Friday, March 1, 2013
Rounding up some of the top headlines in metro Atlanta for Friday, March 1.
A Woodstock woman who was hit by a truck in an alleged hit-and-run incident last month in Athens opened her eyes for the first time. According to the Bows for Bowman Facebook page, Emily Bowman opened her eyes around 9:30 p.m. Thursday night. Bowman, a former Kennesaw State University student, has been in critical condition at Athens Regional Medical Center since she was allegedly hit by a man driving a red Mazda pick-up truck while she was in the city to celebrate the birthday of a friend. Visit Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch for more. A Dacula woman is dead as a result of what police believe was a domestic dispute Friday morning. Gwinnett Police say the suspect in the case -- the husband of the deceased woman -- was the person who called 911…
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Rounding up some of the top headlines from around metro Atlanta for Tuesday, Dec. 4.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
A Hiram woman will serve 12 years in prison after news of a break-up drove her to run over an ex-boyfriend with a SUV, according to Douglas County District Attorney David McDade. Vanessa Marie Garrett-Rogers, 28, received a 30-year sentence from Chief Superior Court Judge Robert J. James after entering a guilty plea Monday to charges of aggravated battery, aggravated assault and leaving the scene of an accident. Once out of prison, Garrett-Rogers will serve the remaining 18 years on probation. She is also required to pay $57,850.46 in restitution to the victim. Read more on Dallas-Hiram Patch. State Senator Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) has announced his resignation from the Georgia Senate. The senator will formally step down on Wednesday from…
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Here's news from around the region for Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
A Creekview High School teacher has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student who attends the school, authorities say. Read more on Canton-Sixes Patch On 11/28/12 at approximately 6:20 P.M. Dunwoody Police officers observed a vehicle driving recklessly through the parking lot of 41 Perimeter Center East. An officer attempted to pull the vehicle over and a pursuit was initiated. Read more on Dunwoody Patch. A mother made a stop at a Lawrenceville McDonald's to pick up breakfast for her 4 year old daughter Wednesday morning. But Frances Rosario told CBS Atlanta she found more than just eggs and cheese in her child's breakfast burrito she bought at the Clayton Street location. She also found a nose …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Here's a look at news from around the region for Friday, Nov. 16.
A Holly Springs police officer has been hospitalized for injuries he suffered when a parade float he was riding in was hit by a train in Midland, Texas. Officer Shane Ladner is being treated for back injuries and has been sedated, said Holly Springs Police Chief Ken Ball. Ladner was one of 25 veterans who were participating in the annual "Hunt for Heroes" event coordinated by Show of Support. Ball noted Ladner's wife Meg is in critical condition. Read More Crime, crime, and more crime is what Atlanta news coverage can seem like some weeks. This week has been no different with a man being shot at the Ford Factory Lofts on Ponce and a young boy being shot in the back as he slept in his South Fulton home on Thursday. So maybe to some it is…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
A summary of the top headlines from Cobb and metro Atlanta for Wednesday, Nov. 14.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Waffle House CEO and Buckhead resident Joe W. Rogers Jr. is responding to allegations from his former assistant, who accused him of forcing her to perform sex acts during the time she was employed for him. Read More WSB-TV is reporting that dozen of Atlanta Police officers were canvassing the area around the AUC and specifically Clark Atlanta University looking for information on a group of young men who robbed a young female student at gunpoint. Read More Usher is selling the Roswell home he's allowed his ex-wife and Estella Boutique owner, Tameka Raymond, to live in since their divorce in 2009. Read More An unknown person who has stolen beer repeatedly from a Publix in Athens stole seven more cases last week, according to an Athens-…
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
A summary of top headlines from Cobb and metro Atlanta for Tuesday, Nov. 13.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
An Atlanta federal appeals court upheld the prison sentence of a 49-year-old Kennesaw ear, nose and throat doctor convicted of distributing child pornography. In March, Dr. Andrew Sutton was sentenced to eight years in prison. He challenged the length of the sentence, but the appeals court said Sutton's offense was “particularly serious because his actions bordered on production of child pornography." Kennesaw Patch has more on the story. Human remains and a skull found in Morgan County, Ga., last year have recently been identified as those of Jason Roark, a Snellville man and Army veteran, according to WSAV. Roard went missing in 2006, after serving two tours of duty in Iraq with the Special Forces. He was the only son of Terry and Ken …
Monday, November 12, 2012
A roundup of the top headlines from Cobb and metro Atlanta for Monday, Nov. 12.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Norcross Police say Griselda Cibrian, a 14-year-old from Glennville, Ga., who was reported missing Sunday afternoon and found in Norcross on Monday morning, went voluntarily with 24-year-old Raymundo Aranda-Parra, and it was not an abduction. Raymundo Aranda-Parra has been charged with interference with custody and statutory rape, according to Norcross Police. He is being transferred from the Norcross Police Department to the Gwinnett County Detention Center where he will be held without bond. Get the latest from Norcross Patch. FOX 5 News anchor Amanda Davis faces multiple charges including DUI following a wrong way, head-on crash early Sunday morning on Piedmont Avenue in Midtown. According to an Atlanta police report, Davis allegedly …
Friday, November 9, 2012
The top headlines from Cobb, metro Atlanta and beyond for Friday, Nov. 9.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Police department personnel from around the metro Atlanta area, including Cobb, were in attendance Friday at the funeral of Officer Richard Halford, the pilot of the Atlanta Police Department helicopter that crashed on Nov. 4 while pursuing a missing boy. The accident, which remains under investigation, also claimed the life of Officer Shawn A. Smiley. His funeral is Saturday. Cascade Patch has a photo retrospective of Friday's service. Charles Darwin has been dead for more than 100 years, but he's still the Congressional choice for thousands of voters in Athens. In Tuesday's election, 16,980 Athens votes went to Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, a vehement opponent of evolutionary theory. A vigorous write-in campaign by Athenians opposed …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
A roundup of top headlines from Cobb and metro Atlanta for Thursday, Nov. 8.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Atlanta Police Department is investigating allegations that Waffle House CEO Joe W. Rogers Jr. repeatedly forced an Acworth woman to perform sex acts on him during her time as Rogers' personal assistant. Mye Brindle worked out of Rogers' Buckhead home as his assistant from 2003 until May 2012. It was at that Chatham Road home that the 43-year-old Acworth single mother said most of the alleged acts occurred, according to an Atlanta Police incident report. More than two months after Brindle resigned, Rogers sued her on Sept. 14 in Cobb County Superior Court. Brindle countered with a suit of her own on Sept. 19 in Fulton County State Court. There's plenty more at Acworth Patch. From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday, the Cobb County Department of …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A sampling of the top headlines in Cobb and metro Atlanta for Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Cleveland “L.A.” Brady, 22, of Marietta, is wanted for two armed robberies. On Nov. 2, Brady, along with an unidentified accomplice, robbed the Viva Mexico Restaurant on Powder Springs Road, according to Marietta Police. Police said Brady is also wanted for the robbery of a pizza delivery driver on Franklin Road, which occurred on Oct. 30, 2012. The unidentified accomplice is a person of interest in multiple robberies along the Powder Springs Road corridor. Go to Marietta Patch for more details. A former pro boxer was wanted in Dunwoody for false imprisonment and battery related to incidents with his wife; a woman police say shot and killed him early Tuesday. Earnest Mahir Abdul-Mateen, who fought under the name Ernest Mateen, retired in …
