Charles Boyd, a father in Atlanta, was arrested after he left his kids in a car and went into the Star Discount Food Market to buy some ice at 6:15pm on Sunday. The car was then stolen with the kids still inside. Boyd had left the car running and unlocked. The car thief abandoned the ... read more »

With the current push by many for merit pay for teachers based on test scores there may come an unintended consequence — widespread cheating. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal revealed on Tuesday that 178 teachers and principals in the Atlanta school district have been accused of gaming test scores, casting a shadow over recent gains claimed ... read more »

Wow, the douchebags are out in full force. Just moments after we posted a story about a boy who had his wheelchair stolen, we stumbled on this: Malicious thieves reportedly broke into the Georgia home of a 10-year-old cancer patient and stole his new puppy. Even worse is that detectives think the culprits know Ryan ... read more »

We had to dig numerous broken off pencil points out of our skin when we were younger. It seemed like being stabbed with a pencil was some sort of right of passage. So it seems like this story isn’t exactly newsworthy, except for the fact that the school seems to be making an incredibly big ... read more »

We may listen twice next time we hear a teacher complain they don’t get any respect from parents. A mother and daughter are being charged with violently attacking a high school teacher, supposedly because the girl was failing the teacher’s class and the mom wasn’t too happy about it. Gee, we can’t understand why the ... read more »

Tommy Christopher Cox, 32, was convicted last November for selling an Atlanta boy for sex in Chicago hotel rooms. Yesterday Cox was sentenced to 13 years in prison. In October, Cox pleaded guilty to possessing more than 800 stolen credit-card numbers that he used to rent hotel rooms in Chicago at which he would host ... read more »

A Georgia man who is a convicted child molester took his 4 year old daughter without permission as he does not have custody of the little girl. Minor Topics is thinking this might not turn out well. The child molester is wanted for bond violation. There is nothing good that happen with him having unfettered ... read more »

ATLANTA — A young boy’s mother drove a getaway car for her son and other local teens involved in a burglary spree, police said Friday. Police continue to look for Lakechia Woodard, 36, for driving her 12-year-old son and three friends to a house off Flat Shoals Road where they stole 14 rifles. Suffice it ... read more »

Another reason to install a home alarm system right away… DeKalb County police Monday were investigating a home invasion shooting that left a 7-year-old boy dead and his 15-year-old sister critically wounded. Police said they had no suspects and had not determined a motive. The shooter entered a two-story brick home on Toney Drive just ... read more »

Far too many children are dying as a result of falling out of windows. Parents need to be diligent as a result: ATLANTIC CITY – A toddler died Tuesday morning after he wiggled from his father’s arms and fell through a hotel’s third-story window, police said. Aftab Master was holding his young son, Miron, at ... read more »