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The fox that bit two Newton County elementary school students while they played on the playground is still on the loose. Animal control authorities tell FOX 5 someone from Rocky Plains Elementary School reported a fox sighting on campus one day before the boys were attacked.
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An autistic North Atlanta High School student says she was raped by a 15-year-old boy in a school bathroom. More>>
The jury has found Michael Parson guilty on all eight counts in the shooting of his wife outside their Sandy Springs apartment.The woman, Adina Parson, survived after being shot eight times. More>>
A landmark decision by the Boy Scouts of America could change the face of the American institution. More>>
Police are searching for a man they say tried to forge an old rent check from Atlanta Falcons player Julio Jones. More>>
The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and... More>>
Tawon Stokes couldn't believe her eyes Sunday when she found a piece of a wing flap that fell off of an airplane and landed on the side of the road in her Ellenwood community. More>>
In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city's mayor. He is Glenn Lewis, not Glen. More>>
Georgia State Rep. Tyrone Brooks appeared at a news conference regarding his recent arrest on fraud and tax charges Thursday, but he didn't speak. More>>
The wives and family members of first responders in Atlanta took to the picket line on Thursday morning to demand a salary hike for city workers. They say their loved ones are forced to work extra jobs just to make ends meet, leaving little time for family.
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Hall County authorities are searching for an armed woman whom they say shot and robbed a pottery store employee in Lula this morning. More>>
Police in Palmetto say they're investigating the abduction of a 13-year-old boy. They say he was approached by a man as he got off his school bus on Wednesday, and that man pulled him into a pickup truck. He was able to escape, but the suspect is still on the loose. More>>
Jackson County deputies say they're searching for a 25-year-old man who hasn't been seen since Tuesday.
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As we celebrate Memorial Day weekend, we'll pause to remember the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. It's also a great time to thank veterans for their service to our country—veterans just like World War II American hero Lew Fern.
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State officials say metro Atlanta's unemployment rate has declined to 7.6 percent in April. More>>
The FOX 5 I-Team has learned that Douglas County District Attorney David McDade is personally asking the GBI to investigate how money is spent in his office. More>>
Some severe storms are beginning to pop up in the northern parts of the state. The National Weather Service has issued some severe thunderstorm warnings as the storms move through the area. More>>
A local woman says she's trying to rebuild her life after storms hit this past weekend and destroyed her home. Just one day later, some of her family members were in Oklahoma near where the tornado hit. More>>
It was an incredible show of support for a young girl who lost her father over the weekend. Dozens of officers attended the kindergarten graduation of Tatum Raetz, the daughter of Daryl Raetz, who was struck and killed early Sunday while investigating a DUI. FOX 10's Ty Brennan reports.
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FOX 5 has learned that two Newton County elementary school students are being treated for injuries after they were bitten by a fox while they were playing on a playground. Both victims are 6-year-old boys who are in kindergarten at Rocky Plains Elementary School, where the attack happened.
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An FBI agent in Orlando shot dead a man questioned in the Boston bombing investigation whom the agency says turned violent during an interview late Tuesday. More>>
A Carroll County mother says a newspaper's policy on birth announcements snubs single moms. More>>
What do major hotel chains, the IRS, and the business partner of a top rapper have in common? Court records show the National Conference of Black Mayors owes all of them money. Big money. More>>
An 8-year-old metro Atlanta boy battling cancer received a big surprise on Tuesday when he got a ride in a SWAT vehicle. More>>
Some Atlanta Falcons players hosted Wounded Warrior veterans in a special fishing outing on Lake Lanier Wednesday. More>>
A 25-year-old Decatur woman is being treated at Shepherd Center after being critically injured by a hit and run driver in Nashville, Tennessee. More>>
In the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornadoes, there are several stories of survival from storm victims who were wearing helmets that may have saved their lives. More>>
Atlanta police investigated a bomb threat outside of an AT&T store on Cobb Parkway on Wednesday. More>>
State Representative Tyrone Brooks appeared in federal court on Wednesday morning to answer to fraud charges.
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Testimony continued Wednesday in a Fulton County courtroom in the case of a Sandy Springs man accused of gunning down his wife. Prosecutors say Michael Parson shot his wife, Adina, eight times in April 2012 outside their apartment.
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Authorities have canceled an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old girl after she was found safe. They say 1-year-old Annya Buchannon was in the back of a car that was stolen just after midnight from the Playskool Daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park. More>>
Authorities in Conyers say a shoplifting suspect led police on a chase on Wednesday afternoon.
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Atlanta fire crews battled a huge, two-alarm blaze at an automotive business downtown on Wednesday morning. Authorities say the fire sparked at United Transmission Service, which is located at 350 Marietta Street NW.
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Five people made a quick escape from a MARTA bus just before it was hit by a train Wednesday morning. Fire crews say the bus stalled on the railroad tracks in downtown Decatur, and those onboard had just seconds to get out before an oncoming train hit it. More>>
Summer is almost here, and that means lots of people will be hitting the roads on vacation. But before you go, don't forget to give your car a little TLC to get it ready for the highway.
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