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New technology tackles concussion threat for football players

The maker of Guardian Caps says they reduce the impact of hits on the football field by 33 percent. NORCROSS, Ga. – High school football players across Georgia are gearing up for a new season, and some of them will hit the field with new technology designed to protect them from concussions. Some would argue […]

Car dealer faces charges after complaints

Cartersville police say Terry Spruell, 64, took money from numerous customers, but didn’t give them the vehicle titles. CARTERSVILLE, Ga. –Cartersville police are looking for a car dealer they say took money from both investors and customers of his dealership, but didn’t make good on payments or titles for the vehicles. North Georgia Financing is […]

Cory Monteith, star of hit show ‘Glee,’ found dead

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Cory Monteith, the heartthrob actor who became an overnight star as a high school quarterback-turned-singer in the hit TV series “Glee” but had battled addiction since his teenage years, was found dead of undisclosed causes in a hotel room, Vancouver police said. He was 31. Police said Sunday that an […]

Police release photos of suspect in Kroger shooting

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. –DeKalb County police have released photos of a man they believe is responsible for shooting a 2-year-old child outside of a Kroger store on Wednesday.  The search continues for the suspect, and investigators are asking for help from the public in finding him. At a news conference on Thursday morning, authorities said […]

US orders new visa reviews for arriving students – MyFox Atlanta

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Homeland Security Department ordered border agents “effective immediately” to verify that every international student who arrives in the U.S. has a valid student visa, according to an internal memorandum obtained Friday by The Associated Press. The new procedure is the government’s first security change directly […]