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Justin Ross Harris reacts to testimony during his murder trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. (screen capture via WSB-TV)
Justin Ross Harris reacts to testimony during his murder trial at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. (screen capture via WSB-TV)
By Jeffries Fran
Oct 24, 2016

Minute-by-minute updates in the Justin Ross Harris murder trial. This is a running account in the murder trial of Justin Ross Harris. The former Home Depot web developer is charged with intentionally leaving his 22-month-old son Cooper in a hot car to die on June 18, 2014. [Read more]

ExploreShaquille O'Neal buys Krispy Kreme store. 

Shaquille O'Neal just took ownership of an Atlanta-area Krispy Kreme store. [Read more]

New details in armed robbery of NBA TV's Kristen Ledlow. Kristen Ledlow, the host of "NBA Inside Stuff" and a reporter for NBA TV, was robbed at gunpoint and carjacked Saturday afternoon in Midtown, Atlanta police said. [Read more] 

Faculty members file complaint against Sam Olens becoming KSU president. Some Kennesaw State University faculty filed a federal complaint Monday against Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens becoming the school's next president, saying the state Board of Regents' selection process was discriminatory and unfair. [Read more] 

Boxer Vernon Forrest's killer convicted after 7 years. Seven years after a local boxing great was shot and killed during an armed robbery, a jury has now convicted the shooter of murder, Channel 2 Action News reported Monday. [Read more]

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