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Police had previously responded to Bills star’s home

ATLANTA – Police responded to several nonviolent disputes at the home where Buffalo Bills star LeSean McCoy was attempting to evict his former girlfriend before an unidentified man bloodied ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sheriff: Lawmen ‘desperately’ searching for killer inmates

Prisoners killed 2 corrections officers during escape

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New exhibit explores rural influence on modern American art

ATLANTA – A new exhibition takes a look at how American artists found inspiration in rural landscapes during an era of modernist art that was more closely associated with cities. ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Jewel-pilfering Doris Payne reflects on life

ATLANTA – Doris Payne exudes a seemingly effortless elegance, her white hair neatly smoothed back and gold hoops dangling from her ears. She speaks calmly and deliberately, inspiring the kin...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

85-year-old jewel thief’s retirement didn’t last

ATLANTA – Ten years ago, when she was 75 years old, Doris Payne swore she was done with a lifetime of pilfering jewels across two continents. Several arrests later, in 2013, she said again t...

DATE: Oct 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Only woman on Georgia’s death row executed; 1st in 70 years

JACKSON, Ga. – The only woman on Georgia’s death row was executed early Wednesday, despite a flurry of last-minute legal appeals and pleas for mercy from her children and the pope. ...

DATE: Sep 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Confederate flags left outside MLK’s church

Reverend calls incident ‘terroristic threat’

DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Faith, community leaders gather in Atlanta to celebrate MLK

ATLANTA – Speakers honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday at his spiritual home in Atlanta repeated the same message: We’ve come a long way, but there’s still a lot left to be done ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Attorney denied hearing delay brings baby to court

Immigration lawyer on maternity leave

DATE: Oct 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Family

2nd American aid worker with Ebola arrives in U.S.

ATLANTA – The husband of the second American aid worker recently diagnosed with Ebola says the patient is weak but showing signs of improvement. The president of the aid group SIM...

DATE: Aug 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Doctor: 3 victims critical in Georgia FedEx shootings

KENNESAW, Ga. – An armed package handler with bullets strapped across his chest “like Rambo” opened fire Tuesday morning at a FedEx station outside Atlanta, wounding six people before polic...

DATE: Apr 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Death penalty provision revisited

Ga. may require defendants to prove disability

DATE: Oct 19, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World