NORCROSS, Ga. -- Police confirm the gunman and four victims in Tuesday night's shooting spree at a Norcross spa were all related.

Investigators said the man shot his two sisters and their husbands before taking his own life at the Su Jung Beauty Health & Sauna at 6005 Buford Highway....more

The couples co-owned the spa. Neither their identities nor the gunman's have been released, but court documents identify the spa's primary owner as Kang Byong Ok, the shooter's brother-in-law. All four victims and the suspect ranged in age from their early 50s to their mid-60s.

Norcross police said a domestic dispute may have prompted the shooting. The suspect was reportedly at the business earlier in the day and was asked to leave by one of his sisters.

The pastor of Ok's church told 11Alive News money problems may have also played a role in the rampage.

Pastor Paul Song Kim of Fire and the Light Korean Baptist Church said the shooter's wife had

DECATUR, Ga. -- Follow live updates of the murder trial for Hemy Neuman. Neuman is accused of killing Rusty Sneiderman while he dropped off his two-year-old son at a Dunwoody daycare. 

Tuesday | February 21, 2012

9:00 AM - Judge Gregory A. Adams addresses the...more courtroom. 

9:15 AM - Judge Gregory welcomes and address members of the jury. 

9:23 AM - Don Geary, the Asst. District Attorney for DeKalb County , presents opening statements from the prosecution, to the courtroom.

9:34 AM - Andrea Sneiderman, wife of Rusty Seinderman  breaks down sobbing while hearing details of the prosecution's case against Hemy Neuman. 

PHOTOS | The Hemy Neuman murder trial 

10:06 AM - Opening statements resume. 

10:18 AM - Douglas Peters, attorney for Hemy Neuman, introduces himself and presents opening statements from the defense. Peters discusses Neuman's background and describes him as "troubled, bright, well-educated, a hard

DECATUR, Ga. (WXIA) -- Police sources tell 11Alive News that two missing children have been found safe.

The children, 3-year-old Jalen Mattison and 1-year-old Amari Mattison, had been reported missing early Wednesday morning. Their mother, 24-year-old Ashley Mattison, said a man...more helping her when her car broke down on Interstate 20 near Wesley Chapel Road in DeKalb County had driven off with the children.

PHOTOS | Missing children from DeKalb County

Ashley Mattison said that as she made arrangements to have her Volvo towed, the suspect drove away with her children. Police said she did not know the suspect.

A detective source told 11Alive's Paul Crawley that Ashley Mattison had no fixed address, and had been living from hotel to hotel with the children.

A Levi's Call went out from authorities looking for the children, which led to a national alert for the man and his green Jeep Cherokee.

Authorities said around 1:30 p.m. that

GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- The Gainesville School Board chairman told protesting parents Tuesday night that the board will decide by Monday or Tuesday of next week whether to side with them, and name only one valedictorian for Gainesville High School's graduation ceremonies in the spring....more

Parents showed up at the meeting to protest the decision by the principal of Gainesville High School to name two valedictorians.

The two students' grade point averages are only one-hundredth of a point apart.

At the meeting Tuesday night, the mother of the top student told the school board that her son should not have to share the honor.

"There can be only one valedictorian to take the walk on graduation day, and his name is Cody Stephens," said Valerie Stephens, to loud applause from the audience.

After a series of comments from others wanting the school board to overturn the principal's decision and name Cody the sole valedictorian, the board

DECATUR, Ga. -- Hines Ward pleaded no contest to reckless driving and guilty to failure to maintain lane Wednesday.

The Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver was in court following a DUI arrest in July. was in court on Wednesday following a DUI arrest in
July.

His sentence included one year of probation, 80 hours of community service and a $2,000 fine.

ATLANTA -- More than 20 world-class retail concessions are coming to the new international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The new shops -- which include Spanx, MAC, Tommy Hilfiger and Kiehl's -- will be located on Concourses E and F, as well as inside the...more terminal itself.
"We're thrilled to be moving forward with these brands for the international terminal," airport general manager Louis Miller said in a statement. "I'm confident our passengers will enjoy these world-class shopping options as they travel to and from Atlanta."
RELATED | Airport sees record number of international passengers
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Retailers that will open on Concourse F and the international terminal include Brookstone, CNN International News, Kiehl's, MAC Cosmetics, Sunglass Icon, Sweet Auburn Market Cafe and Tommy Hilfiger.
Concourse E locations, which will be phased in throughout the next 18 months, include

