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Three parties due $1 million reward from Dorner manhunt

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:44pm
During the manhunt for Christopher Dorner, a $1 million reward was offered by Los Angeles Police. That reward will soon go to three parties.
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Cherokee County courthouse evacuated after bomb threat

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 8:03am
The Cherokee County courthouse was evacuated after a bomb threat Tuesday morning. No device was found.
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Sylvester Young named new FAMU band director

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 8:00am
FAMU is naming former Ohio University music professor Sylvester Young as the new director of its famed Marching 100 band.
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Margaret Groening, inspiration for Marge Simpson, dies at 94

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 7:48am
Margaret Ruth Groening, whose name was the inspiration for one of her son Matt's characters in TV's long-running "The Simpsons" series, died in her sleep on April 22 in Portland, Ore., a private obituary reported in The Oregonian. She was 94.
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Standoff at Motel 6 in Gainesville

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 7:32am
Police are involved in a standoff with a possibly armed man at the Motel 6 in Gainesville.
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DeKalb detective caught on tape using racial slur

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 7:06am

Nathan Christopher Dwight was accused of carjacking a woman and using the car in a violent armed robbery.  But after years in prison the case against him was overturned.

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Man clings to woman's windshield after argument

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 7:04am

A man jumped on the hood of a car that hit his, and held on as the suspect drove away.

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3 missing Ohio women found, 3 brothers arrested

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 6:07am
Three women missing for as long as a decade were found alive in a residential area of Cleveland on Monday, and police said they arrested three people in the case.
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More non-smoking, young women developing lung cancer

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 5:46am
"The first thing they ask is, 'Did you smoke?' It's annoying at this point," said Samantha Mixon, who was diagnosed in November.
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Buford Drive, Highway 316 reopen after wreck

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 3:38am
A major accident occurred on Highway 316 at Buford Drive in Lawrenceville Tuesday morning. The roads have since reopened.
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Charter school funding a hot topic at APS board meeting

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 8:02pm
Parents are putting pressure on the Atlanta Public Schools Board concerning charter school funding. 
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An improper police interrogation?

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 7:28pm

Nathan Christopher Dwight was accused of carjacking a woman and using the car in a violent armed robbery.  But after years in prison the case against him was overturned.

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3 missing women found in Cleveland, man arrested

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 6:57pm
Three women who went missing about a decade ago were found alive Monday in a residential area just south of downtown, and a man was arrested.
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City of Canton issues boil water advisory

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 6:30pm

The City of Canton has issued a boil water advisory, until further notice, due to a water main break in the area. 

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Poll: Ban backpacks at Peachtree Road Race

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 5:39pm
Poll shows Boston Marathon bombings have raised Peachtree security concerns.
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Senate passes bill letting states tax online sales

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 4:37pm
The Senate has passed a bill that could end tax-free shopping on the Internet for many shoppers.
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Weekend storms cause damage around metro Atlanta

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 3:58pm
More than four inches of heavy rains the metro over the weekend causing trees to fall and widespread flooding across the metro area. 
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Otis Nixon charged with drug possession

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 3:21pm
Former Atlanta Braves player Otis Nixon was arrested for crack cocaine possession in Cherokee County.
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Sen. Chambliss gets hole in one with Pres. Obama

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 2:59pm
President Obama practiced some congressional relations on the golf course Monday, hitting the links with a pair of Republican senators.  And Georgia's Saxby Chambliss got a hole in one.
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"Apple picking" trend grabs attention after CNN anchor targeted

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 2:55pm
After she became the victim of a theft near Piedmont Park, CNN anchor Carol Costello is bringing attention to the growing trend known as "apple picking." 
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