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CBSAtlBreaking

  1. Tropical storm warnings for Southeast US coast as system off South Carolina packs 45 mph winds. about 4 hours ago via web
  2. The Atlanta Red Cross helped 46 adults & 10 children who were displaced by the fire at the Canterberry Ridge Apts. in Canton. about 4 hours ago via web
  3. Georgia emergency planners have finished a three-day statewide hurricane exercise. about 4 hours ago via web
  4. Heavy smoke from a wildfire burning in Orlando sits near the busy hotel and attractions district of Walt Disney World. about 4 hours ago via web
  5. Rory McIlroy misses cut at the BMW PGA Championship, No. 1 ranking in jeopardy. about 4 hours ago via web
  6. Dillon Gee strikes out 9, leads Mets over Padres 6-1. about 4 hours ago via web
  7. Chipper Jones missed his seventh straight start Friday night because of a bruised leg. about 4 hours ago via web
  8. Baltimore Orioles breeze past Kansas City Royals 8-2. about 4 hours ago via web
  9. Bud is downgraded to a tropical as it headed towards Mexico's Pacific coast south of Puerto Vallarta. about 4 hours ago via web
  10. Giancarlo Stanton has become the first player to hit the Miami Marlins' home-run sculpture. about 5 hours ago via web
  11. The private company SpaceX made history with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. about 7 hours ago via web
  12. Yields on U.S. government bonds are mostly lower as traders turned their attention to Spain's debt troubles. about 7 hours ago via web
  13. I-575 has been cleared & all lanes are open. about 8 hours ago via web
  14. Authorities are searching for a man they believe killed his wife and her grandfather at the couple's Dalton home. about 9 hours ago via web
  15. Atlanta Taco Bell armed robbery caught on camera cbsatlanta.com/story/18627258… about 9 hours ago via web
  16. Police: Hostages out of Indiana real estate office, only gunman remains inside. about 9 hours ago via web
  17. GDOT announces routine maintenance activities planned for next week in Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Towns, Union and White Counties. about 10 hours ago via web
  18. GDOT announces routine maintenance activities planned for next week in Barrow, Dawson, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Hall Counties. about 10 hours ago via web
  19. A British priest has apologized for some unholy language on his Facebook page, his bishop says. #CBSATLANTA about 10 hours ago via web
  20. The Buzz “Real Housewife” Phaedra Parks files $30 million libel lawsuit #CBSATLANTA about 10 hours ago via web