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Ants really do scare elephants
They may be tiny, but ants can bring giant elephants down to their knees, according to a new study that reveals that elephants in the savannah have good reason to be scared of the tiny insects.

Santana leaves game against Atlanta
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana left his start against the Atlanta Braves after five innings on Thursday with a strained pectoral muscle. Santana had limited the Bra...

Tough Questions Investigation Questions Credibility of Atlanta Fire Department
ATLANTA -- A CBS Atlanta News investigation raises tough questions about the credibility of the Atlanta Fire Department.CBS Atlanta was conducting a major investigation into the best type of smoke det...

Affordable Fun For Labor Day Weekend
Former KSU Player Killed Shuan Stegall, 25, one of Kennesaw State University's star players from 2004 - 2008, was shot and killed over the weekend trying to save his father from two gunmen.

Atlanta's Hudson voted NL Pitcher of the Month
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson has been named the National League Pitcher of the Month for August. Over six starts in August, Hudson posted a 4-0 mark with a 1.71 ea...

GOP Rep. Tom Price Blames Ethics Probe on Democrats
CANTON, GA - "Just remember, Price, they don't shoot at you 'til you're over the target." According to Republican Georgia Congressman Tom Price, "they" are the Democratic Party which he says is targe...

Hartsfield Parking Lot Goes Ticketless
ATLANTA -- Parking at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's west economy lot just went ticketless. Credit card in/out, an automated ticketless system is now available in the west economy...

Georgia State Coach Ready For Week One
ATLANTA (AP) - Bill Curry hasn't been on the sideline for a college game since 1996, so excuse the ol' coach if it takes him a few plays - maybe even a few games - to get up to speed. "I'm trying to ...

Six Flags to Introduce New Coaster in 2011
AUSTELL, GA -- Six Flags Over Georgia announced Wednesday that they would be introducing a new rollercoaster for the 2011 season. The new coaster, Dare Devil Dive, is the park's first "Eurofighter" s...

Georgia Power a top economic developer
(NYSE: SO), to its annual Top Utilities in Economic Development. The designation is based on calendar year 2009 performance in capital investment, job creation, capital investment per capita and jobs...

Decatur-based Paste Magazine Goes Online Only
DECATUR, GA -- Paste Magazine on Wednesday ended its run in print. The Decatur-based monthly music magazine's editor Josh Jackson made the announcement on the magazine's website, saying the magazine ...

DeKalb County COO Fired After Admitting Affair
Ellis said Thursday at a news conference that the COO, Keith Barker, came to him on Wednesday and admitted having the affair. Barker was the county's second-in-command. The CEO's spokesman, Burke Bre...

Burger King to be acquired by 3G Capital
dozens of metro Atlanta locations . The deal represents a 46 percent premium to the company's unaffected share price before recent market rumors. 3G Capital has obtained committed financing to pu...

Tough Questions About Parking Meters In Buckhead
ATLANTA -- Business owners are upset about new parking meters on East Andrews Drive.They've fought the meters for months and now that they're up they sit empty.CBS Atlanta has tough questions about th...

Home Invasion Rattles Brookhaven Community
ATLANTA, GA -- Residents of a Brookhaven condominium complex are being asked to take extra security measures after a home invasion robbery this week. According to an incident report by Atlanta Police...

HOT lane project launched along I-85
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority unveiled several versions of the “Peach Pass” signs that will be used to direct motorists on Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County into high-occupancy ...

Augusta drivers safest in Georgia
Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The report from Allstate (NYSE: ALL) ranked 200 of America’s largest cities using car collision frequency data and found Augusta drivers to be the ...

Become a Falcon for a day
have a sweepstakes that can give you that opportunity. Legal-drinking-age consumers can text "FALCON" to 334455 for the chance to win the Miller Lite "Falcon for a Day" sweepstake...

Mortgage rates continue to fall
Freddie Mac began keeping track. A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.32 percent in the week ending Sept. 2, down from 4.36 percent last week. A year ago, 30-year mortgages averaged 5.08 percent,...

Miller Lite and the Atlanta Falcons Want You to Spend Gameday as the "Next Falcon"
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - September 2, 2010) - Miller Lite and the Atlanta Falcons want to award one lucky fan the experience of being the "Next Falcon" during the 2010 football season. The text-to-w...

A man, a plan, a canal
SOMETIMES what is absent is more important than what is present. So it is with Savannah’s port, the fourth-busiest container port in America and one of its fastest-growing, where what is absent is t...

TI, Wife Arrested on Drug Charges
, and wife Tameka Cottle were arrested late in Los Angeles last night on drug charges. Police smelled marijuana coming from their Maybach on Sunset Boulevard during a traffic stop,

Georgia bank exec Coxon to chair RMA
The Risk Management Association (RMA). His one-year term began Sept. 1. An active member of RMA since the early 1980s, Coxon formerly was chair of RMA's Community Bank Council. He also is a past...

Equifax offering credit info in India
has partnered with six Indian financial institutions to provide credit information services in that country. Atlanta-based Equifax (NYSE: EFX) said