Metro / State

CRCT results

• CRCT scores rise across state | Search scores

metro photos

• More cars pulled from parking deck
• Blue jean thieves foiled
• Former cyclist trains for Peachtree
• Police set up speed traps
• See all photos: Graduations | Proms

atlanta

• 11 suspected blue jean bandits arrested 
• Garage closed as collapse cause investigated 
• Tears, relief as Sparkle Rai's killer gets death sentence 
• Two wounded in SW Atlanta shooting 
• Man's body found near Turner Field 
• Killer dragged from court after outburst 

cherokee

• Ga. DOT awards 22 stimulus program contracts 
• Dixie Speedway more than just about racing 
• Brazen identity thief nets $15,500 from Wachovia 

clayton

• Clayton property owners face higher taxes 
• Clayton may need sizable tax increase 
• 2 Clayton teens shot in apparent argument 
• Riverdale man charged with assaulting deputy 

cobb

• Cobb career expo called off due to economy 
• Police: Man, 79, exposed himself on Silver Comet Trail 
• Man accused of selling 23 used tickets to Six Flags 
• Police: Trailer park thief stashed pliers in her bra 
• Ga. DOT awards 22 stimulus program contracts 

dekalb

• Man who defrauded DeKalb church gets 10 years 
• McKinney: I'm in jail in Israel 
• DeKalb police investigate online car scam 
• McKinney still held on ship of activists detained by Israel 
• Plans for DeKalb amusement park ends in foreclosure 
• Plans for DeKalb amusement park ends in foreclosure 
• Cynthia McKinney aboard boat seized off Gaza 
• Emory gets funds for sustainable development degree 
• Pedicabs find niche in Decatur, but struggle elsewhere 

fayette

• Tyrone man honored for helping combat troops 
• Ga. school chief's home in foreclosure 

north fulton/forsyth

• Water, crowds return to Lake Lanier 
• Man wounded in Johns Creek shootout dies 
• Language academy awaits final approval 
• Do Milton County advocates have conflict of interest? 
• Alpharetta bank robber sought 

south fulton

• Cops: Friend killed East Point boy accidentally 
• East Point boy, 12, shot dead 
• Creflo Dollar sued over devotional text messages 

henry

• Police seek fourth suspect in armed robbery 
• Radiation therapy center coming next year 
• McDonough police chief: Stolen guns still on street 

Inauguration Day

• S. Cobb band in inaugural parade | Video: Witnessing history
• Video: Atlantans in D.C.
• Jubilation over inauguration | Photos
• More photos: Parties in Atlanta | 18 cousins go to D.C. | Washington gala
• Georgians tell their stories


AJC special reports

A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH • Death penalty imposed arbitrarily • Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 • Video | Two views: Tucker | Wooten DANGER, DEATH IN MENTAL HOSPITALS • Severe neglect of mental patient, 15, alleged • Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 BORROWER BEWARE • How lending laws affect you

• NEWS TICKER: Local breaking news, by hour
• HIGH SCHOOL GRAD TESTS: Results by school

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Read the blog

• More state politics • Gold Dome blog

• AJC Peachtree Road Race temp a little lower 
• One killed in wreck on I-20 
• A jury in a divorce case? Yes, in Georgia 
• Man who defrauded DeKalb church gets 10 years 
• Be sure to pick up Sunday's AJC, where you'll find: 
• Holiday rush home expected Thursday afternoon 
• McKinney: I'm in jail in Israel 
• From a small acorn grows a mighty mystery 

gwinnett

• Water, crowds return to Lake Lanier 
• More skeletal remains found in Gwinnett 
• Tenn. DA drops charges in alleged abduction-rape 
• New hours may help Gwinnett shelter place more pets 
• Waffle House waiter sues over Taser incident 
• Lilburn bust yields 457 lbs of weed 

• Gwinnett Answer Book

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• Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
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