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Facebook IPO not without risks

11:27 AM, May 18, 2012

Facebook is about to burst out of the IPO gate Friday, with a blistering initial public offering that is expected to raise billions - not to mention the eyebrows of some investors on Wall Street.

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80% off electric toothbrush, router & luxury sheets

6:23 AM, May 10, 2012

With prices as low as $20 today, this is a Ways to Save you don't want to miss.

Suspect Medicare billings at 2,600 drugstores

5:24 AM, May 10, 2012

A new government report finds that Medicare paid $5.6 billion to 2,600 pharmacies with questionable billings in 2009.

Drivers will need proof of identity after July 1 to renew driver's license

9:37 PM, May 8, 2012

Motorists with a Georgia driver's license that is set to renew on July 1 or later are looking at major changes to the way they update their licenses.

GO BARVES! It's not just a misspelling, it's an Internet parody

5:24 PM, May 8, 2012

It's not just a T-shirt bearing the colors and script and tomahawk logo of the Atlanta Braves.  The shirt, produced by a husband and wife Atlanta-based marketing company, is a very subtle spoof that starts with two transposed letters.

Crews break ground on new Outlet Shoppes

10:50 AM, May 7, 2012

Ground has been broken on the new Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta in Woodstock.

Asia stocks plunge after Europe elections, U.S. data

1:33 AM, May 7, 2012

Asian stock markets are being pummeled Monday by weekend election results in Greece and France that heightened uncertainty about Europe's ability to solve its debt crisis.

Saturday, May 5, is Free Comic Book Day!

12:50 PM, May 4, 2012

Comic book fans likely already know that Saturday is Free Comic Book Day!

Administration: Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck

4:52 AM, May 3, 2012

The Obama administration has told the courts that tossing out the president's health care overhaul would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems, which handle 100 million monthly claims from hospitals and other providers.

Ways to Save: Up to 75% off spring cleaning deals

6:37 AM, May 2, 2012

Shark, Dyson, Bissell and 16 of the top daily deals in the country at up to 75% off.

Shop around for extended warranties

6:45 PM, May 1, 2012

Many consumers shop around like crazy before deciding on a major purchase like a laptop or TV, but then buy the store's expensive extended warranty without even questioning it.

 

Grant scam sees surge

12:30 PM, Apr 30, 2012

It's a new twist on an old scam. We're helping protect your wallet by passing along a warning from the Governor's Office of Consumer Protection.

Gas prices continue to fall

6:18 AM, Apr 30, 2012

Average retail gasoline prices in Atlanta have fallen 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.68 per gallon Sunday.

3 cases of flesh eating bacteria in Southeast

11Alive speaks to a third person in the Southeast, the second in Georgia, who is fighting a flesh eating bacterial infection.

10:17 PM, May 20, 2012

Fairburn woman arrested for running over boyfriend

The girlfriend of a hit-and-run vicitim is in police custody after she was charged with intentionally running over him.

3:18 PM, May 20, 2012

Callaway Gardens selling 4,000 acres to pay debt

Callaway Gardens plans to sell nearly a third of its property to settle heavy debt resulting from declining attendance and projects that have drained revenues in recent years, and says a prospective buyer is waiting in the wings.

12:48 AM, May 21, 2012

Cupcake business with Facebook roots expands

Six months after opening its first store at Town Center Mall, Callie's Cupcakes began selling sweets at North Point Mall on Friday.

1:09 PM, May 20, 2012

What's in the water that got Aimee Copeland sick???

Many have asked what was in the Little Tallapoosa River that got Aimee Copeland so sick? We wanted to know too, so we took a sample a got it tested.

9:55 PM, May 18, 2012

Albany police to enforce youth summertime curfew

As students approach their summer break, Albany police plan to enforce a summertime curfew.

11:53 PM, May 20, 2012

Flesh-eating bacteria quickly attacks body of Greenville, SC mother

Lana Kuykendall is a paramedic, so when a rapidly spreading red and black bruise appeared on the back of her leg after giving birth to twins, she knew something was wrong.

7:01 AM, May 17, 2012

Jekyll Island reaches milestone in $50M makeover

After six years of planning and 18 months of construction, Jekyll Island's new convention center is opening to the public that paid for it.

12:44 AM, May 21, 2012

Cartersville attorney robbed and beaten

A Cartersville attorney was pistol whipped and robbed by two masked suspects in his office Friday morning.

11:49 PM, May 18, 2012
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