  • Oglethorpe Keeps Accreditation

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 4:57 pm ET  

    Oglethorpe University is keeping its accreditation after nearly losing its status with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools over financial problems Full Story »

  • Congressman Hank Johnson Has Hepatitis C

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 4:12 pm ET  

    Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., revealed Monday that he has hepatitis C, a serious liver disease that can lead to fatal complications such as cancer or liver failure. Full Story »

  • Recount of Runoff Set for Wednesday

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 1:42 pm ET  

    Fulton County election officials will recount the votes from the Atlanta mayoral runoff on Wednesday. Full Story »

  • FOX 5 Honored by FBI

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 1:12 pm ET  

    The FBI honored FOX 5 for our commitment to the Georgia's Most Wanted program with the Director's Community Leadership Award. Full Story »

  • County Plan Seeks to Eliminate CEO

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 12:42 pm ET  

    DeKalb commissioners met Tuesday morning to discuss possibly eliminating the county's CEO position. Full Story »

  • APD Investigates Shooting Death

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 12:27 pm ET  

    Atlanta police are investigating a homicide in southwest Atlanta. A man was found shot and killed on Hilltop Drive near Lakewood. Full Story »

  • Norwood Expected to Ask for Recount

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 11:12 am ET  

    Mayoral candidate Mary Norwood is expected to file a written request for a recount of the Dec. 1 runoff with county election officials Tuesday as the Secretary of State's office continues to investigate allegations of voter irregularities. Full Story »

  • Child Support Scofflaws Asked to Pay

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 9:57 am ET  

    Parents who have fallen behind on child support payments are being encouraged to make a payment on past due balances during the holiday season. Full Story »

  • Carbon Monoxide Kills 1, Injures 3

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 8:42 am ET  

    Police said one man is dead and three people were hospitalized in an apparent suicide involving carbon monoxide in Cobb County. Full Story »

  • H1N1 Vaccine Restrictions Eased

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 5:27 am ET  

    It may be easier now for some Georgians to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu. Some health departments have relaxed restrictions on who's eligible for the shots or nasal spray. Full Story »

  • Driver Charged in Wrong Way Accident

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Tue Dec 8, 5:27 am ET  

    One person was killed and another person was injured following a crash on Interstate 75 early Tuesday morning. Full Story »

  • Oxendine: Company Overcharged Georgians

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Mon Dec 7, 11:27 pm ET  

    State insurance commissioner John Oxendine said Monday that thousands of Georgians may have been overcharged for their title insurance over a four year period. Full Story »

  • Forest Park Overturns Nudity, Tips Law

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Mon Dec 7, 11:27 pm ET  

    The Forest Park city council approved an amendment Monday that throws out the rules banning nudity and tipping. By a vote of three to two, the city council changed the law to bring back nudity and tipping for exotic dancers. Full Story »

  • Roswell Police Search for Man's Killer

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Mon Dec 7, 10:57 pm ET  

    Roswell police said Monday that they were searching for the person who killed a Good Samaritan Sunday night. Police say 42-year-old Ismael Cervantes Orta was shot once in the chest while collecting clothes from families in Roswell to send to Mexico. Full Story »

  • Atlanta Mayoral Election Investigated

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Mon Dec 7, 7:42 pm ET  

    Secretary of State Karen Handel is investigating a complaint that a handful of voters in the November election for Atlanta mayor cast ballots in the wrong precinct. Full Story »

  • Burkhalter Won't Run for Speaker

    FOX 5 Atlanta – Mon Dec 7, 7:12 pm ET  

    Three days after telling The Associated Press that he wanted to be the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, Mark Burkhalter has changed his mind. Full Story »

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