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Fifteen-year-old bids $15 million for ‘Coke recipe’ on eBay
Coca-Cola insists the copy of its secret formula auctioned this week on eBay is a fake. If true, then perhaps it’s fitting that the high bid for the type-written, one-page recipe is, in all likelihood, a fraud. “Some kid put a bid on it,” Ringgold antiques dealer Cliff Kluge told ...
South Georgia towns without natural gas since Wednesday
More than 2,500 South Georgia customers have been without natural gas since Wednesday following an unexplained outage, according to the service provider. Residents in Mount Vernon, Ailey, Vidalia, Lyons, Soperton, Swainsboro and Twin City have been affected, Atlanta Gas Light spokeswoman Kristie Swink Benson said. Repairs are underway but no ...
DNA confirms remains belong to missing college student Jmaal Keyes
DNA testing confirms that human remains found last week outside a cabin in Pulaski County are that of missing a college student and Austell resident Jmaal Keyes, the GBI announced Friday.The remains were collected a week ago on Cabero Road in an area adjacent to suspect Robert Kane Rolison’s Hawkinsville ...
Police: Dispute over yard led Cartersville man to burn down neighbor’s house
Phillip Bennett was meticulous about his lawn. Marty Corbitt, who lived across the street, was not, neighbors say.“They’d been squabbling over it a couple of years,” said Rick Sullins, who lived near both men on Boatner Avenue in Cartersville. “Phillip even volunteered to cut Marty’s grass for him.”Late Wednesday afternoon, ...
Police: Dispute over yard maintenance led Cartersville man to burn down neighbor’s house
Phillip Bennett was meticulous about his lawn. Marty Corbitt, who lived across the street, was not, neighbors say.“They’d been squabbling over it a couple of years,” said Rick Sullins, who lived near both men on Boatner Avenue in Cartersville. “Phillip even volunteered to cut Marty’s grass for him.”Late Wednesday afternoon, ...
Prosecutors: Buckhead couple indicted for pimping juvenile
She thought she could depend on the kindness of strangers, but federal prosecutors say a 17-year-old girl lured by an offer of free room and board was instead forced into prostitution. Steven E. Thompson, 42, and Tierra Michelle Waters, 30, both of Atlanta, were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand ...
Memorial service planned for missing student after human remains found
DNA testing is planned to determine whether human remains found last week during the search for missing college student Jmaal Keyes are that of the Paulding County high school graduate, the GBI said Tuesday in a statement. “We didn’t see this day coming,” said Keyes’ pastor, the Rev. Wilbur Purvis. ...
Coke says secret formula for sale on eBay not the real thing
Proving you have an authentic copy of Coca-Cola’s secret formula is akin to substantiating UFO footage or a Bigfoot sighting, with one exception. Aliens and Sasquatches don’t have a high-priced team of attorneys, much less the final word. So even if Ringgold antiques dealer Cliff Kluge has obtained a document ...
Memorial service planned for missing college student after human remains discovered
DNA testing is planned to determine whether human remains found last week during the search for missing college student Jmaal Keyes are that of the Paulding County high school graduate, the GBI said Tuesday in a statement. “We didn’t see this day coming,” said Keyes’ pastor, Wilbur Purvis. But Keyes’ ...
Police search river for body of missing college student from Austell
With a suspect in the murder of Jmaal Keyes in custody, law enforcement officials focused Friday on finding the body of the Middle Georgia State College student. Multiple agencies were assisting in the search along the Ocmulgee River just south of Hawkinsville, where the suspect, 17-year-old Robert Kane Rolison, is ...
Search warrants outline millions in suspected fraud at drug rehab clinic
Affidavits for search warrants executed last month at Narconon of Georgia outline allegations of widespread insurance fraud totaling nearly $3 million. Altogether 847 claims filed since 2009 by the Norcross drug treatment clinic are being investigated by the Gwinnett County district attorney. Two insurers — United HealthCare and Blue Cross ...
Lawyer for CDC official accused of molestation seeks to use polygraph evidence
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official charged with molesting a 6-year-old boy wants a favorable polygraph test entered into evidence — unprecedented in Georgia criminal cases, her lawyer says. Bob Rubin filed the motion last week in DeKalb County Superior Court on behalf of his client, Kimberly Quinlan ...
Atlanta weather | Rain will persist through Monday
A flash flood watch remains in effect through Monday morning for much of north Georgia as showers are expected to continue through the evening. By the time the weekend ends some parts of the metro area will have received as much as five inches of rain. Nearly three inches fell ...
Gucci Mane slapped with civil lawsuit
A soldier allegedly bashed over the head with a champagne bottle by Gucci Mane has filed a civil suit against the Atlanta-based hip-hop artist. The rapper, born Radric Davis, has already been charged criminally for the March 16 incident at the Harlem Nights Ultra Lounge on Courtland Street. The plaintiff, ...
Andrea Sneiderman to be re-indicted after 4 non-murder counts dismissed
The attorneys for a Dunwoody widow implicated in her husband’s death scored a legal but non-binding victory Tuesday when DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams dismissed four of the non-murder charges against her. But those charges against Andrea Sneiderman — for allegedly giving false statements to law enforcement — ...
Cherokee DA questions officer’s account of medals
A former Holly Springs police officer injured when a train hit a parade float carrying decorated military veterans and their families is refuting allegations that he hadn’t earned the right to be there. Army veteran Shane Ladner, whose wife lost her leg in the November accident in Midland, Texas, told ...
Cherokee DA requests investigation into veteran’s military record
A former Holly Springs police officer injured when a train hit a parade float carrying decorated military veterans and their families is refuting allegations that he hadn’t earned the right to be there. Army veteran Shane Ladner, whose wife lost her leg in the November accident in Midland, Texas, told ...
Former Hawks center reveals he is gay
Former Atlanta Hawks reserve Jason Collins made history Monday, becoming the first male professional athlete on a major U.S. team sport roster to publicly disclose his homosexuality. “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” Collins announced in a first-person narrative posted on si.com. His story will appear ...
Search warrants executed at Narconon drug rehab clinic
Search warrants were executed Friday by the Gwinnett County district attorney’s office investigating suspected insurance fraud by a Norcross drug rehabilitation clinic that recently had its license revoked by the state. As first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Channel 2 Action News and WSB Radio, Narconon of Georgia allegedly billed ...
Toddler’s death mourned as officials investigate what caused dog to kill child
Lakisha Moss can’t shake the gruesome, heartbreaking scene she witnessed Wednesday inside a neighbor’s living room. The College Park woman was at home with her mother that afternoon when they heard loud shrieks and a neighbor’s dog making a “really weird sound.” They went next door to investigate. “I opened ...
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