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Javaris Crittenton was booked into Fulton County Jail on Thursday night, Sept. 15, 2011, after being brought back from Los Angeles to face charges stemming from a woman’s shooting death in Atlanta.

Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Fulton County Sheriff's Office

Javaris Crittenton was booked into Fulton County Jail on Thursday night, Sept. 15, 2011, after being brought back from Los Angeles to face charges stemming from a woman’s shooting death in Atlanta.

Ex-Georgia Tech and NBA standout Javaris Crittenton pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a 23-year-old mother of four in a 2011 drive-by shooting. Crittenton called the death of Julian Jones a horrible accident. [Read more]

The Baltimore teen busted by his mom for throwing rocks at police speaks out: "She didn't want me to get in trouble," he told CNN. [Read more]

Ex-Brave Dan Uggla knows we all know how happy he must be to beat his former teammates with a ninth-inning home run: "I can't lie, that felt good." [Read more]

Where you live in metro Atlanta can determine how long you live, with differences of up to 12 years. Buckhead sees the  biggest bump. [Read more]

The majority of the most racist places in America are not in the South, according to one interpretation of a new study published in PLOS ONE. [Read more]

And: A 1,000-foot water slide will stretch down W. Ponce de Leon Avenue this summer in Decatur, for one day only, the city announced Tuesday. [Read more]

Finally: A Florida woman is "not sorry" for attacking a Georgia district court judge in a scathing and vulgar court notice that went viral last week. [Read more]