 
MIDTOWN --  Dwight Eubanks shared his style, personality and flair with 11Alive on Wednesday, February 22, 2012.  He visited the station to appear on Atlanta & Company. 
Dwight is known for his more than 20 years in the beauty and fashion business in Atlanta and for his past...more recurring role on the "Real Housewives of Atlanta".
Eubanks is heavily involved in the fashion industry and in the next weeks alone plans to travel to Paris, Italy, and to New York for fashion week. Here in Atlanta he runs two salons and has styled many of Atlanta's fashion elite.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. -- The Fulton County School System hosted its first Faith Summit to forge partnerships between schools and the faith community Wednesday morning.
Leaders of local houses of worship were invited to attend, along with superintendent Robert Avossa, school principals and...more other district leaders.
"Churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship have a tremendous impact on our families' lives and the success of their community," Avossa said Tuesday, a day before the summit. "The faith community is one of the most valuable resources we have to get people involved, improve education and help students succeed."
Avossa hosted similar programs when he was superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina.
"In Charlotte, our faith leaders and houses of worship wanted to help our schools. They wanted to be involved. They were just waiting for someone to open the doors and tell them what they needed," he said. "I see this in Fulton as

MABLETON, Ga. (WXIA) -- A 21-year-old woman has been arrested on charges related to the stabbing death of her sister.

The incident happened shortly after 11 p.m. Monday, when police found the body of 21-year-old Kourtney Dyches inside a home on Gallant Circle in...more Mableton.

Cobb County police spokesman Mike Bowman said the suspect, Chakaya Folborg, got into an argument with Dyches and stabbed her repeatedly with a knife.

Folborg has been charged with murder and aggravated assault. She is being held without bond in the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.

Police said early Wednesday they were working on what they called an "active kidnapping" of two young children.

DeKalb Police said they are looking for 3-year-old Jalen Mattison and his sister, 1-year-old Amari Mattison. They were last seen with a black male, about 6 feet tall with a...more thin build in his 30s. He was last seen wearing a light brown or tan baseball cap. He was driving a 2000-to-2005 model hunter green Jeep Cherokee.

They were last seen on Wesley Chapel Road near I-20.

ATLANTA -- One person was arrested following an hours-long police standoff in north Atlanta Wednesday morning.

The suspect, who has not yet been identified, will be charged with firing celebratory gunfire, and may also faces charges for firing at police officers.

The incident...more began shortly before 5 a.m. Wednesday, when police received a call about an armed person barricaded inside an apartment at the Tempo Cabana complex on Curtis Drive near Buford Highway.

Six people, including two children, were inside the apartment at the time, DeKalb County police said.

Woodward Elementary School was used as a staging area for SWAT officials responding to the scene.

DeKalb County police said all of the Woodward students were safe and inside the school during the incident.

Cross Keys High School was monitored as well, but that school was not locked down.

ATLANTA -- Twenty schools throughout Georgia have been awarded money through the Lowe's Toolbox for Education program.
Toolbox for Education is designed to help pay for improvement projects at public schools across the country. It has provided nearly $30 million through more than 6,000...more grants since 2006.
"Through Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program, we are acknowledging parent-initiated efforts that enhance the learning environments of children in the communities we serve," Marshall Croom, chairman of Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, said in a statement. "By supporting schools in Georgia, we are rallying behind a cause that is important to both our customers and employees, and we're helping to build a stronger foundation for the children who will be tomorrow's employees, homeowners and community leaders."
Georgia's winners for the fall 2011 cycle are:
Woodward Elementary, Atlanta (Brookhaven/Druid Hills)
$5,000 for new doors for the school

Weak disturbances will continue to push into our area bring mostly clouds and a chance of showers. We will keep a slight chance for showers in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon and a chance for isolated thunderstorms, mainly over the North GA. We will see a mix of sun and clouds with a...more southerly flow, expect temps to rise into the mid to upper 60s. Another wave will approach the area Thursday. Ahead of the front, clouds will increase and we will have a better chance for scattered showers. Highs ahead of the front will be well into the 60s. Some spots will reach 70. Rain should move in by later afternoon or early evening.

 

Long Term:

The forecast right now has the front moving through the area by Friday afternoon, although the models are flip flopping on timing. Right now will keep the showers in the forecast for Friday AM and the possibility for an afternoon thunderstorm. Skies clear out by Friday evening, bringing Sunshine for the weekend with