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How to handle weather-cancelled flights posted on Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 9:40am ATLANTA -- The winter weather caused nearly 1,600 flight cancellations across the country Wednesday. A small fraction of those were based out of Atlanta, but certainly travelers should be aware of... read more...
Fulton County offers new tool to track sex offenders posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 8:50pm FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Fulton County has the largest number of registered sex offenders in the state. This week they introduced a new way to help residents track those offenders. The county is... read more...
Beagle brigade turns rescue dogs into airport aides posted on Friday, October 19, 2012 - 9:35am ATLANTA -- They arrive weary from flight. They get to baggage claim and customs. And then, international travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport get an unexpected treat -- sometimes -- when they are... read more...
Woodward Academy to drug-test HS students next year posted on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 7:41pm COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- Next year Woodward Academy will become the second school in the state of Georgia to enforce random drug testing on its students. The decision comes on the heels of a new study... read more...
Cain stumps in Atlanta en route to Saturday debate posted on Saturday, November 12, 2011 - 1:39pm Hermain Cain addressed the Young Republicans National Federation in Atlanta Saturday, saying, "The American dream has been hijacked." "I'm too old to be a Young Republican," Cain joked, "so I guess I... read more...
Free help for job seekers in online chat posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 12:56pm ATLANTA -- Fresh on the heels of "Atlanta's Job Fair for All" on Tuesday came a chance for job-seeking education on Wednesday. Georgia's Department of Labor reached out to job seekers and employers... read more...
Texting-while-driving ban: What now? posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 7:31pm ATLANTA -- Can -- and should -- the texting-while-driving ban for Georgians be strengthened? On Monday we released the numbers of an 11Alive News investigation that learned that the state had... read more...
One year later, is texting-while-driving ban working? posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 7:56am ATLANTA -- An 11Alive investigation finds some intriguing numbers about Georgia's first year banning texting while driving. Last June, then-Governor Sonny Perdue signed two bills into law. The first... read more...
Where does APS go from here? posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 - 1:06am It has been a week of key decisions and reluctant admissions for the Atlanta Public School system. On Monday, Khaatim Sherrer El announced he will step aside as chair of the APS school board.... read more...