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“I think he realized the heat was on”

A bank robbery suspect who was the subject of a search that shut down a major interstate in the Atlanta area has turned himself in to authorities. via CBS 46

“I just don't understand. I just hope someone knows something please, please come forward and tell us any little thing”

An Atlanta wife and mother wants to know who killed her husband. Dennis McGuire was shot Thursday night just feet from his home on Peyton Road in Southwest Atlanta. via WSBTV

“AIU prides itself on offering accessible education options and a learning format that reflects the real world. Our goals are to help people improve their lives and achieve success in the workplace as it exists today.”

The national survey of more than 1,000 mothers with children up to 16 years of age, reveals that three-fourths of them want to earn a bachelor's or a graduate-level degree. via UPN 46 St. Louis

A driver was shot by a would-be carjacker Wednesday afternoon in southeast Atlanta when he refused to give up his car, police said. via CBS 46

“If they are willing to dedicate their resources in becoming a leader in this area they can do it.”

PHILADELPHIA : The new dean of the Wharton School, Thomas Robertson, is the antithesis of one of the business school's most famous graduates, Donald Trump. via International Herald Tribune

All lanes of I-75 Southbound near Moores Mill Road were shut down early Thursday evening, as police searched for a bank robbery suspect. via MyATLtv.com

“That's not bad. We can move people through pretty fast”

Dress for travel and avoid: Heavy metal jewelry. Clothing with metal buttons, snaps or studs. via Green Bay Press-Gazette

The U.S. Marshall fugitive squad arrested a man Wednesday wanted for the "target practice" murder of an Iraq War veteran and other killings associated with a street gang dubbed the Robbing Crew International. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“How scary is this, Kelvin? You're just getting started in the business”

A cab driver was shot and killed early Friday morning in DeKalb County, police said. via CBS 46

“You're looking at one, two feet -- if even that”

An Atlanta man who tried to fend off an armed carjacker by using a Taser gun was shot at least five times by the gunman Wednesday afternoon. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“This finding warrants further exploration but suggests that racial disparity in the wait-listing process may indeed be a reflection of differential access to health care”

Living farther away from transplant centers doesn't explain why black Americans with end-stage renal disease are less apt than whites to be placed on the kidney transplant waiting list, researchers say. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

“This is the second homicide we've had here on Peyton this year”

Police were on the scene of a deadly shooting in southwest Atlanta Thursday night. via WXIA-TV Atlanta

“I'll drive all the way around at 2 in the morning, hit downtown, back to I-20, over to 285, just thinking and driving the city. The Atlanta skyline is beautiful. When you leave the city and go back to 285 to Cascade, it gets real dark.”

Last year, former Atlantan Finesse Mitchell ended three undistinguished seasons with "Saturday Night Live," struggling for airtime and notice. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“You can almost walk now to this island”

The US Army Corps of Engineers is now releasing more than 2 million gallons of water a day from Lake Lanier. via MyATLtv.com

“He received a favorable pathology report today. It was a pleasure for me and for the caregivers at Emory University Hospital to care for Archbishop Gregory. He is good to all the people around him.”

Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta is back home and will be resting for the next month after having surgery for early-stage prostate cancer this week. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“That means getting people checked in and on board and seated, and other things that have to happen to dispatch flights.”

An early morning fire on a concourse at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is causing delays and cancellation of flights. via WALB-TV Albany

Atlanta police are looking for two women who carjacked another woman at her apartment. via CBS 46

“I'm not saying that's great, but we don't know if it really makes a difference”

Could country music be worse for kids than rock music? If you judge by the number of alcohol and drug references in songs, a new study suggests the answer could be yes. via Health Resources

“A follow-up message has been sent to advise the campus of the error and there is no need to evacuate the campus. Georgia Tech will conduct an investigation to determine why the emergency notification message was sent in error”

Atlanta fire crews responded to a chemical spill that caused a small explosion inside a building on the Georgia Tech campus Thursday morning. via WXIA-TV Atlanta