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Sources said Tuesday night mayor-elect Kasim Reed will select Deputy Chief George Turner to be Atlanta's interim police chief. Full Story »
Sources said Tuesday night mayor-elect Kasim Reed will select Deputy Chief George Turner to be Atlanta's interim police chief. Full Story »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 University is keeping its accreditation after nearly losing its status with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools over financial problems Full Story »
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 »
Fulton County election officials will recount the votes from the Atlanta mayoral runoff on Wednesday. Full Story »
The FBI honored FOX 5 for our commitment to the Georgia's Most Wanted program with the Director's Community Leadership Award. Full Story »
DeKalb commissioners met Tuesday morning to discuss possibly eliminating the county's CEO position. Full Story »
Atlanta police are investigating a homicide in southwest Atlanta. A man was found shot and killed on Hilltop Drive near Lakewood. Full Story »
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 »
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 »
Police said one man is dead and three people were hospitalized in an apparent suicide involving carbon monoxide in Cobb County. Full Story »
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 »
One person was killed and another person was injured following a crash on Interstate 75 early Tuesday morning. Full Story »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
Fireworks light up the sky at the Arkansas State Capitol in Little Rock. AP/Danny Johnston
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