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Garden Lights, Holiday Nights!

ATLANTA – Atlanta Midtown will never be the same now that Garden Lights, Holiday Nights – the city’s newest holiday tradition – is back to transform the Atlanta  Botanical Garden in Piedmont Park into a giant magical […]

WAOK-AM–2012/11/22

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Technical Glitch Knocks Out EBT Cards In Georgia And Nine Other States

MIAMI (AP)— Millions of food stamp recipients in 10 states were unable to use their debit cards for about six hours Friday after an outage at JPMorgan Chase. Bank spokesman Mike Fusco apologized for the […]

WAOK-AM–2012/11/16

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FDA Warns About Energy Drinks

The FDA is warning consumers about a popular energy drink. Food and Drug Administration officials say a recent FDA filing included reports of 13 deaths over the last four years where the victim had taken […]

WAOK-AM–2012/11/15

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V-103 And WAOK Help Hosea Feed The Hungry

ATLANT (WAOK)-V-103 and WAOK personalities helped raise thousands of dollars for Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless on Monday. The annual fundraiser took place at two Kroger locations from 6 am until 8 pm. All […]

WAOK-AM–2012/11/12

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UPDATE: Flights Out Of Hartsfield-Jackson Cancelled By Hurricane Sandy

ATLANTA (WAOK/AJC)-Hundreds of people found themselves stranded at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday because of Hurricane Sandy. Airlines at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport canceled nearly 293 flights on Monday headed to destinations along the East […]

WAOK-AM–2012/10/29

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Mom Claims Daughter’s Cellphone Sold With Adult, Child Porn On It

A Georgia family is suing RadioShack and Sprint after claiming there were pornographic images on cellphones they purchased.

2012/10/04

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CNET’s iPhone 5 Review: “Finally The iPhone We’ve Always Wanted”

Apple’s iPhone 5 launched to massive fanfare on Sept. 12, and now the verdict is in from CNET’s Scott Stein. He found that the new iPhone offers key features that were desired by users when […]

2012/09/18

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Breeze System Back To Full Operation

ATLANTA (WAOK)- MARTA officials say customers can now use credit, debit and cash to reload their Breeze cards. The Breeze fare system was knocked out of operation last week after a software upgrade “anomaly” that […]

WAOK-AM–2012/09/09

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New Facility For Animals Of Natural Disasters In Georgia

FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say they’re preparing to open a new facility in central Georgia to house animals in natural disasters and other emergencies. The $750,000 center is being called the first of […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/29

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No More Waiting List For HIV/AIDS Drugs

ATLANTA (AP) — Low-income and uninsured Georgians who need assistance getting drugs to treat HIV and AIDS no longer need to wait on a list for help. The state has eliminated its waiting list two […]

WAOK-AM–2012/08/26