Portion of Berlin Wall auctioned in Georgia (AP) — A piece of the Berlin Wall was auctioned off in metro Atlanta as part of an effort to pay back victims of an investment scheme. Event spokeswoman Meredith Fletcher says proceeds from the sale will repay 57 victims of a $7.3 million Ponzi scheme in metro Atlanta.

2 injured in hit-and-run boat crash on Lake Lanier (AP) — Georgia authorities are hunting for a boat operator involved in a hit-and-run collision on Lake Lanier than injured two people. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/136iGOD ) the crash at nearly midnight Friday caused heavy damage to a Sea-Doo jet boat that had two people on it.

One patient with a history of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts was left alone in a waiting room inside the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where he obtained drugs from a hospital visitor and later died of an overdose.

Police say a shoplifter in metro Atlanta had particularly sticky fingers for deodorant sticks, stealing 195 of them from a Target store.

Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:13 am, Saturday, May 25, 2013 ATLANTA (AP) — One mental health patient with a history of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts was left alone in a waiting room inside the Atlanta VA Medical ...