E-Verify database goes dark in government shutdown

Screen capture of federal E-Verify website GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- A database used to make sure that new employees can legally work in the United States has gone dark during the government shutdown. The Times of Gainesville reports...

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Pride Parade highlights Atlanta Pride Weekend

ATLANTA -- While the 43rd Atlanta Pride Festival may have officially begun on Wednesday Oct. 9, the highlight of the festivities took place on Sunday Oct. 13 as the largest Pride event in the southeast took to the streets. PHOTOS | 2013 Pride Parade COMPLETE...

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Early voting begins statewide today

ATLANTA -- Early voting is underway across the state for the Nov. 5 elections. Many areas across the metro are voting on local government leaders. Fulton County voters can cast their ballots early for the November 5, 2013 General Municipal Election...

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Report: Netflix seeking apps for cable set-top boxes

(USA Today) -- Netflix is targeting a new outlet for sharing its streaming media service: cable boxes. According to Monday's Wall Street Journal, the company is exploring deals with Comcast and Suddenlink Communications to launch a Netflix app...

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Kendrick Johnson's parents talk to 11Alive

(WXIA) -- Kenneth and Jacquelyn Johnson are fighting to find out exactly what happened to their son Kendrick. The 17-year-old student-athlete was found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at Lowndes High School in Valdosta earlier this year. Kendrick's...

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11 Things You Need to Know: Monday, October 14, 2013

ATLANTA - The parents of the Valdosta teen who was found dead, rolled up inside a wrestling mat at a high school spoke exclusively to 11Alive's Karyn Greer - plus day 14 of the government shutdown top our list of the 11 Things You Need to Know for Monday,...

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Would you support a sales tax for teacher salaries?

MARIETTA, GA - One of the questions 11 Alive often hears from viewers is why don't school systems, like Cobb County's, take some of their special sales tax money they spend on new buildings, computers or new football fields, and spend it on teachers...

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Meeting tonight to discuss new bike license tag

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- There's a meeting tonight for people to share their thoughts on a new fee for bike riders. Under a new bill, if you have a bicycle and fail to register it with the state and pay a fee, you could face a misdemeanor and a $100 fine. ...

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Wet weather brings down trees around Atlanta

ATLANTA -- Monday's wet weather brought down trees on at least two Atlanta houses. One person was hospitalized when a tree fell on his house on Shanter Trail SW just off Cascade Road at 2 a.m. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW | A guide to dealing with falling...

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Monday is final day to register to vote in Georgia

Fulton County voters, summer 2012 ATLANTA -- Monday is the final day to register to vote in elections coming up November 5 in Georgia. This year is an off-year cycle, which means most elections taking place are for local offices,...

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Dr. Joseph Lowery celebrates 92nd birthday

Dr. Joseph Lowery turns 92 ATLANTA -- The smile on Dr. Joseph Lowery's face had to be bittersweet.    PHOTOS | Rev. Lowery's Birthday Bash He was celebrating his 92nd birthday at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel...

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U.S. Supreme Court will not hear Warren Hill death penalty case

ATLANTA -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of a Georgia death row inmate whose lawyers say is mentally disabled. The high court issued an order Monday declining to review Warren Hill's case.  Hill's lawyers had filed papers...

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Boehner to Obama: No debt hike without concessions

WASHINGTON -- The United States is edging closer to the possibility of the first-ever default on the government's debt. RELATED | Treasury: U.S. to run out of money Oct. 17 But Speaker John Boehner, appearing on "This Week," has ruled out a House vote...

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AmberAlert.gov back online after being pulled due to shutdown

Upon accessing AmberAlert.gov on Mon., Oct. 7, this is the message displayed. ATLANTA -- The federal Amber Alert site was back online late Monday morning after being offline due to the federal shutdown. The federal Amber Alert...

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