Friday, May 6, 2016

2 Atlanta police vehicles crash in Midtown responding to shots fired and other top stories.

  • 2 Atlanta police vehicles crash in Midtown responding to shots fired

    Two Atlanta police officers collided in Midtown while responding to a shots fired call shortly after 9 p.m., police said.Officers in Atlanta’s Zone 5 responded to reports of shots being fired behind Suite Lounge, which is located at 375 Luckie Street, Officer Lukasz Sajdak, a spokesman for Atlanta police, said.A police SUV and a patrol car en route to the shooting collided on Spring Street at North Avenue.An Atlanta police officer was temporarily trapped after an accident on Spring Street at Nor..
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  • Beyonce is coming back to Atlanta!

    Beyonce is coming back to Atlanta!
    NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Singer Beyonce attends the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Dimitrios Kambouris, 2016 Getty Images Lady Gaga arrives at the Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art May 2, 2016 in New York. / AFP / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) TIMOTHY A. CLARY Lady..
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  • Atlanta Alive Traffic Blog | Friday, May 6

    Atlanta Alive Traffic Blog | Friday, May 6
    Atlanta Alive Traffic Blog | Friday, May 6 WXIA 10:05 AM. GMT May 06, 2016 ATLANTA - 6:00 a.m. -- A wreck on I-675 northbound, past Anvil Block Road, is not causing any delays. 5:49 a.m. -- Delays building on I-75 southbound, just past The North Loop in Cobb County, after a car lost part of its engine. 5:38 a.m. -- A new wreck is being reported on I-20 eastbound past Highway 113 in Carrolton. 5:19 a.m. -- Three left lanes blocked on I-75 northbound before Forest Parkway due to a multi-..
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  • Candidates Answer Questions at Forum

    The Taxpayers’ Watchdog Group (TWG) and Citizens for a Clean Jasper County teamed up last Thursday to host a candidate forum at the Piedmont Fire Station and Community House. Candidates for contested Chief Magistrate, County Commission, and School Board races were in attendance to answer questions from the 60+ people attending. In addition, Dawn Baskin, a candidate for Superior Court Judge, attended and was allowed to speak for a few moments. She said it had been 70 years since a vacant judge’..
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  • Metro Atlanta under wind advisory Thursday

    Metro Atlanta under wind advisory Thursday
    Winds nearly reached speeds of 30 mph Thursday afternoon, and a tree came down on a car in northwest Atlanta, trapping two people inside.Gusty winds have caused damage and brought down power lines across metro Atlanta all week. Wednesday night, a tree fell and crushed the front porch, chimney and a bedroom of a home in southeast Atlanta on Wilbur Avenue. No one was hurt.Homeowner Tony Brown said he usually smokes on the porch, but was working in his office in the back of the home when the tree f..
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  • ACVB: Atlanta expected to win 2019 Super Bowl

    ACVB: Atlanta expected to win 2019 Super Bowl
    Later this month, Atlanta will find out if it's won a bid to host the Super Bowl in 2019 or 2020. But, one Atlanta leader on Thursday declared his confidence in the ...
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  • What would it take to become a real-life superhero?

    What would it take to become a real-life superhero?
    Technologically speaking, becoming Iron Man could be feasible by enhancing your strength through a mechanical device, especially in comparison to becoming Captain America. Modifying your makeup through gene therapy or the next generation of steroids faces more ethical challenges -- as well as scientific limitations.CNN spoke to experts in the field to learn the science behind a few of the superheroes featured in the next installment of the Marvel movie franchise -- and what would happen if one o..
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  • D-backs losing streak reaches 6 with 4-0 defeat at Miami

    D-backs losing streak reaches 6 with 4-0 defeat at Miami
    The Arizona Diamondbacks are taking big swings to little effect.Arizona's losing streak reached six games Thursday when Adam Conley and four relievers combined on a five-hitter to help the Miami Marlins win, 4-0.The Diamondbacks have now been swept in back-to-back three-game series, primarily because of a sputtering offense."From one to nine, including the pitchers, just too big of swings," manager Chip Hale said. "As the game went on they got bigger and bigger, so we'll address that."Arizona h..
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  • Reinhardt graduating 273 today

    Reinhardt graduating 273 today
    WALESKA — Reinhardt University is graduating 273 students today when it holds its 128th commencement ceremony on the campus in Waleska.Brian Hightower, Cherokee County superintendent of schools, is the keynote speaker. Hightower graduated from Reinhardt in 1983 and received the 2015-16 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award last month.The graduation ceremony is from 2 to 4 p.m. at the James and Sis Brown Athletic Center, College President Dr. Kina Mallard will give the welcome, introduce Hight..
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  • Morehouse joins Spelman in investigating rape allegation

    Morehouse joins Spelman in investigating rape allegation
    Morehouse College is joining Spelman College is investigating an allegation which surfaced on social media Tuesday that a student at the Atlanta women’s college was raped by four male students from Morehouse College.Morehouse president John Wilson issued a statement to the campus community late Wednesday night saying he was “deeply troubled” by the allegation.Wilson’s statement comes a day after Spelman President Mary Schmidt Campbell told The Atlanta Journal Constitution that her campus was con..
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